A Temple, a Bridge, an Airport and Postal Uniforms

 BLOG 1571 --- Day 329 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

                                                                        GLORY TO UKRAINE

Here we go again. Another day and a few cards. 

My first card today arrived from Thailand. It shows a beautiful white temple near Bangkok. Yulia sent the card  and she took the picture of the temple. Unfortunately she didn`t tell the name of the temple and I wasn`t able to identify it. 

Yulia used 4 copies of a 2017 Definitive showing a Thai Pavillion.

Card 2 --- From Germany, showing the Altmuhl Bridge in Ornbau. The town is one of the smallest in Bavaria with just over 1700 people. This five arch sandstone bridge dates from the mid 17th century. 

Thoralf used an assortment of stamps on this card. The left stamp was issued in 1990, a semi-postal from DDR German Democratic Republic. It is 1 of 3 in a set commemorating the 150th Anniversary of The World`s First Stamp. The next stamp is also from 1990 , 1 of 9 in a set of Monuments and Buildings. The large stamp showcases the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Sepp Herberger. It was issued in 2022. The last stamp there is a Flower definitive. 

Personal note -- I am surprised that DDR stamps are still valid for postage.    I would have thought otherwise. 

Helsinki Airport is the focus of my next card. Helsinki Airport ( HEL ) is a major hub for Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland. The airport serves about 50 airlines and was opened in 1952 for the Summer Olympics. 

Sanna used 2 stamps here. On the left, from 2017, is 1 of 4 in a Birds minisheet. On the right , from 2021, 1 of 5 in a minisheet called Glimmer of Summer. 

Now it`s time for today`s last card. It arrived from Xiamen, a small coastal city in China. I said small but it does have 4.3 million people. I guess that`s small in China. The card shows a number of Postal Service Employee uniforms.

Yaping aka Leah used a stamp from a minisheet of 6 , issued in 2017. It showed Prehistoric  Animals - Chinese Dinosaurs.

The card was issued with prepaid postage - hence the stamp printed  on the right. It must have only paid for postage in China , I guess that`s why Yaping added the Dinosaur stamp. 

That`s all the time I have for today. Hope to be back again soon. Today I have to thank Yulia, Thoralf, Sanna and Yaping for their cards. 

Take care everyone.