Covers - Vietnam

Wonderful covers from Vietnam. Received over a couple of days. Sadly the FDC has stamps on it that are pen cancelled. But overall lovely covers.

First this FDC on the 400th anniversary of the Phu Yen province. As you see its not first day cancelled obviously as it was issued in March of 2011.

Phu Yen is a coastal province in south central Vietnam. The terrain is divided into two main areas including mountains, hills, plains and more than 100 km of seaside.

Founded in 1611, over 400 years in history, Phú Yên has gone through many ups and downs of history, associated with the process of national construction, defense of the people of Vietnam. Celebrating 400 years of Phú Yên, on March 31st, 2011, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) issued the stamp “400th Anniversary of Phú Yên”.

Two other covers with some very attractive recent commemoratives. Clear cancellations on these. 

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.

Cover - Sri Lanka

A cover after a long long time from Sri Lanka. Beautiful complete set of stamps on the cover with nice clear cancellations. Thanks Ravindra.

The stamps commemorate the 100th anniversary of aviation. The Sri Lankan civil aviation sector marked its 100th anniversary on December 7, 2012. The first aeroplane performed its first successful flight at the Race Course Grounds in Colombo on December 7, 1912. It was made by two Frenchmen George Verminie and Marc Poorp, who arrived in Sri Lanka on a ship.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions

NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.

Cover - Canada

This lovely cover from Canada has a souvenir sheet on it and is my 20th cover from Canada. Thanks Johanne for the sheet on cover and the many Canadian stamps you sent to fill spaces in my Canadian stamps collection.

The souvenir sheet features 3 great Canadian military regiments: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) and The Royal Regiment of Canada.
It comprises 3 domestic-rate PERMANENT stamps, each honouring one regiment and was issued on October 11, 2012.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look

Cover - Japan

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look

Cover - Malaysia

Bree as usual sent me another nice cover from Malaysia. Thanks Bree. Now Ive got four of the set of six stamps on Underground Engineering excellence. Had received two from the set earlier last year.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
Note: Click on the image for a larger view / closer look

Cover - Bangladesh, Country #72

I received my first cover from Bangladesh just a couple of days back. Finally. And a nice cover it is with beautiful diamond shaped stamps on it. The stamp commemorates 30 years of open heart surgery in Bangladesh and was issued on September 12, 2012.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
Note: Click on the image for a larger view / closer look

Christmas Mail 2012 - 15

And here's the long awaited mini sheet from Canada. Thank you Laura for the lovely cover and the card too.   So with this sheet I have now all the Christmas issues of 2012 from Canada on cover in my cover collection. Beautiful beautiful stamps and sheet. Please also see  Christmas Mail 2012 - 10 for the stamps on cover

This lovely Christmas card is just so apt for a collector of Christmas stamps like me. Laura, thanks again. The card has a picture of the 15 cent Christmas stamp issue from 1981. One of the stamps from this set  commemorates the bicentenary of the first illuminated Christmas tree in Canada. The complete set of three is part of "My Christmas stamps from Canada" collection. I will do an update on it soon, here on the blog, as there have been quite a few additions.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions

NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.

Christmas Mail 2012 - 14

Two lovely covers from  Belgium. One with the two issues of Christmas stamps from 2012. The first cover came across earlier last week or so and is a beautiful cover with the complete set of 2 self adhesive Christmas stamps.

This one just came in today and also has one of the two Christmas stamps. Also along side are two stamps from the self adhesive booklet stamps set of 10 depicting art from Pierre Alechinsky.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.

Cover - Malaysia

A nice FDC from Malaysia. Courtesy, good friend Maryam. Thank you.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.

Christmas Mail 2012 - 13

This one's from Liechtenstein. Only one stamp on the cover is a Christmas issue. It is from the 2010 set of three depicting traditional Christmas scenes. Thanks Vural.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions
NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.

Christmas Mail 2012 - 12

Beautiful beautiful stamps from Japan. This is a complete set of self adhesive greeting stamps from Japan. All of them on cover. Just love the set. And I also received the sheet along with. Thanks a lot Masahiko.

Its always an absolute delight when I receive stamps that fit into both my topical stamps collection interests of Christmas and Odd shapes. I must get down to making a list of such sets and stamps soon. For now though for another such set of stamps check out Christmas - Malta stamps from earlier.

Do feel free to add your thoughts, comments or suggestions

NOTE: Please click on the images for a larger view / closer look.