FINLAND – Cover from Kälviä, Finland to Braga, Portugal

First Day Cover and set of stamps of the 2011 Christmas stamps issue posted on December, 07 2011.

(Special thanks to my best friend Sini Linnanmäki)

USA – Postcard from New York, USA to Braga, Portugal

 

Wall-E postcard and stamp, posted on December 2011

(Special thanks to my friend Igor Adolph)

ARGENTINA – Cover from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Braga, Portugal

Cover and Christmas postcard posted on Decembber, 05 2011.

(Special thanks to my friend Viviana Cernjul)

LATVIA – Cover from Riga, Latvia to Braga, Portugal

First day cover of the ‘Latvian Birds’ stamps issue posted on September, 23 2011.

(Special thanks to my best friend Juris Tarvids)

 

OMAN – Cover from Al-Khud, Sultanate of Oman to Braga, Portugal

Cover with stamp, posted on November, 23 2011.

(Special thanks to my friend M. Nidham)

Madeira Island Quintas

Set of stamps

Souvenir sheet I

Souvenir sheet II

First Day Cover

The Quintas da Madeira, witness to centuries past, keep the story of who gave them life and name. Aristocratic families found themselves in Madeira where the dream of shaping a life. These infrastructures show us a way of life rooted in the feudal system of past centuries and kept alive the memories of the heyday of the route and Sugar Madeira Wine. Each farm has a story to tell, the interiors of the houses are fragments of a life and beauty of the gardens conceal a greater or lesser variety of endemic flora of the region. So the "Quintas da Madeira" arise from the need to preserve the estate of an interesting history of the island of Madeira and was therefore distinguished as a hallmark of the island, its history and distinction. Meet the Quintas da Madeira and discover beautiful places where you can spend your holidays!

Technical Details

Date of Issue: 23.09.2011

Values: stamps of €0,32, €0,68, €0,80 and €2.00 and two souvenir sheets with one stamp of €1,75 and €2.30

Designer: Pedro Antunes

Printer: Cartor

Process: 4-colour offset lithography

Size: stamps 40.0 mm x 30.6 mm

Souvenir sheet 125 x 95 mm

Perforation: Cross of Christ 13 x 13

Paper: White TR CPST331 110g/m2

Watermark:

Sheet: sheets of 50 stamps