2 Covers From Germany

Above, in a 0.85euro stamp issued this year by Germany, you can see the Moyland Castle!

In the middle of the 14th century Moyland was constructed – In 1665 it has been extended as a baroque moated castle by Alexander von Spaens.

Below you can see another German commemorative stamp showing a boy writing a letter (belongs to a 2v set issued this year)... how many boys or girls these days writes a letter? Not many I would say!

Great idea of placing such subject on a stamp... lets hope it gets more youngsters to the hobby... that would be great, wouldn't it?

See you soon!

Beneficial Insects from Canada - Part II

Hello! Do you remember one of my latest topics about the NEW Low Value Definitives dedicated to Beneficial Insects issued by the Canadian Post? (here)

Today I feel very fortunate for being the recipient of such issue. Above you can see the FDCs sent to me by our fellow stamp collector Y. W. LEUNG. THANK YOU!

Up close I confirm that this is a very beautiful and detailed set... and did you know that the stamps are really small?!! Tiny! Very very nice indeed.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia... Not one of the countries from where we see many covers, is it?

And this is one good philatelic example! Don't you agree?

The stamp on the left depicts the Holy city of the Prophet Mohammed and was issued last year 2006 in a 1v set. The stamp on the right was issued this year and it's about the FIFA WM 2006.

Take care!

2007 Russia WWF Stamps

Unauthorised issue from RUSSIA

with the WWF Panda Logo

Russia issued recently this very interesting set about endangered species with the WWF (panda logo). But fellow WWF collector ..... and yes, I'm also one... beware... yes! beware! because according to GROTH AG and I quote: "This issue has not been authorised by WWF International and Groth AG. They did not receive the contract to use the WWF Panda Logo." So If you have decided to buy it... and I'm surely not telling you to not buy it... remember that it isn't an official WWF issue!

This isn't the 1st issue where something like this happens... so what do you think? Licit issue or not? Album or garbage bin material? Let us know your opinion...


PS. Stamp Collectors from Holland to help me with the Mooi Nederland S/Ss so far: ZERO!!
I'm very disappointed to see that none read my blog!!!

Netherlands fragment...

Mooi Nederland

I'm showing you a fragment of one s/s issued last year 2006 by The Netherlands. It belongs to the issue Mooi Nederland: Schoonhoven.

Since which year did they start to issue the Mooi Nederland s/s? Do you know how many different ones were issued?

It is the 1st time I contact with this kind of s/s issues and I was very impressed by their design... Do you have them for trade? Please let me know since it's a collection I would like to start!

Were they also issued in FDCs?

So many questions to my readers... Hope you can help me!

Thank you in advance.

Australian Autopsy

The Philatelic Autopsy: Season 1 Episode 6

Country of origin: Australia

Stamps: No. 3 . Currency: Australian Dollar

Commemorative Stamps: Theme "Wildlife, Animals" were issued last year 2006 in a 6v stamp set. The design of the left stamp stamp depicts the Tasmanian Devil and on the right the Platypus. Both 2 strange and exotic Australian creatures!

Cancellation: Unreadable!!

Postal Tariff: 1.85+0.05+0.05 = 1.95 AUD. Correct postage for Airmaill from Australia to a Zone D country for a up to 50 g letter is 1.95 AUD so this letter travelled with a correct postage fee.

Just wondering... do you enjoy my autopsy series? What do you think of them?

Rugby and France

La VIe coupe du Monde de Rugby

Recently I've received this cover from France... and my thoughts when I received it were... What a strange looking s/s on top of the cover! But looking closer you can easily see that it's a fragment of a larger s/s issued 25.06.07 depicting The World Rugby Cup 2007 with having no more no less than 10 stamps in it! You can see an image of the full s/s bellow.


In it you can see many Rugby manoeuvres... La mélée, la touche, la passe, le haka, le plaquage, le raffut, la transformation, l'essai et l'attaque, and the fans!

The single stamp that you can also see on the cover was issued on 06.09.07 on the same thematics. The curious fact is that it is the 1st lenticular stamp issued by France PO. In it you can see a penalty being scored with the sense of motion.

See you soon!