Christmas mail with tea

Some of the Christmas mail I was so lucky to receive already!

My mom was really happy with the tea too.

From the Netherlands

From Korea

Native American Heritage

November is Native American Heritage month. 

In honor of that month Native American Postcards blog

did a give away to all people who sent a request.

This card shows two girls from

Ganado, Navajo Reservation, Arizona

On the back were these amazing stamps

Crazy Horse

The most famous war leader of the Lakota, he became feared by other tribes in the early 1850s for his skill in battle and continued fighting against U.S. expansion until his death. From a young age, he reportedly had trance visions of himself as a great warrior. He became an expert at luring cocky U.S. battalions into ambushes by pretending to be an injured, vulnerable target. Most famously, he led his tribe into the Battle of Little Bighorn, which left 268 soldiers dead including George Custer and two of his brothers.

Chief Joseph

(1994?)

Assiniboine

Indian headdresses

American folk art

(1990)

Stamps, what else?

Received on cover from India

top right:

in honour of great Indian Musicians 

(set of 8, 2014)

top middle:

commemorative stamp of Unit Trust of India

top left:

On Buddha Purnima Day (14th May 2014), the Government of India - Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp on the Drukpa Lineage in New Delhi, the capital of India.

right middle:

15 years of Liver transplantation in India

right bottom:

Centenary Of National Council of Churches in India

All stamps are issued in 2014

Collecting Christmas stamps

I received these two stamps on cover today

from Italy

I couldn't find any information about them, so all

help is welcome. 

(set of 2, 2002)

Letter from the UK

This was my last piece of received mail this week,

a nice letter from the UK

The tea is long gone already, haha

Collecting Christmas stamps

Singapore

right top:

"Festivals"

(set of 8, 2012)

middle top:

(set of 12, 2008)

left top:

(set of 8, 2010)

right bottom:

1st local

(2006)

left bottom:

For local addresses only

(?)

Switzerland

from right to left:

Advent wreath, Santa, Crib

(set of 4, 2014)

Good mail

Another postcrossing card today! I sent four out, with three

still on the way but already got four more received than sent.

This card comes from Canada

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

right:

Superman

(set of 5, 2013)

middle:

K.D Lang

and

left:

Tommy Hunter

"Canadian legends of country music"

(set of 5, 2014)

And this is a letter I received for a swap-bot swap.

Pretty paper and a very nice magnet from Australia! 

I loved what I read, so I am definately going to write back.

right:

"Wilderness Australia".

Alpine National Park

The pictures above and below shows the Mt. Feathertop and the Razerback Spur.

(set of 3, 2014)

left:

"Love" stamp for Valentine's day

(set of 2, 2011)

Postcards from Romania and Germany

Two castles in this blog post! 

The first is an offical Postcrossing postcard 

from Romania 

I love this view of Corvin Castle

"Flowers' clock"

(set of 6, 2013)

Each stamp combines the image of a flower with

a clock from the Nicolae Simache Clock Museum in Ploiesti.

The time on the clock tells us when this particular flower blooms during the day.

Finally in my collection Neuschwanstein Castle

Germany

"Tag der Briefmarke"

(2014)

Postcrossing cards!

I received some really nice mail the last few days!

So let me start with the Postcrossing cards

A fairy on the moon from Germany

The 100th Anniversary of the Beginning of World War I

(2014)

From the Netherlands

The Cat by  Bart van der Leck

Left:

150 years RNMI: Sun

(2004)

Right:

"Child stamp"

Made to support projects for children

(2001, set of 6)

A nice view from Toscana, Italy

About mail and a butterfly

I received two envelopes today! 

One is a Swap-bot swap from Germany,

two bags of tea for my mom, but I had the 

pleasure of finding them in the mail. 

The tea smelled really sweet by the way

This is a letter from my pen-friend Kasia.

As you can see, the cat was curious and ended up on the pic too.

And this is a butterfly made from German

flower stamps. I never thought it would come out

so well, I am really happy with the result. 

Surprise card from Spain

This card fell in my mailbox today,

I don't know you, Alicia, but thank you very much!

"Europa- National Music Instruments"

(2014) 

Paco de Lucía

Sweet letter from Japan

I received this letter from Emi,

we are sending emails to each other for

quite some time now and we finally agreed to 

exchage letters! 

Nice classic front

Colorful fun back

and lots of goodies! I've been spoiled!

Stamps, what else?

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Right:

Congo flag and military uniform

Left:

Palace of the nation

(1964)

Indonesia

Right:

Crested Philippine violet 

(1966)

Left:

"Indonesian Traditional Dance Series"

depicts dancers of "Sendratari Ramayana" or Ramayana Ballet. This ballet tells the ancient story of Ramayana. The pictures of the stamps describes characters in Ramayana, here: Garuda

(set of 6, 1962)

Postcards from Poland

Bytom

This postcard shows how this street still looks 

the same after 100 years

Zabrze

 St. Joseph's Church

Theatre

Swimming pool

Mail from the USA

Got two nice letters today,

both from the USA

After months of trying, I finally got a letter

from my dear pen-friend Asierleigh!

This sweet card comes from Margaret,

her cute but naughty pug Mabel chewed on it. 

Card from Texel (NL)

This postcard arrived today!

Thank you Suzanne!

From Texel

Stamps, what else?

Brazil

Fourth national exhibition of orchids 

(1946)

Brazil Portugal joint issue, the design is identical but Brazil released two pairs of stamps (one shown here) while Portugal chose for two stamps with one label each. 

(set of 4, 2012)

Indonesia

Asian International Stamp Exhibition 2007 souvenir sheet

and 

Year of the Dragon stamp 

World environment day 2013 souvenir sheet

and 

Year of the Dragon stamp

(set of 3, 2012)

Great card and a new stamp for my collection!

I received this card from the Postcrossing meeting in Driebergen!

Thank you Helena!

And for once the front matches the back! 

With special made stamp for the meeting

And this is a new addition to my stamp collection

The Beatle stamps were designed by artist Robert S. Thorne and licensed by NEMS Enterprises Ltd., the management company formed by Brian Epstein after signing the Beatles to a five year contract. The stamps were printed in Los Angeles, California, exclusively distributed and copyrighted by Hallmark Merchandisers, Inc., and sold in books of 100 for $0.59 back in 1964

Stamps, what else?

Algeria

Top right:

“WORLD CUP SOCCER 2010 SOUTH AFRICA”

(set of 2, 2010)

Top left:

“2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa”

Bottom:

“L'Ahellil du Gourara”

is a Berber composition form which contains music, dance and songs and originates in Algeria. You can find Ahelil on the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2005.

The Gourara is a region in Algeria formed by a group of oasis.  

(2010)

Bunny card from China

Isn't this a cute bunny?!

And look at the back!

Right:

Beijing 2008 Olympics 80 stamp from China

Left:

I could use some help with this one.