Simple Guy With The LOVE For Philately

Thanks alot to my friend Alexander for this very beautiful cover from Russia. The cancellation is great too but sadly the stamps are overlapping each other. It would have been better if the stamps didn't overlap each other. By the way, this is my first cover from Russia and would certainly love more. HAHAHA

Anyway, thanks my dear friend and hope u like the cover and MNH set Ive send you. Really looking forward to more friendly exchanges with you.

Pos Malaysia is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by dedicating its Caring Society stamps to the world’s children.

The five stamps, which was launched on 9th Octocber 2009, also honours Unicef for its role in protecting children and their right to survival, development and protection by carrying the UNICEF logo.

The photo above shows UNICEF child representative Nur Ain Atiqah Nur Anuar, 14, showing stamps and first day covers in honour of the 20th anniversary of the convention of world’s children’s rights at the General Post Office.

The postage comes in a set of four 30sen stamps, each featuring in Bahasa Malaysia and English a child’s right to food, education, play and protection, while the RM1 stamp highlights the CRC.

The Braille feature on the RM1 stamp is recognition that all children have equal rights, including those with disabilities and not forgetting that this is the First Braille stamp for Malaysia

For more details, do read: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/9/nation/4870910&sec=nation

MNH Stamps

FDC

FOLDER

Information:

Date of issue:	October 09, 2009
Paper:	Phosphor Coated
Sheet composition:	20
FDC:	01 cover
Designer:	TBWA/TEQUILA
Printing process:	Lithography
Colour:	Multicoloured
Paper:	Gummed
Printer:	Percetakan Keselamatan Sdn Bhd

PS: For those who are interested in these issue, do drop me a mail.

Source: http://www.pos.com.my/V1/main2.asp?c=/v1/philately/stamps.asp&dateissue=9-Oct-2009

Thank You, Alex for these very beautiful Bird Postmarks from USA. It was really a pleasant surprise to get these beautiful postmarks that relates to my themes. Can't seem to thank you enough. Anyway, the highlight of this post would be the cover used to send the postmarks.

Above are the beautiful bird postmarks from USA. They are simply lovely and hope to have more postmarks from all over the world. OMG.. I can be so greedy sometimes, or mayb most of the time. LOL

Thank You my friend, Walter aka bradpetehoops for this very beautiful postcard of the Great Philippine Eagle. Love it alot. Since eagles and doves are my favorite birds, this postcard is something I cherish alot. Thank you my friend and I hope you like the postcard Ive send you too.

The Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi, also known as the Great Philippine Eagle or Monkey-eating Eagle, is among the tallest, rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world. A bird of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae, it is also known as "Haribon" or "Haring Ibon," which means "Bird King". Its local name is banog.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eagle

Philatelic Society of Malaysia (PSM) organized a very successful Stamp Fair yet again from 26-09-09 to 27-09-09. It was truly a great effort to have stamp fairs like this to promote Philately in Malaysia. KUDOS to PSM. Hopefully, one day we could have an International Stamp Fair too. Im waiting for it....

It was truly a great experience for me as it turn out to be a very educative Fair for me particularly on Exhibition. What else can I say and ask for? I was advice by the very best my country could offer. BIG THANKS to Mr Yee, Mr Senthilnathan, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Ngoh and all others who have advice and guided me on my philately journey. I truly understand that my journey is still very long, but with guidance like this, Im sure I will reach my destination one day. HAHAHA


Many dealers and collectors were there to sell and some even trade their collections. Even, POS MALAYSIA was there. I was lucky and happy to get some very very good bargains. This, Ive to personally thank Mr. Clifford for his help.


Mr Yee gave us a glimpse of his beautiful Maxicards that is truly a growing trend in Malaysia. Im sure most of us, local and foreign would certainly know Mr Yee who is an International Juror for Stamp Exhibition. I've certainly benefited from the chat with Mr Yee and THANKS for the materials you have prepared for me. Now, Im more focus and clear of the direction to take. Hope to have more discussions with you and I will certainly need your guidance throughout my journey.




Besides the fair, PSM held their monthly auction in the morning. A variety of materials were on auction and the color shift postcard was one of the interesting materials but what caught my eye was the 1965 blocks of four $10 (Pitta). Too bad, didnt have the budget for that. HaHAHA... Mayb next time...

Photos by: Clifford Wong

A beautiful cover with postmark of Pope Benedict XVI. Thanks Alfred for this beautiful postmark that will truly be a great addition to my Christian collection. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU.

Information:


Pope Benedict XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927 is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship. He succeeded Pope John Paul II.

Benedict XVI is theologically conservative, and his teaching and prolific writings defend traditional Catholic doctrine and values. After a long career as an internationally noted academic, serving as a professor of theology at varius German Universities, he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1977. In 1981, he settled in Rome when he became Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, one of the most important offices of the Roman Curia. At the time of his election as Pope, he was also Dean of the College of Cardinals, and as such the primus inter pares among the cardinals.

For more reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI

Thanks to my dear friend, Andre de Melo for sending me so many materials on my Christian themes, that being churches and pope. I really love all the materials and was certainly shock to get them. I do hope you like all the materials I've send you. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU my friend.

A beautiful registered cover franked with a complete set of American Heritage stamps issued on 25th September 2007. Really love the set of stamps for one of the stamp depicts the turkey. Turkey originates from North America, where it is also a main cuisine of North and Latin America. In 16th to 19th centuries, turkey was imported to Portugal and other European countries. As you can see from the stamps, food like sweet potato, maize, cocoa and passion fruit was also introduce to the European nations. The turkey depicted by the stamp was drawn by the famous Pierre Gourdelle in 1555.


A very very beautiful Christian FDC depicting Pope John Paul II. Truly a great material for my collection.

Pope John Paul II or John Paul the Great, born Karol Józef Wojtyła served as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer. He was the only Polish Pope, and was the first non- Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in the 1520s.

John Paul II has been widely acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. It is widely agreed that he was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Central Europe, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe as well as significantly improving the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion.

He was one of the most-travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. He was fluent in many languages. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 Saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the last five centuries.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II





Besides this, my dear friend has also included a galore of postcards depicting Churches around the world. Though I'm not a big fan of postcards, but all these beautiful postcards are definitely gems to be kept and collected. Again, thanks my dear friend for all your effort and help.