China FDC on "Centenary of the Birth of Comrade Li Xiannian"

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Centenary of the Birth of Comrade Li Xiannian

Date of Issue : 23 June 2009

(From Left to Right)
3-1 : Li Xiannian during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
3-2 : Li Xiannian during Socialist Construction
3-3 : Li Xiannian as the President of PRC

Li Xiannian (1909-1992), a native of Huang'an (present day Hong'an), Hubei Province, was a great proletarian revolutionist, politician, and strategist.

Algeria FDC on "XVI Mediterranean Games - Pescara 2009"

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XVI Mediterranean Games - Pescara 2009

Date of Issue : 03 June 2009

The 16th edition of the Mediterranean Games is now being held in Pescara, Italy from 25 June to 5 July 2009 with the participation of 23 countries. Of course, Algeria is one of the countries participate in this game.

A nice FDC from Algeria.

Estonia FDC on "25th Estonian Song Festival"

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25th Estonian Song Festival

Date of Issue : 18 June 2009

The tradition of All-Estonian song festivals was born in 1869, when the first such festival took place in Tartu from 18 to 20 June. This year's festival is the 25th, and 140 years will pass since the first festival this year.

By today the Baltic Song and Dance festivals, including those of Estonia, have won wide acclaim and belong to the list of UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

Indonesia FDC on "The Inauguration of Suramadu Bridge"

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The Inauguration of Suramadu Bridge

Date of Issue : 10 June 2009

The Suramadu Bridge, also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, is a bridge with three cable-stayed sections constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia. Opened on June 10, 2009,the 5.4-km bridge is the longest in Indonesia and the first bridge to cross the Madura Strait

Slovakia FDC on "President of the Slovak Republic"

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President of the Slovak Republic

Date of Issue : 15 June 2009

Ivan Gašparovič (born on March 27, 1941 in Poltár) is a Slovak politician and law professor who has been the President of Slovakia since June 15, 2004. He defended his repeated candidature for the position of the President in the presidential election on April 4th,2009. He was inaugurated into the second electoral term on June 15th, 2009

A very nice FDC from Slovakia. The stamp is gold in colour and is very special. Slovakia Post use a Thermoembossing technique to print the stamp.

China FDC on "Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Bridge"

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Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Bridge

Date of Issue : 18 June 2009

2-1 : Magnificent Bridge
2-2 : Marine Platform

The Hangzhou Bay Bridge, stretching 36 kilometers from Haiyan, Jiaxing City, southward to Cixi, Ningbo City, was completed and put into operation on May 1, 2008. A convinient two-way passage of the Tongjiang-Sanya National Highway, to span the Hangzhou Bay, it contains six lanes with a designed in technological innovation. It is presently the world's longest cross-sea bridge.

Finland Postcard - Helsinki

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A nice Helsinki postcard from my postcrossing friend in Finland..

Indonesia FDC on "Environmental Care - World Environment Day"

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Environmental Care - World Environment Day

Date of Issue : 05 June 2009

World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also created in 1972, uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action.

The theme for WED 2009 is 'Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change'. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests.

WED 2009’s host is Mexico which reflects the growing role of the Latin American country in the fight against climate change, including its growing participation in the carbon markets.

Pakistan Postcard - Kaghan Valley

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A really beautiful view of Kaghan Valley. Thank You very much to my friend.

Israel Postcard

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A very nice multiview card from Israel. You can see the view of Dead Sea, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem etc. The stamp is also very beautiful.

Estonia FDC on "125th Anniversary of Estonian National Flag"

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125th Anniversary of Estonian National Flag

Date of Issue : 05 June 2009

The idea of the blue, black and white colour combination was conceived in the spirit of the Estonian national awakening on 29 September 1881 in Tartu, at the founding meeting of the student fraternity Vironia (later the Estonian Students’ Society). The first tricolour was made in 1884 and was blessed on 4 June 1884 at the Otepää parsonage. Later, the flag was associated with Estonian patriotism and was adopted as the national flag after the Republic of Estonia declared its independence on 24 February 1918. The use of the national colours was prohibited in Soviet Estonia. The historical flag was brought out of hiding during the Singing Revolution and the blue, black and while tricolour was flown from the top of the Pikk Hermann tower once again on 24 February 1989 after a period of 45 years.

A very nice FDC from Estonia. The cancellation for this issue is rather special. I seldom find a postmark full of words. But, I don't know what the words means.

Luxembourg Postcard - Map

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Luxembourg

A very very beautiful mapcard from my postcrossing friend in Luxembourg. The stamp is also very nice too.

Finland Postcard - FI559673

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A really nice postcard from my postcrossing friend in Finland. The stamp is also nice too..

Netherlands Postcard - Poortugaal

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A very nice card of Poortugaal, situated near the municipality of Rotterdam, in Netherlands.

China FDC on "Blessing Our Motherland"

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Blessing Our Motherland

Date of Issue : 01 June 2009

(On the upper FDC)
4-1 : Love for Motherland
4-2 : Happy Life
(On the lower FDC)
4-3 : Peace Lovers
4-4 : Enthusiasm for Science

This set of stamps was issued to mark the "June 1" International Children's Day.

Finland Postcard - Tuulos

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I was so excited when I got this card. Not because of the nice and peaceful view of Tuulos of southern Finland on the front of the card. It is the blue T postage due postmark of Finland that attract me. My postcrossing friend seems to have forgotten to affix a stamp onto the card, but it is not a problem because Hong Kong Post do not charge me for the insufficient postage. It is the first time I see postage due postmark of European country.

Korea FDC on "The 100th Anniversary of Korean Cartoon"

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The 100th Anniversary of Korean Cartoon

Date of Issue : 02 June 2009

The stamp design features such recollective cartoons as “Mr. Gobau” by KIM Seong-Hwan, “Run, Hany” by LEE Jin-Ju, “Little Dino Dooly” by KIM Soo-Jeong, “Mengkkongi Village School” by YOON Seung-Un, and “Robot Zzibba” by SHIN Moon-Soo.

On June 2, 1909, Daehanhyeophwoi (Korea Association), one of several Anti-Japanese Social Associations, published the cartoons of Lee Do Yeong (1884∼1933) which touched upon current issues on the first page of the first edition of 『Daehanminbo』, a daily which used both Korean and Chinese characters. This marked the first page of the history of Korea’s cartoon.

The stamps is really very cute and lovely. I like it very much.

Japan Postcard - JP68789

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A really very nice view of Tateyama-Kurobe Alpen Route : Kurobe #4 Dam and tha Tateyama range. Besides, the postmark is rather clear and my friend from Postcrossing was so kind to affix such a beautiful stamp.

Indonesia FDC on "World Ocean Conference 2009"

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World Ocean Conference 2009

Date of Issue : 11 May 2009

The World Ocean Conference 2009 was held in Manado, from 11 May to 15 May. Its topic is the threat to various nations from rising oceans due to global warming.

Very nice FDCs from Indonesia, especially the souvenir sheet with a sea turtle on it.