Halloween Card and Cyprus

     Blog # 1702

Day 1711 ( That's One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eleven Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .                                                                               

                                                         Glory To UKRAINE

Hello again, welcome to November.

 I want to back up one day to yesterday, Halloween. I was really busy and had no opportunity to write a blog to show the following card. It`s a Halloween themed card and I believe the young lady is shushing someone and saying never tell a secret. 

 

My Lovely Teena sent this card along to me. She used 1 of the 3 Jack-O-Lantern stamps issued in October.

This next card arrived from Cyprus.  It provides a look at Ayios Lazaros Church in Larnaca , a 9th century Byzantine structure. 

 Ana used 2 stamp, 1 of which is the compulsory Refugee Stamp. She also used a 2026 Euromed mosaic stamp.

So there you have, the latest blog update. Thanks to My Lovely Teena and Ana for their cards. 

More later. 

No Title Day

      Blog # 1701

Day 1704 ( That's One Thousand Seven Hundred and Four Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .  

                                                                      Glory To UKRAINE

Before I get to a few cards, I just want to finish up where I left off my last blog. The results are in and Alberta stays in Canada and I remain a Canadian in Alberta.  

The Remain in Canada side voted 76% to stay Canadian while the separatists voted 24% in a losing battle to leave. 

If you could see me now, you would see a smiling Glenn.

Enough of politics !

My first card today is a Postcrossing card from Osaka, Japan. It captures a tender, family moment. 

A Postcrosser called Kotoko is the sender of this card. She used 3 wonderful stamps. The left stamp was issued in 1987, 1 of 2 in a lovely set issued for Philatelic Week. The right stamp , issued in 1964, is from a set of 5 issued for the 1964 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo.  The middle stamp I was not able to identify

 

My second card is from Canada.  It`s a World Postcard Day card from 2024, in an illustration by Rose Wong.  Deshanta sent this  card and it`s her second card to me. Her first card was sent in August. Deshanta wrote that Autumn is one of her favourite seasons since moving to Canada. She also wrote that she is looking forward to hearing from me. Therein lies my conundrum . I can`t reach out to you since I don`t know you, I don`t know where you live or how to get in touch with you. I would love to reach out and personally thank you for your cards and thank you for reading my blog. Now I look forward to hearing from you Deshanta. Please, either leave a comment here on my blog or contact me at glennemoores(at)gmail.com  

I will be more than happy to send you a card and say hi.

This card arrived with a 2024 stamp from a set of 3 issued for Truth & Reconcillation. 

Now here`s the last card for this time. It arrived from France. With Halloween fast approaching I  felt this card might fit in even though it is not Halloween themed.  It is kind of ominous and spooky. It shows a painting by realistic and visionary painter Bruno Altmayer. 

Dominique used a 2014 stamp issued for the Philatelic Salon held in Clermont-Ferrand.

There you have it, the latest update of the blog. Thanks go out today to Kotoko, Deshanta and Dominique. 

The Great White North, Strong and Free

      Blog # 1700

Day 1698 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Eight Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .  

 

Today I am flying The Canadian Flag - The Maple Leaf for one simple reason , to show my Pride in this Great country. Today is Referendum Day in Alberta. There are people in Alberta who want to breakup Canada and form their own country of Alberta. Let me be clear , I am not one of them. If that ever happens I will be one of the first to leave Alberta in order to remain a Canadian. I was born in Canada and I wish to die in Canada. I voted in this referendum and I Voted To Remain in Canada and to Remain A Canadian.  

As much as I like and want a postcard from a new country, I do not want one from a country called Alberta. 

LONG LIVE CANADA -- THE GREAT WHITE NORTH , STRONG and FREE

Flying Machines.

     Blog # 1699

Day 1688 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Eight Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .   

                                                            GLORY TO UKRAINE

Well we have a winner for my Big Giveaway as mentioned in my last update. And the winner is Gerda of the blog MYPOSTCARD-PAGE. A nice postcard will be on its way to Gerda very soon. 

Now the answer to the identity of the mystery women shown is - Eleonor of Toledo.

Now on to todays cards. 

This first card arrived from Austria. It features a single engine plane flying over some grape plants. Not sure if the airline is Grape Jam, Air Jam or Jam Air. Either way, it is a welcome card to my aircraft card collection. 

Bruno used a number of stamps on his card. The tree stamps are definitives. The right stamp was issued in 2023 and shows Mariastein Church. The other large stamp , from 2026, commemorates the 400th Anniversary of the Farmers War of 1626.

Card 2 is another great flying machine. The Great Bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the world. 

They can be up to 18 kg.

Judith used a definitive issued in 2025 on her card. 

Well folks , a short update this time, just 2 cards. Thanks to Bruno and Judith for their cards . 

Take care all. Congrats one more time to Gerda. 

 

 

Bahamas Postal System, Mozambique, A Mystery Lady and the Big Giveaway

    Blog # 1698

Day 1683 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Three Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .   

                                                            GLORY TO UKRAINE

Well hello once again, I know, I know , it has been quite awhile. No reasons really other than life sometimes gets in the way. August and September were really trying times . 

My first card today is from Nassau, Bahamas. This is a card that My Lovely Teena sent back when we were last there, as she always does. Her card shows a lovely relaxing Take it Easy sunset in the Caribbean. 

    Teena used a 1968 stamp highlighting International Human Rights. 

Now speaking of the Bahamas Postal Service, you are so right, no one was. Well I am about to. But first let me show a couple of postcards showcasing the Bahamas Postal Service.

Okay, so here is the story. If you look at the stamp on the card that Teena sent, you will notice that it reads August 28, 2026. She and I were nowhere near Nassau on August 28th. The last time we were there was back in March of this year when these cards were posted along with a bunch for my postcard friends around the world. These arrived in Alberta the last week of September  and according to a few emails from friends, they arrived in Europe around the same time. This is more than amazing : cards posted in March, postmarked in August and arrived late September. Congratulations Bahamas Postal service. I had long ago given up on your service. But hey, you came through in the end. As we say in Calgary , YAHOO .  I am sure we all wonder where cards get to, why they sometimes never reach their destination, not to mention how they get postmarked 5 months after posting. Mysteries never cease, do they.  

My next card will be a little quiz , just because I have not had one in a long while.  I want to know who is the subject of the card. The card arrived from the U.S. so that is no help. It shows a lovely young lady in a expensive looking dress, with a couple of rings. The only clue you get today is this  - she is credited with being the first modern first lady or consort. The first correct answer earns that person a lovely postcard with 3 lovely stamps. So put your thinking caps on and you might just get lucky. Leave a comment with your answer. 

Without further ado, here she is .

No help here , but here are the stamps on the card.

Here is card 3 for today. No quiz on this one. 

It arrived from Maputu , Mozambique. It shows a map of the country and a birds eye view of the capital city.  

  David used 3 stamps on his card. The left stamp was issued in 2019 featuring Pope Francis. The middle stamp dates from 2010 and showcases 20 years of AICEP, the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency. The right stamp , from last year, was issued for World Vision. 

 Interesting thing here - card was posted on January 21, 2026 and I received it September 11th. I guess the Bahamas Post Office is not the worst after all. 

Well I guess that is the update for this time. I have to ease back into it after all. Thanks for todays cards go to My Lovely Teena, Brian and David. Take care all. 

Remember now to enter my big Postcard Giveaway. First correct answer wins all. 

Cheers. 

Nosy Be, a Bali Babe, Cristiano Ronaldo Airport and a Royal Castle

   Blog # 1697

Day 1657 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Seven Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .   

                                                            GLORY TO UKRAINE

Hi there, sorry about the big orange thing on my last update. This is the second time that has happened. I hope it is the last. Even though yesterday was Labor Day I hope everyone enjoyed a great day . All the workers and retired workers out there deserve that. 

My first card for today arrival from Funchal, Portugal. I guess the card shows the view a bird might have if flying over Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport . The Madeira Airport was renamed after Ronaldo on March 29th, 2017. 

Jean Pierre used a Cristiano Ronaldo stamp from 2017.

1. My next card is from Germany and is a great look at Schloss Herrenchiemsee , a Royal Palace. It was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.  

  Dominique used a 2026 stamp featuring Queen Elizabeth II. It celebrated the occasion of Her birth 100 years ago in 1926.

Now here is a card from Nosy Be, Madagascar. Nosy Be is an island off Madagascar’s northwestern coast. In the southeast, the forests of Lokobe Reserve shelter chameleons, geckos and frogs. The capital, known as Hell-Ville, has French colonial buildings and a covered market. Lemuria Land is home to a variety of lemurs, plus reptiles. Also in the park is a 19th-century distillery still used to extract essential oils from the native ylang-ylang tree.

David used a 2014 stamp showcasing a Lemur.

Time now for a card from Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Hans sent this card showing a February 1936 Vanity Fair cover showing a Bali beauty. 

The stamp on this card is a Postcrossing stamp issued for 20 Years of Postcrossing. 

So ends another update. Thanks for these cards go out to Dominique, David Hans and Jean Pierre. 

See you all next time. 

Minneriya National Park

   Blog # 1696

Day 1655 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Five Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .   

                                                            GLORY TO UKRAINE   

Well hello once again. Everyone present and accounted for , so we can begin another update . 

My first card today is a beautiful bird themed card from Sri Lanka. It`s a great look at an Asian Openbill in Minneriya National Park. Located in North Central Province , the park was designated a national park in August of 1997. It is comprised of 88.89 sq km.   From around July through October, when the surrounding forests dry out and water becomes scarce, hundreds of Asian elephants converge on the receding shoreline to graze on the fresh grass that emerges as water levels fall. At the peak of the season, it is not unusual to count three or four hundred elephants in a single field of view .This annual event is know as The Gathering. The bird on the card, the Asian Openbill is a large wading bird in the stork family. 

Ravindra use 2 stamps on this card. The small Butterfly stamp was issued in 2022. It shows a Pale Ceylon 6 Lineblue . The larger stamp, from 2025, shows the Asian Openbill. A really beautiful stamp.

Looks like I am having a little problem with font and colour. I will end here and try again. Thanks to Ravindra for his card. 

Menekrates's Monunent, Albania Scenes, Sant Miquel de Lillet, and a Concert House in Yogyakarta

  Blog # 1695

Day 1645 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Forty Five Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .   

                                                            GLORY TO UKRAINE   

Hello once again. Hopefully there will be no orange today. Ok , today's cards will be random, no particular order, just picked from the pile on my desk.

The first card is from Tirana, Albania. Alena's card show a couple of scenes around the country and a number of locals in their finest outfits. Alena described Tirana with these words " busy streets, warm evenings and a Balkan atmosphere". 

Alena used a stamp issued in 2024. It is 1 of 4 in a set showing Cultural Heritage. 

Card # 2 is from Indonesia. It's a view of the Grha Budaya Embung Giwangan, a concert house in Yogyakarta. 

Uul , a Postcrosser from Indonesia used 11 stamps on this card. Ten of them are the same of course. The ten stamps all show a 2023 Mailbox definitive. The lager stamp on the right , I have not been able to locate anything about it.

Card # 3 -- This one is from Catalunya, Spain. It's a look at Sant Miquel de Lillet, very close to the monastery of Santa Maria de Lillet . It is a small building with a circular plan, 6.5 m in external diameter and 4.7 m in internal. The building is covered with a dome that, when restored, is hemispherical. It has no windows. The entrance door, facing southwest, has a semicircular arch and above it there is a stone cross in relief. 

The first note of its existence stems from 1166.

Josep and Assumpta used a stamp from 2023. It was issued to show early ways of Engraving.

Card # 4 -- Here's a card from Corfu, Greece. Ravindra's card shows a cenotaph in Corfu, built around 600 BC. It is the Monument of Menekrates and was discovered in 1843. Menekrates is not buried there though, as he was lost at sea.

Ravindra used a 2022 stamp here. It is from a booklet of 10 Travelling in Greece stamps. All very nice indeed. 

That's the blog for this time. Thanks for the cards go out to Josep and Assumpta, Alena, Ravindra and Uul. 

Thanks for reading  and take care.

The Orange Apology

 Hello there,

So this will not be a normal blog update with postcards and stamps. This is an apology for all the orange on my update yesterday. I have no idea where it came from, or how it got there. It is kind of strange though that it just appeared soon after I mentioned the orange haired one down south of Canada. Maybe he put some sort of hex or curse on me. 

Anyway I hope you were still able to make some sense of yesterdays blog and hopefully it ( the orange ) never shows up again. 

Take care all.  

Cabo Rojo, Pearns Bay, Jost Van Dyke , a Barn Owl and CANADA PROUD

 Blog # 1694

Day 1641 ( That's One Thousand Six Hundred and Forty One Days ) Since the Start of the  Current ( Second )   Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .   

                                                            GLORY TO UKRAINE   

Howdy folks - all you collectors, postcarders and stamp people. Bloggers , too. I have a few more cards to show off. 

I am starting with a few leftover cards , sent by My Lovely Teena, from a cruise or two ago. The first one shows Pearns Bay, Antigua. It is located past Jolly Harbour and Hermitage Bay on a rocky road dotted with giant potholes, or at least it was when we were there. There is a lovely white sand beach as the card shows. 

   Teena used a lovely 2004 stamp, 1 of 4 in a Year of the Monkey set.

Card # 2 from Teena -- This one is from British Virgin Islands.  Here we see Jost Van Dyke from Smugglers Cove , Tortola.  

Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four British Virgin Islands , spanning roughly 3 square miles (8 sq km) with a population of about 300 people. Known as the "Barefoot Island," it is famous for its relaxed vibe, stunning white-sand beaches, and legendary beach bars like the Soggy Dollar Bar British Virgin Islands.  

Teena used a few nice stamps on this card. The two Bird stamps on top were issued in a set of 4 in 2005 for a Bird Festival. The bottom stamp is from 1980 , overprinted  for the Caribbean Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Meeting held in Tortola . The stamp was first issued in 1979, without the overprint. 

Card # 3 from Teena ---- A Cayman Islands card. This is a card issued by the Cayman Islands Philatelic Bureau, so it represents a Cayman Islands stamp from a Birds definitive series from 2006.  

The stamp is 1 of 5 in a 2005 set of Boats issued for the 120th Anniversary of the Cayman Registry. 

Card # 4 from My Lovely Teena is from San Juan , Puerto Rica. It shows Cabo Rojo Lighthouse, located on the southwest coast of the country. And no, that is not My Lovely Teena walking up to the lighthouse. 

I am not showing the stamp. Everybody has seen it numerous times and then some. It is the 2025 Round Global Forever stamp.  You all know what I am referring to. 

So that is it for this time. Thanks for these cards go out to My Lovely Teena. She is a great travel companion , she never complains about me and her making our way to the Post Office no matter where we are. Thanks Teena.

Now before I sign off   - one little bit of current news. 

I was always proud to be a Canadian -  that is not new, but today I am really proud to be a Canadian. Finally someone and some country has stood up to that orange haired narcissistic blowhard to the south of this fine country. It took a Canadian and Canada. It may hurt us in the end but at least we had the balls to do it. 

Canada - Strong, Free and Proud .