Mt Fuji and Seville

 BLOG  #1488 -- In the Year of Covid

Hey there, I'm back with a rather short update. I have just two cards for this time, the two cards I left off last update, from Spain and Japan. 

Let's start with this nice look at Mt. Fuji and surrounding Cherry Blossoms. Mt. Fuji is an active volcano  located about 100 km southwest of Tokyo. It last erupted on Dec13, 1707 and and ended on Jan 1, 1708. Fuji-san is the tallest peak in the country at 3,776 meters. Mt. Fuji was added  to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list as a Cultural Site in 2013. 

Jean Pierre used 3 definitives from 2015 on this card. They are part of a set of 12. 

Today's second card if from Seville, Spain. The city is the capital and largest city of Andalusia, located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.  The card is a look across the Plaza Virgen de los Reyas at the Cathedral of Seville. Officially the Catherdal of Saint Mary of the See, it was built between 1401 and 1528. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the world, and was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1987.

This is another card from Jean Pierre. He used 2 stamps, the left one from 2020 and the right one from 2019. Both stamps received , I think, special pictorial cancellations. The left stamp is from the 12 Months, 12 Stamps series. The right stamp marks the 1st Anniversary of the Death of Montserrat Caballe, Spanish operatic soprano.

Well there it is , a short one this time. Thanks to Jean Pierre for today's cards. 

Thanks for reading and stay safe. Be sure and follow all the covid protocols in your area. That's the best way to be safe.