Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MALAYSIA – Postcard from Malacca, Malaysia to Braga, Portugal

 
Postcard with stamps posted on November, 8 2011
(Special thanks to Willie Chow)

The postcard depicts the ‘Porta de Santiago’ the only remant of the ‘A Formosa’, once the mighty fortress of the Portuguese in Malaca.

Monday, December 5, 2011

GEORGIA – Postcard from Tiblissi, Georgia to Braga, Portugal

 
Postcard with stamps posted on November, 18 2011
(Special thanks to my best friend Khatuna Kipiani)

The postcard presents a view of the Mtkvari River by night. In the background is the dome of the Trinity (Sameba) Cathedral Church.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

CHINA – Postcard from Shanghai, China to Braga, Portugal

Shanghai by night
 
Postcard with definitive stamps posted on October, 30 2011.
(Special thanks to my best friend Marco Rebelo)

Saturday, December 3, 2011

ALGERIA – Cover from Setif, Algeria to Braga, Portugal

First Day Cover with stamps from the ‘Lute contre le HIV’ issue posted on July, 7 2011.
(Special thanks to my friend Ouari Khemissi)

Stamps brochure

Friday, December 2, 2011

Portugal in Stamps 2011

The Year Book ‘Portugal in Stamps 2011’ is already available as well as the annual stamp booklets of Azores and Madeira Islands.

Year Book

Azores Year Booklet

Madeira Year Booklet

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Portugal Stamps Day December, 1st 2011

As have been used to, the "Núcleo Filatélico de Braga” held today another philatelic exhibition to mark the day of the stamp, which in Portugal is celebrated on the first day of December.

This year, the personalized stamp and commemorative cancel represents a picture of the cast iron fountain located in the Campo das Carvalheiras, in Braga.

(only in Portuguese)
Casa dos Crivos/Sieves House
Exhibition brochure

Personalized stamp

Maximum card
Maximum card (back side) signed by the author!

Sent to friend...
Day and commemorative cancels

The commemorative cancel
Waiting for the cancellation...
Me at the exhibition...