Friday, April 29, 2011

LATVIA – Cover from Riga, Latvia to Braga, Portugal

Registered First Day Cover with set of stamps from the stamps issue ‘Europa - Forest’ posted on April, 8 2011.
(Special thanks to my best friend Juris Tarvids)


Latvian Post issued two new stamps in the nationwide series of postage Europe - this year devoted to the forest theme, and designed by artist Edgar Folks.

Latvian Post issued a series of European Forest postage birch grove par value is LVL 0.55 (corresponding to a simple cost of sending the letter to European Union countries), while the postage Spruce opened its par value is LVL 1.20 (corresponding to a registered letter sent to European Union countries).

Series of postage Europe is an initiative of the Postal Union, and this series of postage stamps, single pan-European, with a single logo, are being issued since 1994. Latvian Post traditionally issued two postage stamps in the series every year.

Technical Details
Date of Issue: 8 April 2011
Values: 0.55 Ls and 1.20 LS
Subject: Europa 2011 - Forest
Designer: Edgar Folks
Printer:
Process: Lithography
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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


Cover and First Day Cover posted on April, 06 2011.
(Special thanks to my friend Viviana Cernjul)



Technical Details
Date of Issue: 28 August 2010
Values: $1.50
Subject: World Hokey Feminine Championship. Argentina 2010
Designer:
Printer:
Process: Lithography
Size: 44.0 mm x 34.0 mm
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Monday, April 25, 2011

FAEROE ISLANDS – Cover from Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands to Braga, Portugal
Official cover with souvenir sheet from the 2008 stamps issue ‘Fairy World’ posted on February, 21 2011.
(Special thanks to Posta Stamps Faeroe Islands)

Date of Issue: 11-02-2008
Type: Souvenir sheet
Denomination: 6 stamps of 10DKK
No. of Stamp in Set: 6
Size:
Perforation: 13 x 13
Color: Multicolour
Process of Printing: offset
Protection of the stamp:
Printer: Cartor Security Printing - France
Designer: A. E. Petersen

Friday, April 22, 2011

LATVIA – Cover from Riga, Latvia to Braga, Portugal

First Day Cover with stamp from the stamps issue ‘Rose’ posted on March, 25 2011.
(Special thanks to my best friend Juris Tarvids)

Rose stamp

Date of Issue: 25-03-2011
Type: Commemorative stamp
Denomination: 0.35Ls
No. of Stamp in Set: 1
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Color: Multicolor
Process of Printing: offset
Protection of the stamp:
Printer: SIA "Baltijas banknote", Latvijā
Designer: Lilija Dinere

Thursday, April 21, 2011

UKRAINE – Postcard from Kharkiv, Ukraine to Braga, Portugal.

The Monument to T. G. Shevchenko in Kharkiv

Postcard posted on April, 3 2011.
(Special thanks to my friend V. Sulyma)

Welcome the 15000th Visitors

Aqui ficam as melhores saudações Filatélicas, para os visitantes de todo o mundo, que diariamente visitam o meu blog.

(English version)
Here are the best Philatelic greetings to visitors from all over the world who daily visit my blog.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

USA – Cover from Charleston, USA to Braga, Portugal.


Cover with stamp of 0.28 USD from the 2009 Polar Bear stamp issue and two additional ‘USA First Class FOREVER’ stamps posted on March, 21 2011.
(Special thanks to my best friend Joel Castro)

Technical Details
Date of Issue: 16 April 2009
Values: 0.28US$
Subject: Polar Bear
Designer: United States Postal Service
Printer: Sennett Security Products
Process: Lithography
Size: 23.0 mm x 25.0 mm
Perforation: 11 x 11
Paper:
Watermark:
Sheet: self-adhesive sheet of 20 (also available in self-adhesive coil of 100)

Postcard of the Charleston Place Hotel