BLOG # 1570 --- Day 903 of the Pandemic --- Day 188 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
GLORY TO UKRAINE
Howdy folks. I'm back again after a short hiatus. I have a number of cards to show today and they all provide images of different buildings throughout Europe. Most are real buildings but this first one may be an artist's impression. I don't know because translation was never my strong point. It still isn't.
Anyway the card arrived from Belgium, and here it is.
Johan used a new stamp from June. It is 1 of 6 in a minisheet featuring Medicinal Plants of Belgium. It arrived with a First Day of issue , June 13th, cancellation.
Next is a card showing the Imperial War Museum in London. In front of the building are 15 inch guns from MHS Resolution (left) and HMS Ramillies (right). The current location was opened on July 7, 1936 by the Duke of York, later King George VI.
Ron's stamp is a Universal Mail International Postcard rate stamp, picturing Prince Philip.
Now we have a card from Spain. It shows the New Cathedral in Plaza de Anaya, located in Salamanca. It was constructed between the 16th and 18the centuries.
Dominique used a King Felipe VI stamp from 2020.
Time now for a card from Macedonia. Here we see a part of the Skopje Fortress. Different iterations of the fortress have existed on this site since the 6th century. It is located on the highest point of the city, overlooking the Vardar River.
Ana used two older stamps on this card. The stamp on the left was issued in 2001 and commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Zoological Museum. The right stamp, from 2006, commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of musical composer Zivko Firtov.
Here's a card from Tallinn, Estonia, showing a view of Toompea Hill. This is a limestone hill in the central part of Tallinn. It is an oblong tableland , measuring 400 by 250 metres and is about 20-30 metres higher that the surrounding areas. At the top sits a castle, a tower and some government buildings. The area is part of the Tallinn Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Ste.
Meelis used a lovely assortment of stamps on this card. The large round stamp on the right was issued in 2013. It was issued as a single stamp minisheet for Cultural Heritage Year, 2013. The green colored stamp is from 2018 and commemorates the 300th Anniversary of Kedriorg Palace. The 2 stamps on the left are Post Horn definitives from 2020 and 2017.
These next cards and the last for this time and they were both sent by Dominique, one from France and one from Germany. The French card is first. Here we have a 14th century bridge over the Gave de Pau in Orthez, a commune in southwest France. The bridge has four arches and a tower at its centre.
Dominique used a stamp from this year on this card. It celebrates La Mulatresse Solitude (1772-1802 ) She was a heroine in the fight against slavery on French Guadeloupe.
Here's Dominique's second card and my last for today. On this one, we're looking at Bamberg Cathedral. Constructed in the 13th century, it is now part of the Town of Bamberg UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains many works of art, including the marble tomb of the founder and his wife, the Empress Kunigunde, considered a masterpiece of the sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider, and carved between 1499 and 1513. Another well-known treasure of the cathedral is an equestrian statue known as the Bamberg Horseman. This statue, possibly depicting the Hungarian king Stephen I most likely dates to the period from 1225 to 1237.
We have 2 stamps on this one. First is one of the never ending set of Flower definitives. The other stamp, issued in 2018, celebrates the 275 Anniversary of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Well that's all for this time. Thanks for the cards of today go out to Dominique, Meelis, Ana, Ron, and Johan. I never cease to be amazed at all the cards I receive from good people like these. Postcard collecting is such a wonderful hobby, I never know what to expect in my mailbox. Just imagine, going to my mailbox sure can change my day for the good.
Take care,
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