Portugal Xmas 2009

MERRY XMAS to all my readers and friends!

FELIZ NATAL!!!!

SCHOOL MAIL

Données Techniques
Technical Data

Oblitérations du 1er jour à:
First day obliterations in:


Lisboa / Porto / Funchal / Ponta Delgada / Figueira da Foz / Oliveira de Azeméis / São Mamede de Infesta

Émission / issue:
2009 / 10 / 09

Stamps / Timbres:
€ 0,32 – 330 000
€ 0,47 – 230 000
€ 0,68 – 230 000

The Stamps and the Senses

Issued: 2.10.2009

"On the block, produced in cooperation with the Portuguese Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted (Associação de Cegos e Amblíopes de Portugal – ACAPO), all the information appears repeated in Braille characters and on the limited space of the stamp, the word Braille can also be read in both types of characters. The remaining stamps of this issue are dedicated to each of the five senses, allowing for experiencing real physical interaction: the touch feels the embossed ink coming out of the tube; the smell receives the aroma of the cup of coffee; the sight detects holographic images on the spectacle lenses that change according to the position of the stamp; the taste identifies the flavour of vanilla on the glue of the stamp that shows an ice-cream; the ear is sensitive to the noise made by the file when you rub its rough surface." (you can read more here)

A380 Covers Catalogue

Hello, Hope this finds you all well. Been a while since I posted here but I just opened blogspot and this opened.. very odd. So thought hey I would write. Some of you are interested in aviation and aerophilately I know, so I thought I'd introduce a project I have just completed - as far it can be completed. A Covers catalogue for cddstamps (and some others) A380 flight covers.

I hope you have some time to view. If you enjoy seeing the covers, and pictures of crew I am sure you will enjoy looking around. It will take a while as every different cover is scanned, and as I say, there are pictures of crew signing. There is an Introduction Page, then a Table of Contents page with various boring details if you wish to buy a cover. Just one obvious point perhaps, if you view a picture just click back arrow to return to previous page. I have not had time to get too sophisticated in the code. Of you can access everything from the cddstamps website home page
If you find an error or bad link please let me know. I have tested it but I could have missed something. email as always at cddstamps@gmail.com
Have a great weekend, Best wishes ............. Michael

New Portuguese ATM 2009

Issue: 9th October 2009


Subject: healthy food!

40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing - Part II

As promised here is the image of the cover with the moon landing postmark. This one was bought on ebay.

Hope you enjoy this one as much as I do.

Cat Post: Qiandao Lake

The Miniature Sheet about Qiandao Lake scenic area in HangZhou, China has been issued in April,2009.

This Miniature was planed to be issued in 2006, but since the design couldn't satisfy the China Post..so the plan of issuing this miniature was delayed. Finally, in the year of 2009, this miniature is issued. However, lots of the critics think that this miniature cannot show the real scenery of the Qiandao Lake scenic area, they think that this miniature only covers about 6 or 7 islands, which can't be called Qiandao, which means lots of islands in Chinese.


So i put the pictures of the real scenery of the Qiandao Lake scenic area and the postcard about this scenery and also the miniature.


Do you think this miniature can show the real scenery?

-By Cat (from China)

Time to Relax

*SPEECHLESS*

Stampyn weekend

Hello Fellow Collectors,

This weekend I'm planning on putting my correspondence in order... believe it or not, I have here some letters that I should have sent a reply ages ago... Hope I'm not too late! Am I?!? I surely didn't have the time before...

Well... As you can see from the image above I've picked up some nice stamps to place on my covers and have also chosen some postcards to stiff the interior. Others will be sent just like that... written without an envelope!

Maybe you will be the lucky recipient of one or two of these covers... who knows!!?!!!! If you are, please write back here to let us know, ok?

This weekend I'm sending correspondence to the following countries:

Turkey
China
Tunisia
Kazakhstan
Denmark
Sri Lanka
Japan
Brazil
Australia
Bulgaria

Take care and happy stampyn ;)) Cya soon!

Happy Birthday

2 Years

have passed and I think that this blog grew into a bomb with significant philatelic capability!

Thank you all for reading and participating in this blog... a constant work in progress!!!

Happy Birthday to US all!

40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!!!!!

Hope to post a cover with these cancellations soon!

Nagorno-Karabakh... Cover!

Hello Fellow collectors!

Today I have to show you a cover that travelled... during 1 month or so.... from Portugal to The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and back... (look at the cancellations...)

FRONT

BACK

WIKIPEDIA says that:

"The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is a de facto independent republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region (or Artsakh region) of the South Caucasus, about 270 kilometers (170 miles) west of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku and very close to the border with Armenia".

Enjoy!

Portugal NEW 2009 stamps

Here are some new issues from Portugal!


Jazz in Portugal


issue:
2009 / 06 / 26

900 years since the birth of D. Afonso Henriques

issue:
2009 / 06 / 24

The Lusitano Horse

Issue:
2009 / 06 / 11

The Flavours of Lusophony

issue:
2009 / 06 / 05

Hope you enjoy them!

If you need any please let me know.

Death of Michael Jackson

RIP

(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
1981

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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. (:

European Elections

Don't forget to vote today!


Decide tomorrow news!



There is always time to vote!

I've voted ... and you?

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!

Astronomy - Portugal

Portuguese Postal Services also issued a set of stamps to commemorate the IYA2009. This set aims to promote the work carried out by the Portuguese in the field of Astronomy.

Madeira Issue

Similar to other countries Portugal also has activities like lectures, astronomical observational sessions, exhibitions, musical concerts, etc... to commemorate the Astronomy Year. You can read more about it here.

Azores Issue

émission / issue :
2009 / 05 / 08

timbres-post / stamps:
€0,68– 230 000
€0,68 – 230 000
€0,68 – 230 000

souvenir sheet:
avec 1 timbre / with 1 stamp
3 X €1,36 – 3 x 80 000

Design: Atelier Acácio Santos / Elizabete Fonseca
papier / paper: 102 g/m2
format / size:
Timbres/ Stamps: 40 x 30,6 mm
Bloc / souvenir sheet: 125mm x 95mm
dentelure / perforation:
Croix du Christ / Cross of Christ
impression / printing : offset

Portugal (Mainland) Issue

Happy IYA2009!!!

Tropical and Subtropical Fruits from Madeira

issue :
2009/ 04 /

stamps:
€0,32 – 330 000
€0,68 – 230 000
€0,80 – 200 000
€2,00 – 265 000

souvenir sheet:
2 x €2,50 – 2 x 60 000

Design: Atelier Acácio Santos/ Helder Soares
paper: 110 g/m2
size:
Stamps: 40 x 30,6 mm
souvenir sheet: 125mm x 95mm
perforation:
13 x Cross of Christ
printing : offset
printer : Cartor

Lagoas – Azores / Biodiversity

issue date:
2009 / 04 / 22

stamps:
€0,32 – 330 000
€0,68 – 230 000
€0,80 – 200 000
€2,00 – 265 000

souvenir sheet:
with 1 stamp
2 X €2,50 – 2 x 60 000

Very nice issue, don't you agree?