CHINA – Cover from Beijing, China to Braga, Portugal

Cover with stamps and cancellations posted on December, 12 2012.

(A very special thanks to my friend Deng Yong Chun)

Year of the Tiger stamp

Technical Details

Geng Yi Year (Year of the Tiger)

Date of Issue: January 5, 2010

Values: 1.20 yuan

Designer: Ma Gang

Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

Process: photogravure

Size: stamp 36 x 36 mm

Size of booklet: 121 x 88 mm

Perforation: 13

Paper:

Watermark:

Sheet:

Booklet: with 10 stamps

Happiness with the spring miniature sheet

Technical Details

Happiness with the spring

Date of Issue: October 9, 2010

Values: stamps of 1.20 yuan; miniature sheet 4.20 yuan

Designer: Ma Gang

Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

Process: offset

Size: stamp 36 x 36 mm

Size of miniature sheet: 240 x 135 mm

Perforation: 13

Paper:

Watermark:

Sheet: with 20 stamps

TAIWAN – Cover from Taipei, Taiwan to Braga, Portugal

Cover with stamps and special cancellations posted on December, 12 2012.

(A very special thanks to my friend George Wu)

CHINA – Postcard from Suzhou, China to Braga, Portugal

 

Christmas Card posted on December, 28 2012.

(Special thanks to my best friend Xu Wei)

INDIA – Cover from Bangalore, India to Braga, Portugal

Cover with stamps and FDC from the 150th Birth Anniversary of Madan Mohan Malaviya, posted on September, 22 2012.

(A very special thanks to my friend Mobin Mohan)

Stamp

First Day Cover

India Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary ( 25 December 2011) of Pt . Madan Mohan Malaviya.

Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861–1946) was an Indian educationalist, and freedom fighter notable for his role in the Indian independence movement later in life, he was also addressed as 'Mahamana'.

He was the President of the Indian National Congress on four occasions .He was founder editor of two nationalist weeklies called Hindustan (in Hindi) and The Indian Union (in English). He was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1909 and in 1918. He later founded Banaras Hindu University, commonly known as BHU, a prominent institution of learning in India today.

On his 150th birth anniversary (i.e. 25th Dec, 2011), Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh announced that a Centre for Malaviya Studies will be set up at the Banaras Hindu University apart from establishment of scholarships and education related awards in his memory.

More information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madan_Mohan_Malaviya

GERMANY – Cover from Ruhr, Germany to Braga, Portugal

Cover posted on April, 12 2012.

(A very special thanks to my friend Igor Adolph)