Stamp Happy Wind

IYA 2009 Astronomy - Belarus

2009-06-07T05:38:00.000-07:00

Next is the turn of the Astronomy items from Belarus. Also receive it quite long time ago.
This is the real posted FDC on date of issue. Is a registered mail from Minsk. Thanks Vladimir.

Front of the Stamp booklet

Stamps inside the stamp booklet

Block of 4 stamps

Thank you to Nargiza who willing to help me get those nice items. Stamp booklet and stamps really nice.
Here is some information from the Belarus Post newsletter:
Belarus Post Website newsletter

On April 15, 2009 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue 2 stamps “Astronomy” bearing the EUROPA logo prepared by the Publishing Centre “Marka” of the EUR “Belpochta”.

Designer: Tamara Stasevich.
Printing: offset.
Colour: multicoloured.
Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed.
Perforation: comb 13½: 13¾.
Size of the stamps: 37x26 mm.
Sheet composition: 7 stamps & 1 coupon.
Print quantity: 70.000 each.

IYA 2009 Astronomy-Italy

2009-06-07T05:20:00.000-07:00

So sorry, quite busy and not update my blog so often. Sure my friends looking forward to see their items on the screen now. First of all showing the Astronomy covers from Italy. Great! Have few friends so great to send me the cover on day of issue. I can get the FDC and cover posted.
What a great collection to me.
Thanks my friends Matteo, Luciana and Fabio! All is very great people from Postcrossing Forum.

This is the set of two stamps

This is the cover posted on day of issue

This is the FDC posted on day of issue

Date of issue: 7th May 2009
Try to get more information, but I can't understand the language at their website. :(

Simpson is coming!

2009-05-24T01:37:00.000-07:00

US Postal issue a series of Simpson's stamps on 7 May 2009. I think most of you will be familiar with this famous cartoon series on your television. I also miss the characters. Here you are, items for Simpson. Thanks to Jennefer who willing to swap with me and sending all these nice stamps and FDC.

D'oh! see the postcard first, this is a nice postcard!

This is the letter used to send me the FDC, also got one set of stamps on it.
Consider FDC from US. Speciall postmark on each cartoon character! Happy Simpson Family.
This is the stamps booklet, so surprise and happy receive this , as at first I thought just a set of stamps!!

Letter used to send me the Simpson stamps booklet.

IYA 2009 Astronomy - Serbia

2009-05-24T01:09:00.000-07:00

Europa 2009 Astronomy is one of my main topic collection this year. Currently receive quite lots of covers and stamps for this. Really Thanks a lots my friends who are helping me to complete my collection. Will show all of those nice Astronomy items to you these day.

First of all continue to show a nice Astronomy FDC posted on day of issue from Serbia! My first cover from Serbia too. This is a registered mail and received in very good condition.
Quite obvious my friend is sending via registered, but a very weird thing happen, Malaysia Post is not treat it as registered mail as it is dropped directly into my mail box, and I don't sign for it.
Maybe they miss out this letter??
And also not sure what does it means by "AV2 Checked" ? That is from Serbia Post or Malaysia Post?? Anyone has any idea?

Then showing the Maxicard, yeah! That is too beautiful, fantastic Maxicard! So great to have them.

And this is the stamps. My friend Marina also send me two set stamps with labels. So happy to see this stamps.
Thanks a lots Marina for those so nice and beautiful items!

Covers from Philatelic Friends

2009-05-19T08:16:00.001-07:00

After show all the covers from the group joining, now share the beautiful covers from my philatelic friends too!

Thanks Tomi for this nice Registered mail! It is from Croatia!

This is the Registered mail from Vietnam, thanks Tri Thuc.
And this is the cover from Belarus, my first cover from Belarus, nice designed cover from Nargiza, thanks.
Cover from New Zealand, thanks Rodger.
Cover from France, thanks Michelle.
And this is the nice cover from Finland. Thanks Keijo.
Cover from Slovenia.
Cover from Singapore, thanks Edmund for this nice cover.
And finally is the cover from China, thanks my friend.

Covers from Postcrossing Forum Group #2

2009-05-19T08:01:00.000-07:00

So sorry to all my philatelic friends, quite busy currently and not update my blog for few weeks.
Actually during the weeks, received lots of covers, especially from the Postcrossing Forum RR.
Now upload those covers for sharing. If you like these nice cover are welcome to join us too!
Thanks to all the friends sending me such nice covers.

These two Italy cover sent by different people , but they choose to use the same series of stamps!

Some friends would like to join the creative cover group, then have to pick up the cryon to draw again! :)

IYA 2009 Astronomy Liechtenstein-Denmark - the Netherland

2009-04-25T23:40:00.000-07:00

When I know that this year Europa topic is Astronomy, I already try my best to collect the FDC and stamps / Minisheet from the issuing countries. This is quite big project for me, as collecting Europe items is very costly for me and I also don't have so many friends from Europe. Just try my best to ask around and wish can get more and more help to complete the collections. The best is try to get a real posted FDC / cover on date of issue. If not then a mint FDC also great to me. Luckily, there are lots of friendly people from the Philately world. They are very kind enough to help me get the items. Some even is not the stamps collector!
Now showing a very beautiful and nice issue from Liechtenstein issued on 2 March 2009. You can see the stamps is having the special effect, is a hologram stamps. Very nice! Some of the Astronomy stamps issued this year having special effect, make it very nice. Like the Jersey issue shown previously is embossed with silver. I don't have friends from Liechtenstein, when I saw this stamps on the website, I wish that I can have one too. My wish become true , my friend Paul is helping me to get those items. So great! Thank you Paul.

Then next Astronomy issue to show is From Denmark. Thanks to Thomas and Freddy, both of you are so nice help me on the collection. First cover is posted on date of issue, because is a machine cancellation. Therefore might not able to see the date clearly.

This is the Stamps booklet, I don't get the full stamps booklet. Because it is too expensive. This is my friend who send me the stamps booklet cover and paste the set of stamps inside.
Then this is the set of stamps.

After that is the turn for the Astronomy stamps from the Netherland. This blue cover is sent on day of issue, 07 April 2009. My friend is using blue colour envelope , which just can representing the sky and have Astronomy stamps on it. Thanks Jetske for this nice cover and stamps!
This is a registered letter, using the full sheet of Astronomy stamps. So big surprise to me! As sometimes the Post worker is not allow my friend to use the stamps on registered mail. So lucky this time he met with a good worker allow him to put whatever stamps he want. Thanks to Paul for these nice stamps and FDC.

These are the items I received so far. Still have long journey to go! Hope more friends can help on this. May will be a very busy month, as lots of country plan to issue for the Astronomy in May. Also wish to get more and more and complete the collection!

Covers from Postcrossing RR

2009-04-25T23:27:00.000-07:00

After showing those nice covers from the blogger, now would like to share the nice covers from Postcrossing forum's RR. I have join some RR group. These are the nice covers I received.
First is the cover from Bulgaria, sent by Childish, Thank you for this nice cover with the special postmark on it.
Next will have a look on this Green Cover from the Netherland. Really nice green cover, the stamps using is perfectly match the topic "Green". Thanks to Jetske!
Well this is the cover from Brazil. Nice setenant stamps commemorating Missao Centenary 1906-2006. I just try to get info from the stamps. Thanks vbformig !

Next is a Mini sheet cover from the Netherlands. Thanks to Pbesso select this comic M/S which is my topic again! :)
Also this nice M/S cover from Estonia, sent by August4. Thank you!
This Estonian M/S is issued on 11.11.2000 commemorating Centenary Of The Estonian National Bookplate.
Information from Estonian Post:
In 1900 Kristjan Raud, an illustrator of the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg, made a bookplate for his brother Paul Raud, a painter, thus creating the first bookplate by an Estonian artist in Estonia. As a result, the Estonian national bookplate marks its centenary this year. The number of bookplates made by Estonian professional and amateur artists before World War II reached about a thousand, but by today, the figure is close to 40,000. Bookplates, ex libris, have been pictured in postage stamps also before, for example in 1935 in Spain, in 1945 in Brazil and in 1970 in the Soviet Union.

Covers from Blog friends

2009-04-25T22:58:00.000-07:00

After apply the Post Office Box, I will only go to check and take my letter once a week on Saturday.
This Saturday is very happy when I open the mail box..
Lots of covers inside,it is more than 10 mails. So great!
First sharing the covers and Post card sent by blog friends who exchanging covers.

First of all, this is the Postcard sending from Russian Museum in St Petersburg , Russia.
Picture shown on the card is The Mikhailovsky Palace (The Russian Museum, 1819-25.C.Rossi. and monument to Alexander Pushkin. 1957.M.Anikushin.
Thanks Alexander for this nice Postcard.

Next is the nice cover from Italy. Sent by Riccardo . Thanks !
This stamp issued on 14April 2009 for commemorating Don Primo Mazzolari on the 50th anniversary of his death. For more information about the stamp can click here.
Next is from Croatia.. Using fairy tales stamps and Europa 2001 stamps on the cover. The fairy tales stamps really nice. Thanks to Tomi .
This is cover with the special postmark on first day of issue sent by Florian.
I would like to get more information about the cover, but I don't know how to search in the Astria Post website !
Then another covers with many stamps on it sent by Kon.
Thanks for the nice cover.
Thanks all for the nice covers!!

IYA 2009 Astronomy Jersey

2009-04-20T06:36:00.000-07:00

FDC
Stamp set
Now would like to share the awesome Astronomy issue from Jersey. Look at the stamps carefully you will notice that there is special effect on the stamps. The stamps are printed in four colour process offset lithography plus embossed simili silver. Really nice set.
Information from Jersey Post:
On 10th February 2009, Jersey Post issue a set of stamps to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first telescopic observatory. This set of stamps interprets PostEurop's theme for the Europa 2009 stamps issue - Astronomy - by featuring the satellites of Jupiter (which was just one of the galactic discoveries made by Galileo using a telescope) and various constellations which may be seen from Jersey at different times of the year. The stars within the constellations have been embossed and are highlighted in simili silver. The Europa logo will appear on two stamps only.
A short narrative by Sir Patrick Moore regarding Galileo and his telescopic discoveries appears on the First Day Cover envelope and Presentation Pack.

35p lo, Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
39p Europa, Bootes and Coran Borealis
43p Ganymede, Cygnus and Peganus
76p Callisto, Perseus and Orion

Earth Hour 28 March 2009 8.30PM

2009-04-18T23:49:00.000-07:00

What you are doing on 28 March 2009 8.30PM to 9.30PM? Are you also be a part of Earth Hour?
If yes, thank you very much for supporting the campaign and be a member to protect our Planet.
Earth Hour is a campaign to raise awareness of global warming. If you are not doing so for this year, hope you will join and do the same next year.

During the Earth Hour campaign, we will lights out, switch off not necessary electrical items and save energy. Just an hour we can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
this is very meaningful campaign, everyone of us have the responsibility to protect our planet.

2009 is Malaysia first time officially take part in WWF's Earth Hour. Most of the government departments are participate, and also shopping complex.
Here are some video clips:
Petronas Twin Tower light off video clip

Earth Hour 2009 Sunway Pyramid Malaysia

Earth Hour 2009 Countdown @ CapSquare K.L.

Is quite success campaign. Hope will be more people participate in this campaign next year!

Only Australia post issue for this campaign if not mistaken. Because WWF-Australia pioneered Earth Hour in 2007. Hope maybe next year will have more country issue the stamps to remind people to be part of Earth Hour.

At the end have to thanks Syeon and Vera sending me those nice Earth Hour items.
Thank you!

Post from Another World

2009-04-16T08:05:00.000-07:00

Post from another world, issued by Austria Post on 24 March 2006. Thanks to Edna, who help to get this mystery and nice issue.
From Austrian Post:
The ground meteorite has been applied to the stamp by the Austrian State Printing Company using a method specially developed for this purpose. The meteorite was first examined by the Vienna Natural History Museum, an institution that has acquired an excellent international reputation through over 200 years of collecting and investigating meteorites, and identified as being H-chondrite (a stone meteorite, subgroup of “ordinary chondrite”). The Vienna Natural History Museum’s examination provides proof beyond doubt that an original meteorite has been used for the stamp. The meteorite most probably originated from the Asteroid Belt, an accumulation of hundreds of thousands of chunks of stone, ranging in size from gravel stones to mountains, that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter (at an orbital radius around three times the distance between the earth and the sun).
The chemical composition of the mineral olivine (stated as Fa18) is typical of this kind of meteorite, and can be verified by examining the meteorite dust on the stamp. The chemical and physical properties of the meteorite examined, like all other meteorites, are such that they constitute no risk to human health.
The part of the roughly 19 kg meteorite that was not required for the production of the stamp has been deposited as a reference sample at the Vienna Natural History Museum, where it is on display.

Philippines Crabs

2009-04-16T08:00:00.000-07:00

Now showing the very beautiful Philippines Crab cover. The odd shaped sheet quite special.
Thanks Myron for the FDC and sheet.

Beijing Olympic again!

2009-04-12T06:50:00.000-07:00

My one of the topic collection is Beijing Olympic. Just try my best to get those items. Currently I have receive some Beijing Olympic items from countries below:
This is the Beijing Olympic stamp sheetlet from Bahrain.
Some information from Wikipedia about Bahrain: The Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎, transliteration: Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn, literally: Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Arabic island microstate in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family.
This is nice stamps set from UAE. Is quite colourful design.
Information about UAE from Wikipedia: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎, transliteration: Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) is a federation of seven emirates situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain.

I never thought of I will receive the stamps from UAE and Bahrain, so lucky and thanks to Ismail, who introduce me to his friends. So that his friends are willing to exchange with me. Thank you!

Then of course would like to show you the Beijing Olympic cover and stamps from Crotia. I like the design very much. Thanks to Edo who help to get those items.
Also I manage to have this nice cover from Aland. Thanks to Erika who willing to send me this cover. Triangle shaped stamps for Beijing Olympic, really special and nice. Some more can see got few smiling faces to welcome the Beijing Olympic.

Finally have to show you this nice Sri Lanka Olympic cover. With clear postmark on the stamps. Also odd shaped Olympic cover. Thanks to Ravindra who sent me this nice cover and stamps.

Cover for Famous film

2009-04-12T06:23:00.000-07:00

This cover from Austria having three very nice stamps. Thanks to Edna.
Is that very familiar with the stamps on it? Yes, all is very famous film.Dreamworks Animation - Madagascar, Shrek and movie Narnia.
I like the Madagascar, very great animation! How about you?

LOUIS BRAILLE BIRTH BICENTENARY from India

2009-04-12T06:16:00.000-07:00

This is the only Louis Braille Birth Bicentenary cover I received. It is from India. Thanks Dr.Biju

Covers from Turkey

2009-04-12T06:10:00.001-07:00

This is nice bird cover from Ahmet, Thanks!

These two covers are from Baris, thanks for sending me those nice Cartoon cover!

Some Nice Cover from Postcrossing Forum!

2009-04-12T05:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some nice covers I received from friends after joining the nice cover group and RR in Postcrossing Forum. Thanks to James Chen, Triin,Liliya and Thomas. Those covers are too perfect!

And also this special thanks to Guipost, who willing to help and send me the cover with Lunar New Year stamps on it. Also a mint Year of the Ox stamp. I like it very much! Thanks

Moomins from Finland

2009-04-05T04:18:00.000-07:00

Moomins, very cute cartoon character from Finland. Actually I also don't know about this cartoon characters, just start to know about it when I join the forum and always heard about it. Then only I start to know more about it and collect items for Moomins. Finland got issue stamps for Moomins, but I just manage to get the second issues not the first one. First issue is rare now.
Ok, let's have a look on the stamps booklet. Thanks for Marika for this Moomins stamp booklet.

There are a Tampere Art Museum Moominvalley, covers posted from the post office there will have the special Moomins postmark. Thanks to Marika for this nice cover.
So great can have two Moomins covers at a time. This is nice Moomin cover also from there sent by Villevaltteri. Thanks!

You can see on the cover sent by Villevaltteri having a very cute Polar Bear sticker on the right bottom corner. What is that sticker? Yes, that is related to very hot topic currently, Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers!

WWF FDC

2009-04-05T04:06:00.000-07:00

That day suddenly receive a letter from Norway. Quite surpise too. When I look at the sender's address , really not familiar with it.

When I open the letter, really got something make me so happy! there are set of 4 FDC and one set of mint stamps. WWF issue from Ascension Island.

Ascension Island is an isolated island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 1,600 kilometres (994 mi) from the coast of Africa, and 2,250 kilometres (1,398 mi) from the coast of South America.

These nice FDC really make me so happy about it. But who is sending these items to me, and why sending to me???

After reading the letter, only I know that this is from Joey who celebrate "2.000.000 Postcrossing Cards RAS" from the postcrossing Forum. Thank you to Joey!

Of course I can't forget to thanks my friends, Marika who nominated my name to Joey!

Thank you to both of you! Thanks to Postcrossing Forum, I can stand a chance to receive those nice items!

Cover From Vietnam

2009-03-31T08:08:00.000-07:00

This is the cover my friend Tri Thuc used to send me the items for exchange. So great cover he used to send me the items. Many flower stamps on it and also the Olympic 2008 Stamps. Thank you!

Nice Cover From Algeria

2009-03-31T08:05:00.000-07:00

Receive a nice cover from Algeria, sent by Ismail. So sorry for the late update. Thank you very much for this cover posted on first day of issue. Have to find more information for this issue.

Looney Tunes Covers

2009-03-31T07:07:00.000-07:00

But one thing not very understand with the postmark. 61ALENCON stand for what?

Already being lazy quite some times. Now hope is not too late to update with all the Looney Tunes covers I received. Those covers is very good for my collection. Thank you very much to Stephane.Can't believe that he send me total is 4 covers. Three stamps covers and one Minisheet cover. Perfect!

Those stamps and minisheet issued for the 2009 Stamp Day in France. Therefore, more information can visit my friend Eric's blog at http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/search/label/France

Covers from Singapore

2009-03-18T06:19:00.000-07:00

Even though Singapore just near to Malaysia. But I seldom get the covers from Singapore.
Thanks Edmund for these nice Bird Cover. Of course not forget to show you the nice Beijing Olympic stamps set.