24.06.2015 • 19:37 0
This exceptional cover was sent by Roman via the CCCC. It was posted from the village Istebna in Poland, which lies very close to point where Polish, Czech and Slovak border meet. Further, the mail was brought to nearby villages of Hrčava in Czechia and Čierne pri Čadci in Slovakia, which is commemorated by daily postmark of post-office in these villages. Thank you very much Roman for this truly interesting cover!
Filed under: CCCC, Czechia, National symbols, Poland, Slovakia
11.03.2015 • 20:14 0
Andrej Kiska is the 4th President of Slovakia, his was inaugurated on June 15, 2014. This cover with 2 definitive stamps depicting the President was kindly sent by Milos. Thank you very much!
Filed under: National symbols, Slovakia
31.12.2014 • 13:20 0
Czechia
Czech Post issued a Christmas stamp this year (unlike previous year). It is the second stamp on the cover from the right and it depicts the Bethlehem in Winter by Czech painter Josef Lada. The first stamp (from right) on this cover is one stamp out of 25 from the series “The Advent”, which is private issue of the Czech Post (so called “My Own Stamps”). The information about this series on the webpages of Czech Post is unfortunately in Czech language only. This series was issued on Nov 12, 2014, part of the issue (10.000 stamps) was issued as a box with postcards sharing the motif of stamps. The postmark is special pictorial Christmas postmark of the Boží Dar (Gottesgab in German, “God’s Gift” translated to English), the city in the Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge, Ore Mountains). Besides the interesting name of the city, it is also the highest elevated city in the Czech Republic.
Slovakia
Slovakian Christmas issue of 2014 depicts the stained glass from the Church of the Assumption in Chynorany. There is a collection of 8 stained glasses in this Church, one glass shows newborn Jesus with Mary and Joseph. The pictorial postmark is of the “Christmas Post” (Vianočná pošta) in the Rajecká Lesná village. Cover was kindly sent by Miloš, thank you very much!
Austria
Florian has sent me beautiful Christmas cover from other neighbouring country. Thank you very much! The stamp used on this cover is Christmas issue of 2011 (issued on 11-11-11) depicting St Quirinus in Sellrain. More important is the postmark on this cover – traditional Christmas postmark from the Postamt Christkindl, which is located right next to the Christkindl pilgrimage church. The “stamp” in the left upper corner is label from the “Postamt Christkindl” as well.
Filed under: Austria, Christmas / New Year, Czechia, Registered letter, Slovakia
03.01.2014 • 00:17 0
It is hard to believe, but Czech Post was not issuing any Christmas stamp in 2013. We have stamps commemorating unknown or even controversial persons or events, but missing Easter and Christmas. Weird :). I hope that Czech Post will do better in 2014 :).
Anyway, I am very thankful to all of you who sent me Christmas 2013 cover, although I was not able to send the same in return. Thank you!
Heidi (Estonia)
Olesya (Ukraine)
Florian (Austria)
Candy (USA, WI)
Fabio (Italy)
Mateja (Slovenia)
Pat (USA, NY)
Miloš (Slovakia)
Irene (Australia)
Filed under: Australia, Austria, Christmas / New Year, Estonia, FDC, Italy, NCC (@Postcrossing), Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, USA, Wisconsin
02.01.2014 • 23:48 0
London Cover Club (LCC) is another link to receiving nice covers. When compared to other circuit clubs, I think the quality of received cover is the highest in this club. Here are some covers received via LCC exchange.
EXCELLENT/GOOD COVERS
Latvia (Elmars Berzins)
Italy (Vittorio Barella)
Germany (Alfred Berlinghof)
USA (A. W. Welch)
Kazakhstan (Marat Tankaev)
Japan (Kenichi Kato)
France (Roland Montagne)
The Netherlands (Peter Toonstra)
Japan (Nobumasa Muranaka)
Monaco (Joseph Bowler)
Brazil (Gerardo Soeiro Filho) (although it is double cancelled, I like this cover :))
Russia (Andrew Radchenko)
Hungary (Judith Geiger)
Canada (Marcel Doyon)
Spain (Santiago Rodriguez Perez)
COVERS that are against the LCC rules (missing or machine cancellation or double cancellation) and sending covers like these ones should be avoided. However, I must say I quite like them :).
EXAMPLES of my sent covers with the LCC circuits (stamps are different, but postmarks are identical)
Filed under: Andorra, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, LCC, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, the, New Caledonia, Pennsylvania, Russia, Russia (oblasts), Slovakia, Spain, USA
04.02.2013 • 00:46 0
Thank you very much, Miloš!
Filed under: National symbols, Slovakia
02.01.2013 • 22:28 0
Thanks very much to Miloš!
Filed under: 12-12-12, Christmas / New Year, Slovakia, Unique dates
24.10.2012 • 17:49 0
Anton Bernolak was a catholic priest who made the standards and rules for the modern Slovak language.
Many thanks, Miloš!
Filed under: Regional culture, Slovakia
23.08.2012 • 19:56 0
25.06.2012 • 22:57 0
21.05.2011 • 14:19 0
21.05.2011 • 13:30 0
Second cover of Monday was nice cover from Miloš. The stamp is on the occasion of the International Year of Forest and it depicts Carpathian beech primeval forests. Thank you very much!
Filed under: EUROPA Forests (2011), International Year of Forests, Slovakia
14.05.2011 • 20:02 0
Hi, my name is Radim, born in a year of Dragon, interested in Botany and loving flags on stamps :). I am collecting nice covers and postcards thaít are addressed to me. And because I love travelling and it is impossible to see all the nice places of the world, I therefore wish to receive covers or/and postcards from as many countries as possible. Just to "touch" the distant places virtually :-).
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MY WISHLIST - MISSING COUNTRIES
I will deeply appreciate if you can help me with cover from any of worldwide country. I miss 12 countries (18 distinct territories) in my collection, but I will appreciate any nice cover from any country sent to my address :)
