Israel FDC on "Wolfgang Von Weisl"

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Wolfgang Von Weisl

Date of Issue : 9 September 2014

Dr. Benjamin Zeev (Wolfgang Johannes) von Weisl (1896, Vienna – 1974, Gadera) was a Viennese physician and a decorated WWI artillery corps officer, an international author and journalist and a renowned orientalist, as well as a Zionist leader, one of the founders of the Revisionist movement and a pioneer in the struggle for Eretz Israel.

Indonesia FDC on "Indonesia First Ladies"

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Indonesia First Ladies

Date of Issue : 23 July 2014

1/5 : Fatmawati Soekarno
2/5 : Tien Soeharto
3/5 : Ainun Habibie
4/5 : Sinta Nurriyah Wahid
5/5 : Ani Yudhoyono

Mexico Postcard - Azteca Stadium

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A beautiful Mexican postcard showing the Azteca Stadium. Thank You very much to my friend !

China FDC on "Yangtze River"

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Yangtze River

Date of Issue : 13 September 2014

9-1 : The River Flowing Eastward
9-2 : Beautiful Chongqing
9-3 : Spectacular Three Gorges Landscape
9-4 : Hubei and Hunan Provinces Near the River
9-5 : Water Landscape of Lushan Mountain
9-6 : Unique Landscape of Huangshan Mountain
9-7 : Spring Dawn of Nanjing
9-8 : Waterside Towns
9-9 : The River Running Eastward to the Sea

This set of stamps were made based on the long scroll painting of "The Great Yangtze River" by Yuan Yunfu.

Estonia FDC on "Estonian Mushrooms - The Deadly Fibrecap"

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Estonian Mushrooms - The Deadly Fibrecap

Date of Issue : 11 September 2014

The deadly fibrecap (Inocybe erubescens) is very poisonous, containing muscarine. The poison does not disappear even after scalding or drying. Quite soon after eating the mushroom signs of poisoning appear: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abundant perspiration, flow of spit and tears, often narrowing of the pupils and vision disorders. It is found in parks and deciduous forests when the first pale red russulas spring up.

Israel FDC "Fiddler on the Roof - Fifty Years"

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Fiddler on the Roof - Fifty Years

Date of Issue : 9 September 2014

The three stamps are based on Drawings by Chaim Topol.

Fifty years ago, in 1964, the curtain rose on Fiddler on the Roof – the first large-scale Broadway musical based on a Jewish-Yiddish classic. The plot takes place in a Jewish town in Russia and is based on the stories of Tevya the Dairyman written by the greatest Yiddish humorist, Shalom Aleichem.

Since the premiere in New York, Fiddler on the Roof has been performed tens of thousands of times all over the world. The first performance to take place in another country and in another language was in Israel, in Hebrew, in 1965.

Czech Republic Postcard - Praga

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A very nice card showing the nightview of Praga. The stamps on the card are beautiful. Thank You very much !

Macau Postage Due Cover to Hong Kong

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Date Sent: 5 September 2014

Macau Stamp
~~~ Macau "The New Campus of the University of Macau" Stamp (Issued on 5 September 2014)

Hong Kong Postage Due Label
~~~ Issued on 23 September 2004

Macau Post increase the postage rate, starting from 25 June 2014. On the cover, I just affixed a "The New Campus of the University of Macau" stamp of 2 Patacas out of the normal postage of 3 Patacas. On 18 September, I went to the GPO to get the mail and paid the postage due. The postage due should be : ((1 / 3) x 2.3) + 4 = HK$4.8. On the cover, you can see the round-shaped T 1.00/3.00 postmark from Macau and a Hong Kong "To Pay" chop.

China FDC on "Teachers' Day"

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Teachers' Day

Date of Issue : 10 September 2014

2-1 : Flying the Hopes
2-2 : Keeping in Mind the Dedication of Teachers

In 1985, the Chinese government set September 10 to be the Teachers' Day of China.

Latvia FDC on "Lighthouses"

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Lighthouses

Date of Issue : 12 September 2014

Netherlands Postcard

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Netherlands

A very nice card from Netherlands.

Israel ATM FDC on "Weasels - Meles Meles"

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Weasels - Meles Meles

Date of Issue : 9 September 2014

Macau FDC on "New Campus of the University of Macau"

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New Campus of the University of Macau

Novo Campus da Universidade de Macau

Date of Issue : 5 September 2014

The New Campus of the University of Macau is separated from Taipa, Macau, by a waterway, with the lush Hengqin Mountain in the background, covers approximately one square kilometre and can hold more than 10,000 students. This issue includes a set of four stamps and one souvenir sheet, the designs show the buildings of library, administration building, residential colleges and university hall & UM guest house.
(The information above is from Macau Post website)

On the souvenir sheet FDC, there are one 3 Patacas Definitive stamp, which depict the old University of Macau, and also one ATM stamp which depict the Lotus Bridge, a cross-border bridge linking COTAI with Hengqin, to make up the postage.

While on the self made FDC below, there is a special ATM, with "***.5" printed on it. This 0.5 Pataca ATM is not available on ATM machine, and is only available at a few post offices.

Estonia FDC on "Centenary of the Estonian Academy of Arts"

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Centenary of the Estonian Academy of Arts

Date of Issue : 1 September 2014

Estonia FDC on "75th Anniversary of the Tallinn Zoo"

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75th Anniversary of the Tallinn Zoo

Date of Issue : 25 August 2014

Tallinn Zoo, member of WAZA, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, this year marks its 75th anniversary. The Amur leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis and the bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, that have been reproduced in the souvenir sheet, are some of the important objects of protection of species.

Estonia FDC on "25th Anniversary of the Baltic Chain - Joint Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Issue"

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25th Anniversary of the Baltic Chain - Joint Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Issue

Date of Issue : 23 August 2014

The Baltic Chain on 23 August 1989, was a giant demonstration initiated to influence Soviet authorities and to express the will of freedom of the people of the three Baltic nations – a human chain of nearly seven hundred kilometres from Tallinn to Vilnius. The number of people standing along the route has been assessed at up to one million. The demonstration was scheduled to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which unlawfully changed the national status of the Baltic countries and robbed them of their independence.

Hong Kong FDC on "Cantonese Opera Costumes" to Macau Poste Restante

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Cantonese Opera Costumes

Date of Issue : 21 August 2014

$1.70 - Great Han costume

(From Hong Kong Post : http://www.hongkongpoststamps.hk/eng/stamps/latest_stamp_issues/2014/20140821a/introduction.htm)

Macau Post recently extend its Posta Restante service to Carmo Post Office. I sent this FDC to Macau to try the new Posta Restante service.

Taiwan Maximum Card - Gallant Horse ATM

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~~~ Taiwan "Gallant Horse" ATM (Issued on 22 August 2014)
~~~ Cancellation : Sanchong Temporary Post Office Special Postmark

China FDC on "Zhuge Liang"

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Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮)

Date of Issue : 28 August 2014

2-1 : The sleeping Dragon Rising from Longzhong
2-2 : A Dedicated Man
Souvenir Sheet : Portrait of Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮) (181-234), courtesy name Kongming (孔明), a native of Yangdu, Langya (today's Yinan County, Shangdong Province), was a prominent statesman and strategist during the Tree Kingdoms period (220-280).

Taiwan FDC on "Formation of Kinmen County 100th Anniversary"

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Formation of Kinmen County 100th Anniversary

Date of Issue : 28 August 2014

Originally a township under the jurisdiction of Tongan, Fujian Province during the Qing Dynasty, Kinmen was elevated to county status in 1915. The year 2014 is the 100th since Kinmen became a county. The designs follow:

Two stamps are designed as a se-tenant pair:
NT$5: Juguang Tower and the Western-style residential buildings of the Shuitou Settlement.
NT$12: Traditional Southern-Min-style buildings of the Shanhou Folk Culture Village as well as the Wentai Pagoda, a national historic monument.

Nicaragua Postcard - Sanctuary of Popoyuapa

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A nice postcard showing the Sanctuary of Popoyuapa in Rivas. Thank You very much to my friend!