Latvia FDC on "425th Anniversary of Printing Works in Latvia"

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Latvia

425th Anniversary of Printing Works in Latvia

Date of Issue : 22 October 2013

The stamp depicts the autograph of the founder of Riga's first printing house Niclas Mollyn and the oldest surviving printing press in the world from the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp.

Book printing in Riga began in 1588, when Dutchman Niclas Mollyn established the first printing and publishing company in the territory of Latvia. Mollyn arrived in the territory of Latvia from Antwerp to open a printing house in Riga, Krāmu Street. Two works were printed already in the first year of operation, one of which - the Carmen Gratulatorium of Riga resident Anselms Bocija - has survived to the present day. Mollyn printed more than 180 books in Riga, which were published mainly in German and Latin. Three books were printed in Latvian, among them the handbook of the Lutheran Church.

Russia FDC on "200 Years of the Victory of the Allied Armies in the Battle of Leipzig"

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Russia

200 Years of the Victory of the Allied Armies in the Battle of Leipzig

Date of Issue : 19 October 2013

The Battle of Leipzig or Battle of the Nations (16–19 October 1813) was fought by the coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, at Leipzig, Saxony

Sri Lanka Postcard - Kettaramaya

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Sri Lanka

This Sri Lankan postcard shows an ariel view of Kettaramaya. Thank You very much to my friend !

Portugal Postcard - 500 Years of the Holy House of Mercy of Braga

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Portugal

500 Anos da Santa Casa Misericórdia de Braga

500 Years of the Holy House of Mercy of Braga

Date of Issue : 20 September 2013

France ATM FDC on "MARCOPHILEX XXXVII - Ouistreham 2013"

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France

MARCOPHILEX XXXVII - Ouistreham 2013 ATM

Date of Issue : 19 October 2013

Indonesia FDC on "Garuda Contingent"

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Garuda Contingent

Date of Issue : 5 October 2013

Slovakia FDC on "Slovak Minerals – Sceptre Quartz from Šobov"

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Slovak Minerals – Sceptre Quartz from Šobov

Date of Issue : 11 October 2013

Quartz (SiO2) is one of the most common minerals in nature forming hexagonal columnar crystals finished with planes of trapezohedron or dipyramid.

A druse of crystals of ore minerals (sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena) with quartz and calcite from Banská Štiavnica is depicted on FDC. And a crystalline structure of euchroite – secondary arsenate of copper from Ľubietová, which is one of 19 Slovak minerals first found and noted down in Slovakia, represents a motif of the FDC cancellation.

Slovakia FDC on "Slovak Minerals - Precious Opal from Dubnik"

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Slovak Minerals - Precious Opal from Dubnik

Date of Issue : 11 October 2013

Opal is an amorphous substance, hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2.nH2O), with a variable amount of water (3-21%). Opal can be found in fillings of fissures in Late Tertiary volcanic rocks – andesites in areas between Červenica and Dubník in Slanské vrchy Hills.

A crystal filling of fissure in basalt – aragonite from the area of Bulhary near Fiľakovo in southern Slovakia is depicted on FDC. And a crystalline structure of libethenite – secondary phosphate of copper from Ľubietová, which is one of the 19 Slovak minerals first found and noted down in Slovakia, represents a motif of the FDC cancellation.

Singapore FDC on "Vanishing Trades"

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Vanishing Trades

Date of Issue : 16 October 2013

5 cents : Kachang Puteh
20 cents : Lantern Makers
30 cents : Songkok Makers
45 cents : Goldsmiths
50 cents : Cobblers
55 cents : Knife Sharpeners
65 cents : Ice-ball Sellers
80 cents : Parrot Astrologers
1st Local : Dairy Man
2nd Local : Beaded Slippers Maker

Taiwan ATM FDC "Spiritual Snake"

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Taiwan

Spiritual Snake Postage Label

Date of Issue : 18 October 2013

Korea Postcard - Re-designation of Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) Day as a National Holiday

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South Korea

Date of Issue : 8 October 2013

A commemorative postcard for the Re-designation of Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) Day as a National Holiday.

China FDC on "Table Tennis (Jointly Issued by China and Sweden)"

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Table Tennis (Jointly Issued by China and Sweden)

Date of Issue : 27 September 2013

2-1 : Loop Drive
2-2 : Forehand Service

USA Postcard - California Indian Basketry

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USA

A very nice USA postcard featuring California Indian basketry. Thank You very much !

Portugal Postcard - 300 Years of the Birth of Luís António Verney

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Portugal

300 Anos do Nascimento de Luís António Verney

300 Years of the Birth of Luís António Verney

Date of Issue : 16 September 2013

Macau Souvenir Cover - World Post Day – UPU

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Dia Mundial dos Correios - UPU

World Post Day – UPU

Date : 9 October 2013

The first day of use of the new Macau datestamp postmark !

Estonia FDC on "Birth Centenary of the Singer Raimond Valgre"

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Birth Centenary of the Singer Raimond Valgre

Date of Issue : 7 October 2013

Raimond Valgre (7 October, 1913 – 31. 12. 1949, Tallinn) was born in the family of a shoemaker in Riisipere in North-Western in Estonia. He became one of the best known Estonian song writers whose songs are known throughout the country. During his lifetime he wrote nearly a hundred songs and most of them were about nature and love. During World War II, he was a member of the orchestra of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps of the Red Army, and as a result of his service on the Eastern Front he became an alcoholic after the war. His music was banned in 1948 by the Soviet authorities. The revival of Valgre's compositions began in the Soviet Union of the 1960s. A biographical feature film about Valgre Need vanad armastuskirjad ("Those Old Love Letters") was shot in 1992.

Georgia Postcard - Manglisi Sioni Cathedral

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Georgia

My first postcard from Georgia. This postcard features the Manglisi Sioni Cathedral. The stamp is beautiful and the postmark is clear and nice. Thank You very much to my friend !

Macau FDC on "Streets of Macau II"

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Streets of Macau II

Ruas de Macau II

Date of Issue : 9 October 2013

2 Patacas : Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro
2.5 Patacas : Calçada dos Quartéis
3.5 Patacas : Calçada do Teatro
4 Patacas : Beco do Lilau
Souvenir Sheet : Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro

China FDC on "Chinese Dream - A Prosperous and Strong Country"

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Chinese Dream - A Prosperous and Strong Country

Date of Issue : 29 September 2013

4-1 : The Rendezvous and Docking of Shenzhou Spacecraft and Tiangong-1
4-2 : BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
4-3 : Aircraft Carrier 'Liaoning'
4-4 : Manned Submersible 'Jiaolong'

Indonesia FDC on "Indonesia - South Korea Joint Issue"

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Indonesia - South Korea Joint Issue

Date of Issue : 17 September 2013

Sri Lanka Postcard

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Sri Lanka

This Sri Lankan postcard features Sri Lankan food of rice and curry. Thank You very much to my friend !

Portugal FDC on "Apiculture - Portugal"

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Apicultura - Continente

Apiculture - Continental Portugal

Date of Issue : 23 September 2013

China FDC on "Writers of Ancient China III"

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Writers of Ancient China III

Date of Issue : 15 September 2013

4-1 : Jia Yi (200 - 168 BC)
4-2 : Sima Xiangru (about 179 - 118 BC)
4-3 : Yang Xiong (53 BC - 18 AD)
4-4 : Ban Gu (32 - 92 AD)

The four figures shown on this set of stamps are prominent cifu writers of the Han. Cifu or fu, (sentimental or descriptive composition, often rhymed) was the most representative literary form of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD).

Brazil Aerogramme

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Brazil

A very nice aerogramme from Brazil. Thank You very much to my friend !