Dec 27, 2010

Registered Cover From Myanmar

A lovely registered FDC from Myanmar. I love the cover very much as its a genuine FDC posted from Myanmar. I guess all philatelist will love covers from Myanmar. In addition, the ms is cancelled correctly. What do I mean?

Not all will agree with me but if you ask my opinion, I believe a ms has to be cancelled both on the stamp (refer to the CDS) and on the cover itself (refer to the blue cancel). This is because you can always used a CTO on the cover and if you ask me that is not genuine. Franking a cover with CTO is practiced in many countries even in Malaysia. Though many collectors/philatelist take lightly of this scenario, I tend to appreciate if friends could put 2 cancels on a ms.

I would like to know what others think about this? Please comment.

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Nov 26, 2010

Cover From Czech Republic


This is a lovely FDC from Czech Republic. Though not a bird cover, I still love this posted FDC for its simplicity. The cachet is definitely something interesting. LOL

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Aug 29, 2010

Cover From Poland

Another cover that was send to my old address. Again, I'm very sorry I couldn't post it earlier as I rarely go back these days due to work commitments. Anyway, thanks alot my dear friend, Andrzej for this very beautiful posted FDC. Hope you like the covers I've send you too. Looking forward to more friendly exchanges and please send the covers to my new address. I definitely will able to reply you faster (fingers cross). LOL...

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Aug 27, 2010

Marvelous Raptors

Hereby, I would like to show 3 very beautiful FDCs from USA. Frankly, I don't collect FDC unless they have pictorial cancellation with regards to my themes. However, its different when I got these FDCs. They are just so appealing; its a work of art. Just check out the cachet. I guess my readers got to be the judge of this. Please enjoy:






Bald Eagle

African Fish Eagle
Martial Eagle
PS: As always, looking forward to get more materials with regards to Birds of Prey. Dear friends, do let me know if you have spares and please keep me in mind if you all come across any in the future.

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Sep 12, 2009

Cover and FDC From France

Thanks to my dear friend, Rodolphe Flecheau, I got a very beautiful cover from France franked with a stamp from the great artist J.J.Audubon. Simply lovely though I would prefer only Bird stamps on the cover. LOL, I know I can be very greedy most of the time.. Inside the cover was a very beautiful FDC.

Cover

FDC


What a lovely FDC on Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathédrale Notre-Dame) issued on 26th September 1981. I love the FDC alot for it truly compliments my Church theme. Hope to get more materials on Churches around the world.

Information:

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathédrale Notre-Dame), located in the Fourth Distric, is one of the cathedrals oldest French Gothic style, was begun in 1163 and was completed in 1245. Dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus (hence the name Notre Dame, Notre Dame), sits in the tiny IIle de la Cite in Paris, France, which is surrounded by the river Seine.

The cathedral appears intimately tied to the idea of Gothic splendor, a clear effect on the needs and aspirations of society at the time, a new approach to the cathedral as a building contact and spiritual ascent. The architecture Gothic is a powerful tool within a society that sees, in the beginning of the 11 centurey, transformed urban life at an accelerated pace. The city re-emerges with utmost importance in the political field, in the economic field (mirror of the growing trade relationship), rising also, for its part, the bourgeoisie and the influence of wealthy clergy center. The result is a substitution also needs religious building outside the cities, rural communities monarchical for the new symbol of urban prosperity, the Gothic cathedral. And in answer to the search for a new dignity growing within France, there is the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Stresses particularly the magnificent Cavaille-Coll organ, being the place of organist of Notre-Dame one of the highest honors that can aspire to an organist. This place was occupied by the great French organist and composer Louis Vierne between 1900 and 1937, when it is remembered as the greatest splendor of the Cathedral as a center of artistic and musical.

Source:http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catedral_de_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Par%C3%ADs

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Sep 7, 2009

Cover and FDC From Vietnam

Thanks my dear friend, Can for yet another very beautiful cover and FDC on Hoa Đỗ quyên issued on 01-08-2009. Both the cover and FDC are lovely and most of all thanks for the MNH bird sets. Can't seem to find the right words when I first received them. All I can say is THANK YOU and we will continue to help each other grow our collection.

Cover


FDC



Information:

Date of issue:

August 01, 2009

Paper: Phosphor Coated

Sheet composition:

50

FDC:

01 cover

Designer:

Hoang Thuy Lieu

Printing process:

Offset Printing

Colour:

Multicoloured

Paper:

Gummed

Printer:

Postal Stamps Printing Company (Ho Chi Minh)


Source: http://www.vietstamp.net/article/1511/

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Aug 23, 2009

Indeed a Work of Art

Personalized Bird Cover


This is indeed a work of art. Thanks Karan for this very beautiful cover franked with my favourite India stamp, Asiatic Paradise Flycatcher. This has truly inspired me to create my own covers with bird stamps on it. Will showcase them very very soon. LOL...


Above is one of my personal favorites. Asiatic Paradise Flycatcher with its young. Simply an amazing picture.

Source: http://www.aksuinn.com/eng/gallery/birds/asiatic-paradise--flycatcher-terpsihpone-paradisi

Information:

The Asiatic Paradise-flycatcher also known as the Common Paradise-flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird.

The typical adult male Asiatic Paradise-flycatcher is about 20 cm long, but the long tail streamers double this. It has a glossy black crown and crest, blue eye-ring and a long narrow rounded tail. The body and wings are white with very long central pair of tail feathers which form streamers that droop.

The Asiatic Paradise-flycatcher is a noisy bird with a sharp skreek call. It has short legs and sits very upright whilst perched prominently, like a shrike. It is insectivorous, hunting by flycatching in the understory. They bathe in small pools of water in the afternoon by diving from perches.



Snow Basilica FDC 2007

Thanks for this very beautiful FDC that compliments my church themes. Simply love it alot.

Information:

Name: Snows Basilica
Issue date: 2007 December 25th

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health is located at the small town of Velankanni in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The Roman Catholic Basilica is devoted to Our Lady of Good Health. Devotion to Our Lady of Good Health of Velankanni can be traced to the mid-16th century and is attributed to three miracles: the apparition of Mary and the Christ Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the curing of a lame buttermilk vendor, and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a violent sea storm.

Although all three apparitions ultimately resulted in the erection of a shrine to our Lady, it was the promise of the Portuguese sailors that was the proximate cause of a permanent edifice being built at Velankanni. The chapel was dedicated on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8), the day of their safe landing. More than 500 years later, the nine-day festival and celebration is still observed and draws nearly 2 million pilgrims each year. The Shrine of Our Lady of Vailankanni, also known as the "Lourdes of the East," is one of the most frequented religious sites in India.

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

MEGHDOOT POST CARD


My first Meghdoot Post Card. Thanks my friend.

Information:

India Post introduced Meghdoot Post Card on September 2, 2002. Meghdoot is priced at 25 paise that is half the cost of the regular post card. The writing space available on the address side of the regular post card is made available for advertising in multicolor in case of Meghdoot. The rate of the advertisement is Rs.2 per card and the minimum order for print is 100,000 cards. Meghdoot is printed by Security Printing Press at Hyderabad in sheets of 8 cards, although some have been supplied to post offices by the press in sheets of 4 and pairs of 2 cards.

Being a postal stationery article with an advertisement, its area of distribution is determined by the advertiser, as its design and copy. In addition to the post offices in the area of its distribution the Meghdoot is also made available in limited quantity of 2000 cards at select 8 philatelic bureaus that handle postal stationery, namely Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai.

Source: http://stampsofindia.com/lists/meghdoot.htm

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Gifts From New York

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU PREMA for all this beautiful FDCs and postcards you got me. I cant seem to find the right words to say but I truly appreciate all your effort and support for my sometimes crazy obsession on philately.

Ive to admit there are times when I feel tired and sad to see my precious stamps get toned or attacked by fungus. Suprise? Dont be... Its actually a dilemma face by all tropical countries' philatelists. Toning is rather normal in countries like Malaysia thanks to her humid weather. A lot of care and attention have to be given and at times, it just drive you crazy to see stamps get toned or damaged.

I guess one of the reasons that keep pushing me towards philately would be the enormous support I got from my fiancee, family (Thanks mummy for being so patient with me all this while) and not forgetting friends mattering not whether they are philatelist or not.

I know Prema has gone into loads of trouble for getting me these FDCs and postcards especially when you are not a philatelist... I guess THANK YOU is all I can say and thanks for the support to keep me going.

FDCs



All this FDCs are simply marvelous... yes, some may argue that they don't compliment my themes but when its a sincere gift from a friend, I guess all those themes don't matter much after all.

Postcards


Lovely postcards... I know u enjoyed both the places very much and thanks for remembering me even with all those excitements... LOL

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Aug 15, 2009

Cover and FDC from The Philippines

Thanks Myron for a very beautiful cover and FDC. Hope you like the FDC I've send you too. This is actually my first cover from The Philippines.

Cover


A very beautiful cover from Myron. Its a fusion of both my themes (Bird and Churches). Simply love the idea of using church stamps with Bird postmarks. Simply lovely.

Wild Duck FDC


Thanks for this very beautiful FDC. Hope to have more trades with you in the future. Looking forward to have more trade partners with friends from The Philippines.

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Suprise From Dr. Bibhu

First of all, from the bottom of my heart, would like to say sorry to Dr Bibhu for the very very late post of his beautiful materials. These are the recent materials and all the other materials will be posted very soon. No worries on that. Thanks alot Dr Bibhu for these unexpected surprises especially the Migratory Birds of India 2000. Simply love it alot and can't thank you enough for all your effort.

Migratory Birds of India ms 2000

This fine set of four stamps was issued on 24 May, 2000 and features the words "Indepex Asiana".

Information:

3r 205 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
3r 14 Garganey Anas querquedula
3r 220 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
3r 24 White Stork Ciconia ciconia


Sacred Heart Church FDC 2009


Yet another Sacred Heart Church FDC.. Its my third one but I still love it alot. LOL. Please refer the details here: http://ronlovestamps.blogspot.com/2009/08/sacred-heart-church-fdc.html


A very beautiful cover

Yet another very beautiful cover by Dr Bibhu. A perfect example of a high quality registered cover with beautiful stamps, registered sticker, hand cancellation and not forgetting a personal touch (STAMP MANIA 2009 sticker). Simply awesome.

PS: Hope we will continue our good relationship and friendly exchanges for a long time to come. Hope u will like my next suprise. Can't wait for them to be posted in your blog.

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Aug 9, 2009

More Christian Philatelic Materials

Here, I would like to showcase some of the Christian Philatelic materials I received from Uncle Veeraghavan. They are simply lovely. Yet again, I hope you like the materials Ive send you.

Dear readers, though Christianity is one of my main themes beside birds and Olympics, Im only focus on Christian Philatelic materials that depict Churches and People who have contributed to the Christian World (eg. Pope, Bishop, Mother Theresa). Please let me know if any of my readers have duplicates and would like to have a friendly trades.

Maxicard

A very beautiful Maxicard from Grenada 1973.

Sacred Heart Church FDCLOL... My second Sacred Heart FDC. One of my personal favourite as the stamp depicts the church itself. Dont think I need to add anything. Please refer to this post:
http://ronlovestamps.blogspot.com/2009/08/sacred-heart-church-fdc.html

Christian Covers




Three Lovely covers that depict Christian Stamps from Lithuania and Australia. Hope to get more covers depicting churches. LOL, showing my GREDDY side yet again.

PS: Dear Uncle, from the bottom of my heart, thanks for helping me with Collection. Hopefully, I can help you grow your lovely collection too.

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Aug 1, 2009

Sacred Heart Church FDC

Thanks Mohd Frahim for the very beautiful Sacred Heart Church FDC. Simply lovely and truly a great addition to my Christian collection. Im very much focus on stamps that depicts churches around the world and this FDC is simply a great material to have. Once again THANK YOU.

Sacred Heart Church FDC 2009

Information:
Title: Sacred Heart Church , Puducherry
Date of Issue: 19 June 2009
Country: India
Denominations: 500p

Started in the later years of the 19th century, the Sacred Heart Church is a Christ centered worship place situated at Bangalore in Karnataka. The church is a rare combination of Gothic and French style of architecture.

This century old church with solid granite rock-blocks, marble interiors, beautifully sculptured statutes and pillars decorated with Corinthian style carvings. The church features typical Roman style side altars, two parallel column towers and a mighty bell from Italy.

The Sacred Heart Church has English, Tamil and Kannada services. There is an all-night vigil on the second Saturday of every month and a Rosary Procession on every Friday evening. The church takes part in social service activities as well.


Cover

A very beautiful cover indeed. Love the Sacred Heart Churh and St Paul Church stamps. Simply lovely. Hope to have more friendly exchanges with u and rest assure I will be keeping the Traditional House sheet for u.

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First From Bangladesh

Thanks my friend, Masud for the beautiful Bird FDC, Cover and MNH complete set of Bird stamps. This is my first friendly exchange with a friend from Bangladesh and Im very very please with the trade. The materials are of top quality and Masud has taught me alot along the way. Again from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU.

Birds of Bangladesh 1994 MNH complete set


Information:

94-17 Tk.4 Oriolus xanthornus
94-18 Tk.6 Gallus gallus
94-19 Tk.6 Dicrurus paradiseus
94-20 Tk.6 Dendrocitta vagabunda 94-1ss Tk.25 Perforated miniture sheet containing the four stamps with border with birds 4 stamps and 1 SS

CCMs:
Plate #:
Sheet: 100
Quantity of stamps printed: Unknown
Designer: Anowar Hossain, Muslim Mia and Nurul Islam
Quantity of SSs printed: Unknown
Designer of SS: Anowar Hossain
Printer: The Security Printing Corp. (Bangladesh), Ltd., Gazipur
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark. Large cover (28 x 13.5 cm., 11 1/16 x 5 5/16 inches). Two covers with the same size envelopes and cachet. One for the set of stamps and the other the souvenir sheet.
Pmks. - stamps: Comilla (purple), Dhaka, Khulna
Pmks. - SSs: Dhaka
Insert: Bi-folded cream colored paer printed in blue. Quantity of stamps and souvenir sheets printed not given.

Birds of Bangladesh 2000 FDC

Information:
00-21 Tk.4 Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin)
00-22 Tk.4 Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant)
00-23 Tk.6 Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)
00-24 Tk.6 Ardeola grayii (Sykes)
4 stamps

CCMs: Yes
Plate #: None
Sheet: 100
Quantity issued: Unknown
Designer: Anowar Hossain and Md. Muslim Miah
Printer: The Security Printing Corp. (Bangladesh), Ltd., Gazipur
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks.: Chittagong, Dhaka
Insert: Tri-folded cream colored paper, printed in red. Quantity of stamps printed not given.

Cover (Back)

Cover (Front)
Such a beautiful cover with so many stamps on the front and back. To my suprise some countries allow stamps to be put on the back. If my memory serves me correctly, it is forbidden by the UPU regulations. Hope my readers will comment on this. Anyway, I still love the cover alot. Sadly one of the stamps at the back of the cover was damaged. When will our Postal Service improve?

PS: Dear friend, looking forward to more friendly exchanges with u. Till then, take care and gbu.

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Jun 27, 2009

Can't THANK YOU Enough!!!

It was the biggest shock ever. I was paired with Uncle Veeraghavan in a Cover Round Robin and it marks the start of a long lasting relationship. Ive received so much from Uncle Veeraghavan that for the first time, I'm finding difficulty in posting all the materials send to me. HAHAHA!!!!

I seriously hope u like all the materials I send u too. I've prepared more materials for u and hope u will like them too.

St Alphonsa FDC

This is something I would like 2 highlight. Putting the stamp on the information sheet and cancel it? This is certainly very very creative and innovative. Thanks alot for enlightening me on wat can b done to the information sheet. HAHAHA!


The St. Alphosa FDC is truly an asset to my Christian Collection. However, am abit disappointed that there's a pen mark on the stamp (left side). Nway, still like the FDC alot and thanks for helping me grow my Christian collection.

Registered Cover

I certainly love this registered cover for it is franked with a high value definitive bird stamp (Asiatic Paradise Flycatcher). I love this stamp alot and its not easy to get one on a cover. Again, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU.

Covers


Both these covers are from the Cover Round Robin in MP and the start of a great and long lasting relationship with Uncle Veeraghavan. Uncle has also send me MNH complete sets of birds, Christian churches, and also Olympic stamps from India. There is just too many that I dont think I can post all of them. HAHAHA! OMG, I think Ive never laugh so much...

I think by now, my dear readers would understand my title... Dear Uncle, I simply cant thank u enough for all the help and advices along the way. THANK YOU!!!

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Jun 14, 2009

Cover and FDC From USA

Illinois FDC


What a beautiful FDC? Simplicity is the key here. This certainly will b an asset in my Bird Collection. Thanks alot Jean-Claude.

Cover


Yet another beautiful cover from Jean-Claude. Love the Simpson stamps on the cover (Homer and Marge) and most of all the complete strip. I know I'm certainly going off track but just cant help it... For God sake, its THE SIMPSONS!!!!

MNH Strip Complete Set


From left, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Truly, my all time favorite. HAHAHA!!! Check them out: http://www.thesimpsons.com/index.html

Thanks Jean-Claude for yet another beautiful surprise and sorry for the late post again. Ive received your other cover with the Tanzania Bird stamps and they are simply superb too. Will post it asap. Looking 4ward to more friendly trades with u.

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FDCs and Cover From India

Thanks Karan for yet another suprise from India. I dont think I can thank u enough. U certainly have help me grow when it comes to FDC. Remember the times when I didnt know much? Hahaha... Thank u my friend.

60 years of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights

"It has always been a mystery to me how
men can feel themselves honoured by the
humiliation of their fellow beings"
-M.K.Gandhi

What a great FDC? Great words from a great man.... The FDC was issued in observance of 60 years of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights. If u all are wondering why Im going off track again, pls take a closer look. The stamp features Four greatest Apostles of Peace and advocates of Human Rights of Mankind namely Mahatma Gandhi , Mother Teresa, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King Jr. has contributed so much to the Christian World. May God bless all this people who has brought so much to the world. They are special for they are the very few who believe in sacrificing for others. They believe in equality and fought for it till the very end. Hereby, I salute the true warriors of our time. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!

Information on the stamp:

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee released a commemorative postage stamp on Wednesday evening in observance of 60 years of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights at a special function organized by the National Human Rights Commission to mark Human Rights Day in New Delhi.

Denomination:-5oop

Date of Issue:-10.12.2008

Source: http://www.indianstampghar.com/?p=1958


St. Paul Church


Haha... This is actually the second duplicate I received from Karan and recently I got one from Dr. Bhibhu too. Nway, still love it alot.

Information on the stamp:

Postmaster General of Chennai city region M.S.Ramanujam released the postage stamp at a function in Chennai on Sunday to mark 150 years of CSI St.Paul’s Church . Former judge of Madras High Court J.Kanakaraj received the same.

St Paul’s Church, one of the oldest and prestigious churches in Chennai, came into being in 1858. Located at the center of Vepery, Choolai and Purasawalkam areas, the church is set in a place that is famous for the Karnataka War fought by Tipu Sultan against the British. It is a CSI (Church of South India) church which holds regular worship services.

Denomination:-5oop

Date Of issue:-25.01.2009.

Source:http://www.indianstampghar.com/?p=2987

Cover

Yet another beautiful cover by Karan... simply love the block of four (St Paul church). Its truly the highlight of the very very beautiful cover. However, the cancellations weren't perfect. If it was, certainly this would qualify as one the best modern covers ever received. HAHAHA... nway, looking 4ward to more friendly trades with u. Im sure I will love the covers u send me and I hope u like mine too.


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