Thursday, May 28, 2015

FINLAND – Cover from Kälviä, Finland to Braga, Portugal



Cover with Europe 2015 – Old Toys stamps set posted on May, 18 2015
(Special thanks to my best friend Sini Linnanmäki)

Friday, May 22, 2015

CHINA – Cover from Suzhou, China to Braga, Portugal


Cover with full set of stamps from the issue Journey to the West (1) - One of China's Famous Classical Literary Works posted on May, 6 2015.
(A very special thanks to my best friend Wei Xu)

Technical Details
Journey to the West (1) - One of China's Famous Classical Literary Works
Date of Issue: May 3, 2015
Values: set of two stamps of 120 fen, two stamp of 150 fen and one souvenir sheet with one stamp of 600 fen
Designer: Li Yunzhong
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Works
Process: Offset for stamps; Photogravure for S/S
Size: stamp - 38mm x 30mm
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Sheet composition:
16 for Sheet I;
8 (2 sets) for Sheet II
Sheet Size:
180 * 240 mm for sheet I;
200 * 156 mm for Sheet II
Stamp of S/S: 40 * 54 mm
Size of S/S: 138 * 93 mm
Perforation of S/S: 13
Paper:
Watermark:

Thursday, May 21, 2015

CHINA – Cover from Suzhou, China to Braga, Portugal



Cover with full set of stamps from the issue Slender West Lake posted on April, 24 2015.
(A very special thanks to my best friend Wei Xu)

Technical Details
Slender West Lake
Date of Issue: April 18, 2015
Values: set of two stamps of 120 fen and one stamp of 150 fen
Designer: Shi Yuan
Printer: Henan Provincial Stamp Printing Works
Process: Offset and engraving
Size: stamp - 50mm x 30mm
Size sheets: 240 * 146 mm for Sheet 1; 215 * 120 mm for Sheet 2
Perforation: 13 x 13
Paper:
Watermark:
Sheet: 16 for Sheet 1; 9 (2 sets) for Sheet 2