BLOG # 1523 --- Still in the Time of Covid
Good day to you all. Well it has been a few days , nine in fact, since we last met here. So it's certainly time. I have a number of cards to have a look at . Here they are but in no particular order.
First is a card from Jakarta, Indonesia. It shows a photo of the sender, Hime. She is dressed up as a video game character from Final Fantasy XV. The character's name is Cindy Aurum and she is the head mechanic of the Hammerhead Garage in Final Fantasy XV. What Hime is doing here is called Cosplay, an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes to represent a specific character.
Cindy used , sorry, Hime used a stamp from 2018. It is 1 of 3 issued to celebrate Golden Indonesia 2045, marking the 100th year of the country's independence.
Next is a pin-up card from Italy. Not much to say, other than the sun appears to be quite bright that day.
Valentina used a stamp from 2019. It celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Anzio.
A pair of railway tracks is the focus of this next card. The set on the left look well used and in excellent condition. The set on the right, not quite so. Rusty and with a little greenery growing up. Presumably not used too often lately. The card arrived from the Netherlands so I will go ahead and assume the tracks are located in that country.
Valeriia used an assortment of stamps here, 4 in fact. The top left and middle stamps are from 2008 issued to celebrate The Seventies. The far right stamp, from 2005, is a semi-postal self adhesive Christmas stamp. It is 1 of 10 different stamps in a sheet. The remaining stamp was issued in 2001 and is 1 of 10 in a minisheet showcasing Children and Computers.
Now it's a card from France. It's a look at the Abbey of St. Mary of Lagrasse, in southern France. Lagrasse is a commune with about 560 people, give or take. It is a part of the Most Beautiful Villages of France association. The abbey was founded by the Benedictines before the 9th century.
Dominique used a 49 year old stamp. Issued in 1972 it commemorated the 200th Anniversary of the Discovery of Crozet Islands and Kerguelen.
Next is a rather large card from Ireland. This is a postage paid card issued by An Post , for sending anywhere in Ireland. The wording on the front says " Come together, Write now. " I'm not sure but maybe it is a program to encourage communication during the pandemic. We had a similar program of free postcards from Canada Post.
I received this card from John, who lives in Co. Kildare. Since the postcard was prepaid for in country posting, it required extra postage. John used some sort of ATM stamp. But it's a great one - it celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the First Transatlantic Flight in June of 1919 by Alcock and Brown. A great Aviation stamp.
Now for today's last card. And what better way to end than with an aviation theme card. A Swiss Air MD-11. The registration is HB-IWC. The first flight for this aircraft was in Feb of 1991. It flew for Swiss Air until March of 2002. From 2002 to 2004 it flew as a freighter for FedEx. It's final service was with Martinair from 2004 to 2015. It is now stored and most likely will never fly again.
Jean Pierre used 2 stamps here. The left stamp dates from 1968 and highlights Geneva Airport. THe right stamp is 1 of 4 Christmas stamps issued in 2019.
Well that's it for today. A fine update for sure. Thanks for the cards today go out to Hime, Valentina, Valeriia, Dominique, John and Jean Pierre. Drop back again soon, hopefully I'll be back before another 8 or 9 days.
Covid is still among us so ...... wash your hands, wear a mask, keep your distance and get vaccinated just as soon as you can. As someone said " we're not out of this pandemic until everyone is out of it ".
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