My stamps and covers

Saint-Pierre & Miquelon

2010-09-28T21:51:00.002+02:00

Thank you so much Tristan for this nice surprise: a wonderful cover from Saint-Pierre & Miquelon! This is country # 112 in my covers collection, and I'm very happy with it! :)

Canada

2010-09-28T21:49:00.002+02:00

Thanks to Danielle for this nice cover with beautiful postmarks!

Kenya (# 111)

2010-09-16T19:35:00.003+02:00

I thank Bhavin very much for this beautiful cover from Kenya, country # 111 in my covers collection.

The sheet pictures the Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), these stamps were also issued with the WWF panda logo in 1989. The bird on the other stamp is the Great Blue Turaco.

Mauritius

2010-09-05T20:22:00.002+02:00

Cover from Mauritius, thanks to Hemal

Macedonia

2010-09-05T20:19:00.001+02:00

Another really great WWF cover from Macedonia, thank you very much Ana!

Netherlands

2010-09-05T20:18:00.000+02:00

Canada

2010-09-05T20:16:00.001+02:00

Funny stamp sheet from Canada - Side road attractions (series 2 of 3). Thank you very much Tristan!

Country # 110 United Kingdom - England

2010-09-05T20:14:00.002+02:00

First cover of England, unfortunately not a very nice stamp and no cancellation :s

France

2010-09-05T20:12:00.002+02:00

Courtesy of Yves and Eduardo

India

2010-09-05T20:11:00.002+02:00

Thank you Elton

Slovakia

2010-09-05T20:08:00.003+02:00

Thanks to Robert!

http://www.pofis.sk/index.php?id=2439&prod=6057

http://www.pofis.sk/index.php?id=2439&prod=6056

Cyprus

2010-09-05T19:14:00.002+02:00

Argentina

2010-08-31T21:04:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Gabriel for this wonderful cover with many (threatened) animal stamps! Also notice the really clean cancellation that is used on this cover.

Slovakia

2010-08-20T20:00:00.004+02:00

Thank you Robert for this new cover from Slovakia!

http://www.pofis.sk/index.php?id=2439&prod=6058

http://www.pofis.sk/index.php?id=2439&prod=6059

Mauritius

2010-08-19T21:28:00.001+02:00

Thanks to David for this nice cover from Mauritius.

Latvia

2010-08-12T15:55:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Atis for this wonderful cover with the complete set of stamps dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the city Sigulda, located some 50 km from the capital Riga.

Atis also has his own blog, please click this link.

Spain

2010-08-07T11:21:00.001+02:00

Courtesy of Josep.

Indonesia

2010-08-07T11:18:00.002+02:00

Thank you Irene for this very nice cover about cultural heritage. The envelope is franked with 4 stamps that are part of a serie of 6 stamps and 2 souvenir sheets.

Argentina

2010-08-07T11:14:00.001+02:00

New cover from Argentina, thank you Viviana.

Venezuela

2010-07-27T14:47:00.002+02:00

Thanks to Eduardo!

Netherlands Antilles

2010-07-27T14:43:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Tristan for this amazing cover sent from Windwardside, Saba (Netherlands Antilles). The WWF stamps picture the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).

Russia / USSR

2010-07-16T19:19:00.016+02:00

Thank you very much Yuri for these wonderful WWF covers and stamps!

Macau

2010-07-14T21:37:00.002+02:00

My first (and so far only) cover received in July: a very nice looking cover from Macau, thank you Tse Lai Kwong from Hong Kong.

Panama # 109

2010-07-02T11:45:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Freddy for this beautiful cover from Panama. The stamps picture the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus).

Tunesia # 108

2010-07-02T11:16:00.002+02:00

Country # 108 in my collection is Tunesia, thank you very much Salem!

Austria

2010-07-02T11:15:00.001+02:00

Another great cover from Austria, sent by Florian. Thank you!

Andorra

2010-07-02T11:10:00.005+02:00

Great Ferrari cover from Andorra, thank you very much Olivier! It's a pity that the cover has been cancelled in Orly too, but I have seen it on many blogs yet so I guess somebody there is just being overzealous... :)

Greenland # 107

2010-07-02T10:54:00.003+02:00

And another first cover, this time from Greenland. I posted this one myself on Antverpia 2010.

The stamp in the right top corner has been issued in the serie for the protection of Polar regions and glaciers, and it is a joint issue with Belgium... or at least it is indicated as joint issue, although the stamp is very different from the Belgian stamps - as you can see below.

First cover from Anguilla (# 106)

2010-07-02T10:49:00.003+02:00

Thank you very much Tristan for this wonderful cover from Anguilla! The WWF stamps used on this cover picture the West Indian Iguana (Iguana delicatissima).

France

2010-07-02T10:48:00.000+02:00

France

2010-07-02T10:47:00.002+02:00

Thanks to François for these special covers from Pornic and Paris!

Bulgaria

2010-07-02T10:22:00.007+02:00

Thanks to the kind lady of Bulgaria for her great help with these covers!

WWF 1983: Rodents:
- 12 cm: Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus L.)
- 13 cm: Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
- 20 cm: Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus)
- 30 cm: Forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula Pall.)
- 42 cm: Role of fat dormouse (Glis glis L.)
WWF 1984: Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
WWF 1989: Bats of Bulgaria
- 5 ct: Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula)
- 13 ct: Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
- 30 ct: Mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)
- 42 ct: Parti-coloured Bat or Rearmouse (Vespertilio murinus)
WWF 1994: Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus)
WWF 2004: Giant Sturgeon (Huso huso)

France

2010-07-01T19:24:00.003+02:00

Thank you very much Jean-Pierre for this nice cover with special cancellation 'Salon planète timbres - Paris'.

Sri Lanka

2010-07-01T19:23:00.002+02:00

Nice cover with butterfly stamps, thank you Ravindra.

Venezuela

2010-07-01T19:22:00.001+02:00

Thanks to Jesus Moret.

America - Venezuela covers

2010-07-01T19:18:00.002+02:00

Thanks to Eduardo for these interesting covers from America. Two of the stamps on the cover are stamps issued by Venezuela, but I guess these have no postal value on this cover as it is sent from America.

Note the red postmark 'Avenue of the Americas. Postal Store. Miami'.

Belgium

2010-06-29T22:52:00.005+02:00

2 new covers for my 'elephants' collection. The stamps picture Kai-Mook, a female Asian elephant born in the Antwerp Zoo on May, 17 2009.

Slovakia

2010-06-29T22:12:00.003+02:00

2 new covers from Slovakia, thank you very much Robert!

More information:

Venezuela

2010-06-29T22:09:00.003+02:00

Christmas 1988 in Venezuela. Thanks to Eduardo for this nice cover, only a pity that the cover and the stamps are a bit rusty...

Italy

2010-06-29T22:08:00.001+02:00

New cover with Olympic Games stamps, thank you Ivan.

China

2010-06-25T21:42:00.001+02:00

Thanks to Huang for this lovely cover from China and the stamps enclosed.

Argentina

2010-06-25T21:38:00.005+02:00

Thank you very much Viviana for these great covers from Argentina!

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Brazil

2010-06-24T20:26:00.002+02:00

Thank you José Luiz for this new cover from Brazil with the 2001 WWF stamps picturing parrots!

The parrots pictured on the stamps are:

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Golden-capped Conure (Aratinga auricapilla)
Blue-chested Parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata)
Yellow-faced Amazon (Amazona xanthops)

Country # 105: North Korea

2010-06-24T20:23:00.002+02:00

WWF cover from North Korea, sent via people from North Korean booth at Antverpia 2010. The stamps picture the Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor).

France

2010-06-24T20:18:00.004+02:00

Thank you very much Eric for this very nice cover, and for the special WWF envelopes!

Maldives

2010-06-24T20:13:00.003+02:00

Many many thanks to George for this great cover. The stamps picture the Melon-headed Whale (Peponocephala electra).

Taiwan

2010-06-21T21:27:00.002+02:00

Thank you Wei Yi for the nice 'Antverpia 2010' cover from Taiwan.

Belgium

2010-06-21T21:20:00.002+02:00

Thanks to Olivier for this cover from Belgium, with 'My stamp' on Philandorre, an association to promote the philately of Andorra. The postmark pictures the embassy of Andorra in Brussels.

Russia

2010-06-21T21:18:00.002+02:00

Thanks to Alexander

Country # 104

2010-06-21T21:15:00.001+02:00

A new country for my collection: Morocco, # 104.

WWF Iceland

2010-06-21T21:11:00.001+02:00

Thank you very much Benedikt for your help!

The WWF stamps were issued in 1992 and picture the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus).

Bulgaria FDC

2010-06-21T21:09:00.000+02:00

2004 Giant sturgeon (Huso huso)

0 points for Ukraine Post!

2010-06-05T14:05:00.005+02:00

I bought two sets of stamps from Ukraine onAntverpia 2010 and used them to send covers to myself. I had been promised a very nice cancellation, so I think you can understand how disappointed I was when I received this:

I hope Ukraine Post doesn't treat all her customers like this, because it doesn't show much respect...

Isle of Man

2010-05-31T19:23:00.003+02:00

A new country to add to my collection: Isle of Man (# 103). Thanks to Raymond.

Macedonia

2010-05-31T19:21:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Ana for these lovely WWF covers from Macedonia!

WWF China

2010-05-31T19:19:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Huang for this giant panda FDC from China!

Taiwan

2010-05-31T19:17:00.001+02:00

Courtesy of George Wu.

Hong Kong

2010-05-31T19:15:00.002+02:00

Thanks to Edward for this nice cover dedicated to Expo 2010 in Shanghai (China). The stamps are part of a serie dedicated to this event.

Taiwan

2010-05-31T19:10:00.002+02:00

Little souvenir bought during 'Antverpia 2010' . The turnover of this sale went to 'cliniclowns', an organization that gives children who stay on the department paediatrics some distraction.

Venezuela

2010-05-31T19:08:00.003+02:00

And another new country, # 102: Venezuela. Thanks to Eduardo and Jesus Moret for these covers!

Vatican City

2010-05-31T19:05:00.003+02:00

Country # 101 for my cover collection is one from Vatican city. The stamp pictures Louis Braille.

Austria

2010-05-31T19:00:00.002+02:00

Thank you Florian for this beautiful cover from Austria! Both postmark and stamp commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railway connection between Graz and Köflach.

WWF Faeroe Islands - country # 100!

2010-05-27T19:11:00.006+02:00

2 very nice covers from Faeroe Islands to celebrate country # 100 in my covers collection!

WWF Faeroe Islands 1990:

(320) Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens)
(350) Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)
(600) Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
(700) Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)

WWF Faeroe Islands 2005:

(8.50 - 12) Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
(9 - 20) European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Croatia and Faeroe Islands

2010-05-27T19:07:00.003+02:00

Thank you very much Zeljko for the cover from Croatia and the WWF maxicards from Faeroe Islands!

Sweden

2010-05-24T20:04:00.007+02:00

official WWF stamps
1. Caspian tern - Sterna caspia
2. White-tailed sea eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla
3. White-backed woodpecker - Dendrocopos leucotos
4. Lesser white-fronted Goose - Anser erythropus
WWF cancellation

Liechtenstein

2010-05-24T19:33:00.011+02:00

WWF Liechtenstein 11.03.1976 (25- 40 - 70 - 80):

European crayfish (Astacus astacus)
European pod tortoise (Emys orbicularis)
European otter (Lutra lutra)
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

WWF Liechtenstein 05.06.1989 (25 - 35 - 50 - 90):

Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Common tree frog (Hyla arborea)
Owlfly (Libelloides coccajus)
European polecat (Putorius putorius - Mustela putorius)

New Belgian stamps (14/06/2010)

2010-05-24T09:49:00.006+02:00

Sports: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Youth Olympic Games (Singapore) - Eddy Merckx (65 years old and Belgian sportsman of the 20th century)
Congo - 50 years of independence

Russia

2010-05-22T13:26:00.002+02:00

Thank you Yuri for this wonderful cover from Russia, with superb 'International Polar Year' sheet.

Christmas Island

2010-05-22T12:56:00.002+02:00

Thank you very much Ben for your help with this WWF cover!

The animals pictured on the stamps are:

Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon (Ducula whartoni)
Christmas Island Hawk-Owl (Ninox natalis)
Christmas Island Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus natalis)
Christmas Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus)

France

2010-05-19T21:26:00.003+02:00

Thanks to Olivier for this nice cover with special cancellation. It's my first cover with a new 'Europa 2010' (children's books) stamp!

Slovakia

2010-05-18T18:56:00.004+02:00

New cover from Slovakia, thank you Robert!

You can find more information about the stamps on this fantastic website:

http://www.pofis.sk/index.php

Aland

2010-05-18T18:56:00.001+02:00

Republic of Azerbaijan - country # 99

2010-05-17T18:21:00.006+02:00

Great WWF cover and FDC's from Azerbaijan... :) Country # 99 in my cover collection, I'm close to # 100!!

cover with 4 WWF stamps (Caucasus leopard - Panthera pardus ciscaucasica) and 2 Europa stamps (children's books)
local FDC's with 1994 WWF stamps (Caucasian Black Grouse - Tetrao mlokosiewiczi)
local FDC with 2005 WWF stamps (Caucasus leopard - Panthera pardus ciscaucasica)

Belgium

2010-05-16T18:31:00.002+02:00

WWF Belgium

2010-05-16T18:28:00.003+02:00

Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis), issued in 2000

Antverpia souvenirs

2010-05-16T18:24:00.004+02:00

FDC Czech Republic

2010-05-16T18:18:00.002+02:00

set of 4 local FDC's with 2002 WWF stamps:

Dusky Large Blue (Maculinea nausithous)
Scarce Large Blue (Maculinea teleius)
Alcon Blue (Maculinea alcon)
Common Large Blue (Maculinea arion)

'Rejected by address' cover

2010-05-16T18:15:00.002+02:00

First time that one of my own covers returns undelivered. This one was sent to the Maldives and returned with a label that indicates that the cover has been rejected by address.

Monaco

2010-05-14T14:20:00.003+02:00

Thanks to David for his help with returning my stamps on a cover. The animal pictured on the stamps is Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni).

# 98 Nederlandse Antillen

2010-05-10T21:42:00.003+02:00

Thank you very much Tristan for this wonderful cover from the Netherlands Antilles! Two of the stamps are part of a serie of 4 stamps issued to make people aware of the problem of global warming.

Liechtenstein

2010-05-08T16:34:00.003+02:00

Cover from Liechtenstein with 1 WWF stamp, part of a serie of 5 stamps issued in 1976. This stamp pictures the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

Philippines

2010-05-08T16:32:00.001+02:00

Thank you Myron for this 'year of the tiger' cover!

Argentina FDC's

2010-05-08T16:28:00.004+02:00

Thank you Viviana (http://filateliaparaelmundo.blogspot.com) for these nice FDC's and cover from Argentina!

Irish butterflies

2010-05-08T16:22:00.003+02:00

Very nice cover from Ireland, with complete 2005 WWF serie.

The butterflies pictured on the stamps are:

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
Painted Lady (Cynthia (Vanessa) cardui)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Clossiana (Boloria) euphrosyne)

UAE

2010-05-08T16:20:00.001+02:00

Courtesy of Rodel

New Belgian stamps (15/03 - 15/04 - 10/05/2010)

2010-05-06T19:28:00.014+02:00

These are the new stamps for March, April and May 2010:

Young animals
Europa 2010: Children's books
Flowers (with real flower seeds!)
Antverpia 2010
Stamp day: save the planet / earth
Belgian fashion
25y Buzin bird stamps
HM Prince Philip is 50 years old/young! (nice picture, with beard! :))
175 y of Belgian railways
Party stamps

Albania: country # 97

2010-04-21T20:51:00.003+02:00

Another new country to add to my collection! Thank you very much Lazer for this nice cover from Albania.

Andorra (# 95 and 96)

2010-03-28T20:27:00.003+02:00

Thank you very very much Olivier for your great help with these covers from Andorra (both French and Spanish Post) and France!

Ukraine and Russia

2010-03-28T20:20:00.007+02:00

Thank you very much Volodymyr for these wonderful covers, esp. the registered Russian cover with no less than 6 WWF stamps picturing the wolverine (Gulo gulo)!

Germany

2010-03-22T22:06:00.002+01:00

The stamp commemorates the 20th anniversary of the opening of the border between Hungary and Austria.

France

2010-03-22T21:55:00.002+01:00

Merci François! This envelope has a special cancellation for the 2010 stamp day on the theme of 'water' - nice to see that the cancellation refers to the theme because of its drop shape! :)

Italy 1991

2010-03-04T20:28:00.001+01:00

Sardinian red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus)
Abruzzo brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus)

Yugoslavia 1988 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

2010-03-04T20:26:00.001+01:00

2010-03-04T20:21:00.002+01:00

Thank you very much Myron for this nice looking cover from the Philippines, and for the fantastic Macau sheet!

Cyprus Mouflon - Ovis gmelini ophion

2010-03-03T20:22:00.001+01:00

Guernsey - butterflies

2010-03-03T20:16:00.003+01:00

Holly blue - Celastrina argiolus
Hummingbird hawk-moth - Macroglossum stellatarum
Emperor moth - Saturnia pavonia
Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni

Gibraltar - Red kite (Milvus milvus)

2010-03-03T20:15:00.000+01:00

Aland

2010-03-02T19:43:00.003+01:00

Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri)