2004 Netherland cars

Cover by cars or cars by cover?

First day of issue: May 10, 2004

Above you can see a cover with 2 stamps issued in 2004 depicting Spyker brand cars.

"Spyker is a Dutch car manufacturer, started in 1880 by coach builders Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker." (from WIKI)

Do many of you collect cars on stamps as a thematic?

Nice topic isn't it?

Cover from Germany

Mail from Remscheid

Hello! Today I've received this excellent cover from Germany! It's always nice to see a cover with such a clear cancellation - this one from Remscheid.

From right to left you can see the following stamps:

1. Issued 2007 in a 1v stamp set about the Union.

2. Issued this year 2008 it's a stamp belonging to the 0,45 EUR series "World culture of UNESCO" Klosterinsel Reichenau (more details here).

3. Issued 2007 commemorating H.F.C. Freiherr vom und zum Stein.

See you soon!

Seattle to Tokyo.......

Hello everyone. Been away and not had time to post much here. Have shown a a few flight covers on my own blog though. I do hope you read me at http://blog.michael.dodd.com/

Here is one I rather like. This was a cover I received from a collector in the US.

Lovely, and interesting if you have an interest in flight covers and aviation. Well I'll tell you anyway!!! Northwest really did do some pioneering work to build the US Japan and Orient routes, they were a big contributor to helping Japan Airlines get established, and along with Pan Am (remember them) they were granted what are called 5th Freedom Traffic rights, that is, the rights to pickup and fly passengers from Japan and beyond. There is one other reason why I think this cover is special, and that is because it was for a route opened up with the Boeing 377 StratoCruiser. Something special about that aircraft that we tend to have forgotten, and that is, it was a double decker aircraft. Not in the way we see the A380 but it did have two decks, which back in the late 1940's was pretty impressive I think.

.... Enjoy your stamps ... Michael

Joint Issue Portugal-Brazil

200 Years of the arrival of the
Portuguese Royal Family in Brazil

On 22 January 2008 both Portuguese and Brazilian Postal Authorities issued a set of stamps showing images of the Portuguese Royal Family - It's the 1st Portuguese Joint Issue of 2008!

The facial value of each Portuguese stamps are:

(N) = Nacional (0,30€)
(I) = Internacional (0,75€)


The Brazilian ones have both 2 Reais as their facial value.

Denmark Autopsy

The Philatelic Autopsy: Season 2 Episode 2

Country of origin: Denmark. Currency Kr.

Stamps: No. 3

Commemorative Stamps:

- The left stamp was issued in 1973 in a single value set and it depicts Tycho Brahe, a Danish nobleman famed for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations.

-The other commemorative stamp is much younger... it was issued in 2006 in a set of 4v about Cobra art. COBRA (or CoBrA) was an European avant-garde movement active from 1949 to 1952. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A).

Cancellation: Sydjyllands. Date: 11-1-2008.

Postal Tariff: 2+5.50+0.25= 7.75 Kr. Correct postage for airmaill from Denmark to Europe for a up to 50g letter.

Hope you have enjoyed another episode of my autopsy series!

Norway Autopsy

The Philatelic Autopsy: Season 2 Episode 1

Country of origin: Norway

Stamps: No. 4 . Currency: NOK

Commemorative Stamps (from left to right and top to bottom):

1. The goat stamp was issued in 1981 in a 2v set celebrating Milk production.

2. The boast stamp was issued in 1987 in a 2v set about Paintings.

3. I'm sorry but I'll need your help to get some information about this stamp!

4. The last stamp was issued in 1980 depicting Norse handicrafts in a 2v set.

Cancellation: Sarpsborg. Date: 14-1-2008.

Postal Tariff: 1.50+2.70+3.00+1.80 = 9 NOK. Correct postage for A-Prioritaire from Norway to Europe for a up to 20g letter.

Hope you have enjoyed episode 1 of my 2nd autopsy series! Bye!

Falkland Islands Birds

What do you think of this Falkland Islands philatelic cover? Really nice wouldn't you agree?


On it you can see 3 stamps, from left to right:

1. 5p and 1 pound definitive stamps: they belong to a set of 12v issued in 2003 depicting birds. Here are shown the Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck and the Red-backed Hawk.

2. The other stamp was issued on 20 December 2006 and it's a WWF issue about the Striated Caracara / Phalcoboenus australis. More details here.