Flow "Book for paper lovers"

I had to have it! I am not just a paper lover, 

I am a paper addict! 

postcards

letterpaper

labels

etc.

I'm in paper heaven! 

Stamps! What else?

All about Africa this time

Top: 

Mozambique

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1993)

Rwanda 200th birthday of Napoleon (set of 4, 1969)

Bottom:

Belgian Congo

Tanzania (1993)

Guinea-Bissau detail of a fresco

"St. Augustine in His Study" by Botticelli

Stamps! What else?

Algeria

"stuccos from the ruined city Sedrata

moulding"

1995 (set of 3)

Morocco

On the right a stamp issued in 2000

in honour of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

USA

                                            1982

                                                   

Stamps! What else?

The Netherlands

100 years "Rijksmuseum"

1985

The Day of the Stamp 2012 

is based on a first impression of 1 guilder Juliana stamps from 1949

Switzerland

Pullman wagon

Centenary of Swiss Railways 1997

(set of 4)

Ukraine

Actress of Silent Cinema, Vira Holodna

2013

Singapore

This stamp issue is to commemorate the arrival of two pandas, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, 

on loan to Singapore by China to mark the twentieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. 2012 (set of 3)

Another mail week

A letter from a new pen-friend! 

The tea is gone already and the postcard will soon

decorate the livingroom door

Stamps and a postcard for my collections

from the Netherlands 

Airmail sticker swap from Hong Kong

Some stamps

 Nice stamps I received in the mail from nice people

Poland 

  Gaski and Niechorze Lighthouses off the Polish Sea Coast 

2006 (set of 4)

Russia

On the left the Russian Europa stamp 

"Astronomy" from 2009 

On the right

Russian costume 

The costumes of Vologda Guberniya: a youth in the holiday costume, 

a girl in the costume worn after engagement.

2012

More gifts through the mail!

I got this amazing gift from my pen-friend in the States

Thank you Asierleigh! 

Sorry for the unsharp pic, my cat wanted to help

again, so I had to be quick *sigh*

 Things I bought for a better letter writing experience.

I really (didn't) need it!

Mail update

I almost forgot to post this card I received from India

via Sendsomething

Shame on me

Pune, India

Pune is known to have existed as a town since 847 AD. It was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale. In the 18th century, Pune became the political centre of Indian subcontinent, as the seat of Maratha Peshwas who were the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire.

Pune is the cultural capital of Maharashtra. Since the 1950-60s, Pune has had traditional old-economy industries which continue to grow. The city is now also known for Manufacturing, Automobile, Government & Private sector Research Institutes, Information technology (IT) and Educational, Management,Training institutes that attract migrants, students and Professionals not only from India but also students from South east Asia, Middle East and African countries.

The stamps used on this card were issued in 

2013 to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema