Argentina Cover

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Argentina

A nice Argentina registered cover with Pope Francis stamps issued on 2 May 2013.

Wishing you all a happy new year !

Hong Kong Maximum Card - Stonecutters Bridge

Maximum Card
極限明信片
Bilhete Máximo

Hong Kong

~~~ Hong Kong 2009 $2.4 "Stonecutters Bridge" Stamp (Issued on 17 December 2009)
~~~ Cancellation : Mei Foo Sun Chuen Post Office Datestamp Postmark

India Meghdoot Postcard

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Bilhete Postal

India

A nice Meghdoot Postcard from India. Thank You very much to my friend.

Portugal Postcard - Discoveries Monument

Postcard
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Bilhete Postal

Portugal

A nice postcard showing the view of Discoveries Monument (Padrão dos Descobrimentos), with 25 de Abril Bridge at the background. Thank You very much to my friend!

India Postcard - Taj Mahal, Agra

Postcard
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Bilhete Postal

India

A nice Indian Postcard showing the view of Taj Mahal, Agra. Thank You very much to my friend.

India Inland Letter Card

Aerogramme
航空郵簡
Bilhete Carta-Avião

India

India Postcard - Ladakh

Postcard
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Bilhete Postal

India

A nice card with many beautiful stamps showing a polo match at Leh. Thank You very much to my friend.

Israel FDC on "100 Years of Aviation in Eretz Israel"

First Day Cover
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Israel

100 Years of Aviation in Eretz Israel

Date of Issue : 3 December 2013

(Right to Left)
Bleriot XI - the first airplane in Eretz Israel, 1913
French aviator Jules Vedrines landed his Bleriot XI monoplane north of Jaffa, as he competed in an aviation contest promoted by the French newspaper Le Matin. The contest route took aviators from Paris to Cairo.

Fouga Magister - IDF Air Force training plane, 1960
The French Fouga Magister jet-engine training aircraft was the first aircraft to be assembled by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Israel. Generations of IDF Air Force pilots were trained on this aircraft, which served the IDF for decades.

Heron I - unmanned aerial vehicle, 1994
This unmanned aerial vehicle was manufactured in Israel, a forerunner in the development and diverse operational use of such devices. The Heron I serves the IDF Air Force as well as other air forces around the world.

Vatican Postcard - Pope Francisco

Postcard
明信片
Bilhete Postal

Vatican

A Vatican postcard which shows the Pope Francisco. A really nice Christmas gift to me. Thank You very much to my friend !

Portugal Postcard - "90th Anniversary of the League of Combatants"

Postcard
明信片
Bilhete Postal

Portugal

90º Aniversário da Liga dos Combatentes

90th Anniversary of the League of Combatants

Date of Issue : 16 October 2013

Vietnam Cover - 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games

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Vietnam

A nice cover with two 2008 Vietnam "Olympic Games - Beijing 2008" parallelogram shaped stamps, and also 2012 "Olympic Games 2012" stamps. Thank You very much !

Taiwan 11.12.13 Cover

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Taiwan

Taiwan 11.12.13 covers with 2013 Year of the Horse stamp. Thank You very much to my friend !

Hong Kong 11.12.13 Cover

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Hong Kong

A Hong Kong 11.12.13 Cover, with a $1.4 "Declared Monuments in Hong Kong" stamp featuring Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay (issued on 20 September 2007). The cover was sent from Hing Fat Street Post Office (the nearest post office to the Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay).

Macau 11.12.13 Cover

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Macau

Two Macau 11.12.13 covers with 2008 World heritage definitive stamps, sent from the Central Post Office. The one above with stamp featuring the Cathedral, while the one below with stamp featuring Lou Kau Mansion.

Sri Lanka Postcard - Great Egret

Postcard
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Bilhete Postal

Sri Lanka

This Sri Lankan postcard shows great egret at Yala National Park. Thank You very much to my friend !

Estonia FDC on "90th Anniversary of Estonian Olympic Committee"

First Day Cover
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Estonia

90th Anniversary of Estonian Olympic Committee

Date of Issue : 9 December 2013

The Estonian Olympic Committee was established on December 8, 1923. Then head of state, Dr. Karl Akel, was elected chairman of the organization and he worded the aims of the Olympic Committee as introduction and promotion of physical culture as a result of which the people of Estonia could be healthier, more determined and self-confident.

Slovakia FDC on "Christmas 2013: Folk Motifs in the Work of Ľudovít Fulla"

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Slovakia

Christmas 2013: Folk Motifs in the Work of Ľudovít Fulla

Date of Issue : 13 November 2013

This year’s issue of the postage stamp Christmas and the First Day Cover are based on two works of one of the most significant Slovak artists of the 20th century, Ľudovít Fulla (1902 – 1980).

The motif on the stamp comes from the woodcut The Birth (1940), while the imprint uses a motif from an oil painting having the same title and the year of creation as the woodcut.

On the FDC is a special seal "Christmas Post - Rajecka Lesna Village - 26.11.2013" (Rajecka Lesna Village is seat of Christmas Post). Thank You very much to my friend !

Korea FDC on "New Year’s Greetings"

First Day Cover
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South Korea

New Year’s Greetings

Date of Issue : 2 December 2013

Nice Korean registered FDCs. I really like them. Thank You very much to my friend !

Russia FDC on "Happy New Year! Mascots of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi"

First Day Cover
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Russia

Happy New Year! Mascots of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi

Date of Issue : 29 November 2013

The postage stamps depict the mascots of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi against magical winter backgrounds.

There is a mistake on the datestamp postmark on this FDC. The datestamp postmark indicate the date of 29 December 2013 (one month after the issue date)

China FDC on "The 120th Anniversary of Wuhan University"

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China


The 120th Anniversary of Wuhan University

Date of Issue : 29 November 2013

The history of Wuhan University can be traced back to Ziqiang Institute, which was founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong, the then governor of Hubei and Hunan provinces in the late Qing Dynasty. In its early stage of development, the institute changed its name several times before it was officially named National Wuhan University in 1928. In August 2000, the school merged with Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, and Hubei Medical University to form the new Wuhan University.

Vietnam FDC on "Year of the Horse"

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Vietnam

Year of the Horse

Date of Issue : 1 December 2013

Taiwan FDC on "New Year’s Greeting (Issue of 2013)"

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Taiwan

New Year’s Greeting (Issue of 2013)

Date of Issue : 2 December 2013

NT$3.5 : A high-spirited strapping steed strides forward, representing a good beginning
NT$13 : A jumping horse turns its head up for a backward look, symbolizing "success"
NT$12 souvenir sheet: Two horses, galloping amid auspicious clouds, symbolize that "all is going smoothly"

Hong Kong FDC on "Our Legislative Council"

First Day Cover and Maximum Card
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Hong Kong

Our Legislative Council

Date of Issue : 5 December 2013

The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule. This year marks the 170th anniversary of the Legislative Council.

$1.7 - The Legislative Council Complex situated at Tamar, Central. It was commissioned in October 2011
$2.9 - The old Legislative Council Building located adjacent to Statue Square in Central.
$3.7 - The Chamber of the Legislative Council Complex
$5 - The President’s chair in the old Legislative Council Building

(From Wiki and Hong Kong Post : http://www.hongkongpoststamps.hk/eng/newsletter/2013/11/20131115a.htm)

The second FDC (with only $1.7 stamp on it) was autographed by the following persons:

Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing (曾鈺成)
- President of the Legislative Council

Hon Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen (梁君彥)
- Chairman of House Committee, the Legislative Council

Hon Ronny TONG Ka-wah (湯家驊)
- Deputy Chairman of House Committee, the Legislative Council

Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing (劉慧卿)
- Deputy Chairman of Finance Committee, the Legislative Council