Friday, May 30, 2014

BRAZILIAN POSTCARD : NEYMAR

THE PICTURE : Neymar da Silva Santos JĂșnior (born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona in La Liga and the Brazilian national team, as a forward or winger.
THE STAMP : It has  3 stamp. The first stamp (located on the other stamp) is Sustainable Development stamp. This stamp issued on 1st June 2012. The second stamp (left) is Sapateiro stamp. This stamp issued on 30th December 2005. The last stamp is Marcel Gontrau stamp. This stamp issued on 26th May 2004.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar

INDIAN POSTCARD : INDIAN PEAFOWL

THE PICTURE : Indian peafowl is National Bird of India. The gorgeous ocellated ‘tail’ of a adult cock 1-1,5 m long. Peafowl has mottled brown with some metallic green on lower neck. Usually it is seen one cock with 4-5 peahens, locally semi-domesticated about villages & cultivation. Peafowl inhabits dense scrub and deciduous jungle, plain foorhills, preferably in neighborhood of rivers, streams. Always exclusively shy and alert. It dances with ocellated tail when monsoon is nearing. It loves to eat grains, vegetable shoots, lizard & snakes too. Peafowl’s nesting season is January to October.
THE STAMP : It has 3 kind of stamps. The first (left) is Mahatma Gandhi stamp. The second stamp (top left) is bhakra dam stamp. This stamp issued on 2013. And, the last, is children day’s stamp. This stamp issued on 2013 to celebrate childern day’s.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

DUTCH POSTCARD : FAMOUS THINGS IN HOLLAND



THE SENDER : Ellen from Netherlands.
THE PICTURE : It is the famous thing in The Netherlands. That is Sheep, Tulips, and wooden shoes.
THE STAMP : It is one of Busy Green stamps set. This stamp issued on 1 September 2011.

CANADIAN POSTCARD : NIAGARA FALLS MAID OF THE MIST



THE SENDER : Ju from Republic of Korea (South Korea).
THE PICTURE : It is niagara falls. Niagara falls is located in Canada. Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by vertical height and also by flow rate. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
THE STAMP : It is Korean Stamps. It is Arctous ruber (Rehder & Wilson) Nakai stamp, Gyeongju stamp, and Vitis amurensis Ruprecht (wild grapes). The Arctous ruber (Rehder & Wilson) Nakai stamp is issued on 2007.

UKRAINIAN/RUSSIAN POSTCARD : SEVASTOPOL



THE SENDER : Tania from Ukraine
THE PICTURE : It is multi view of Sevastopol city. Sevastopol  is a city on the Black Sea, located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula. The city is currently under dispute by Russia and Ukraine; Russia and Sevastopol itself consider it a federal city of the Russian Federation and part of the Crimean Federal District, while Ukraine and most other countries consider it one of Ukraine's cities with special status. The Russian military has displaced the Ukrainian military in the region, and Russia exercises administration over Sevastopol's territory. Sevastopol has a population of about 342,451 concentrated mostly near the Bay of Sevastopol and surrounding areas. The location and navigability of the city's harbours has made Sevastopol a strategically important naval base throughout history. The city is home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and its main port, the Port of Sevastopol, is one of the busiest ports in the Black Sea.
THE STAMP : It has 4 stamp. But, it just has 2 kind of stamp. The first (orange) is Acer platanoides, Norway Maple stamp.. This stamp issued on 2012. And, the second (green) is Fraxinus excelsior, a European Ash stamp. This stamp issued on 2012 too.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol

RUSSIAN POSTCARD : MAIN BUILDING OF MOSCOW UNIVERSITY

THE SENDER : Vera from Khabarousle, Russia
THE PICTURE : It is Main Building of Moscow University on Vorobyovy. Lomonosov Moscow State University, is one of the oldest and largest universities in Russia. Founded in 1755, the university was renamed in honor of its founder, Mikhail Lomonosov, in 1940. It also claims to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy.
THE STAMP : It has 2 stamps. The left stamp is Olympic Winter Games 2013 in Sochi, Russia. This stamp issued on 2012. And, the right stamp is Caspian Seal (Foca Caspica), one of sea mammals stamp. This stamp issued on 2003.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_State_University

FINNISH POSTCARD : FINLAND MAP



THE SENDER : Hanna from Helsinki, Finland
THE PICTURE : It is map card of Finland made of berries, like strawberry, grape, apple, etc. The designer is Tehty Soumessa. Finland is located in North Europe. The neighbor of Finland are Sweden and Norway.
THE STAMP : the first stamp is one of the mail boxes sets. This stamp issued on 24 January 2011. And the second stamps is 0,05€. It is shaped stamp.