Death of Michael Jackson

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(Gary, 29th August 1958 – Los Angeles, 25 June 2009)

Bikinis in Brazil

COPACABANA

Today I've received this postcard from Brazil showing the "Pão de Açucar" on the top right corner and the Portuguese Calçadão... Yes... You need to take your eyes from the bikini babes to see it... Yes, I'm sure!!! Think you've seen enough, right?
 

On the back of the postcard was the Manicure stamp... Yes I know... you're still looking at the babes, right? eheh! Well... they also go to the manicure!!!!  So look at the stamp ! Well... I hope you've enjoyed the postcard... probably also the stamp.... Who am I kidding?!? You enjoyed only the babes!!! LOL!

Happy collecting!
 

Fishing and Hunting...

... in Mozambique!

1983
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hey! this is carolina from brazil!

Hello all! I'm Carolina, the new writer on this nice blog. (:

I'm a 20 (almost 21!) years old girl studying Graphic Design at University. I've been penpalling/postcardpalling since 2006, when I registered at Postcrossing. I also collect stamps, but I really don't know much about them... I hope I can learn much about it just posting to this blog. (: Despite this things I love the winter, art, photography, draw, reading, music...

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But now let me talk a bit about stamps in Brazil: the first brazillian stamp was made in 1843, so Brazil was the second country in the world to have stamps! (first one was England, I think you know it, right?)

The mail service in Brazil is called "Correios", and was created in 1969. It's nice to tell that brazillian post also made the first stamp written in Braille and the second holograph one. 

Well, I should end it here. I'll try to be better on the next post. (:

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Portugal: 50 Years of the Cristo Rei Sanctuary

50 Years of the Cristo Rei Sanctuary

With this philatelic issue the Portuguese Post Services, CTT, join the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Cristo Rei (Christ the King) Sanctuary, thereby acknowledging its historic and religious value. You can read more here.

Émission / issue:
2009 / 05 / 17

Timbres-post / stamps:
€0,32 – 330 000
€0,68 – 230 000

Bloc / souvenir sheet: Avec 1 timbre / with 1 stamp
€2,48 – 60 000

The inspiration for its construction came from the statue of the Cristo Redentor in Brazil.

Aerial view of the city of Rio de Janeiro /Brazil
home of Cristo Redentor

Official 1st day cancellations

Happy collecting!!!

Joint Issue Portugal - Turkey

Hello fellow collectors!

Portugal issued his first 2009's joint-issue.

This stamp set seeks to build a cultural bridge between Portugal and Turkey through pottery.

issue :

2009 / 04 / 15

stamps:

€0,32 – 330 000

€0,68 – 230 000

As you can see above the Turkish stamp design is very similar. Hope you've enjoyed these stamps! Do you collect joint-issues? Let us know... take care!