Jan 7, 2011

Bird Cover From Romania

I would like to start my 2011 post by sharing a beautiful raptor cover from Romania. Simply love this cover especially the beautiful ms with clear CDS postmark.

2010 has been a very good philatelic year for me; not because I got some rare materials but rather because I met so many good friends along the way. Glad to have known all of you and hopefully we will have many more friendly exchanges.

For friends who are waiting for my reply, please forgive me as I will only be sending covers out this week as December is always a very busy month for me. Thanks for understanding.

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Nov 25, 2010

Bird Cover From Canada


This is a very beautiful Bird Cover from Canada depicting the Peregrine Falcon. Yes, Peregrine Falcons are also Birds of Prey which is my primary theme. That is why I love this cover so much.

I love the clear cancellation and the neat address. Though I have to admit, I personally prefer hand written address. LOL...

A little info about Peregrine Falcon:

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. The Peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching speeds of over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop, making it the fastest extant member of the known animal kingdom.

It is a large, crow-sized falcon, with a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache". Experts recognize 17 to 19 subspecies which vary in appearance and range; there is disagreement over whether the distinctive Barbary Falcon is a subspecies or a distinct species. Typical of bird-eating raptors, all subspecies of F. peregrinus, including the nominate, are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males.

The Peregrine's breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the Tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This fact makes it the world's most widespread bird of prey. Both the English and scientific names of this species mean "wandering falcon", referring to the migratory habits of many northern populations.


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Oct 3, 2010

A Wonderful Surprise

Sierra Leone definitely brings much negative feedbacks when it comes to philately especially when they flooded the philatelic scene with topical wallpaper since mid 1980s. However, we cannot deny the fact that this tiny West African nation issued the world's first self-adhesive stamps in 1964 and again they were one of the early birds to adapt shape cut postage stamps.

I'm not a great fan of Sierra Leone die cut stamps but the 1967 die cut Eagle stamp has definitely caught my attention. Being a thematic collector of Birds of Prey specifically Eagles, to get one of this die cut stamp on cover would be great. I was trying to look for one in eBay and Delcampe but never had any luck. It just might be solely because Sierra Leone philatelic materials are just not a favorite among philatelist.

Then, one fine day, Martin mailed me that he would like to sen me a cover that was in his father's collection. I'm sorry for him as his dad passed away recently and decided to pass me the above cover. I have to agree it is not the rarest of cover or a pricey one but I'm really glad that someone actually remembered me. For me, thats a definitely a BIG WIN for philately. As Ive mentioned numerous times, philately was and is never about getting the most expensive materials but rather its about bringing people together. Thanks to philately, I found a new friend in Martin. Thank God for that.


I love the cover alot as it is a genuine postal cover sent from Sierra Leone to the Barclays Bank in Yorkshire, England in 1968. I personally love the clear postmark and if you notice even the air label is clearly stamped. I'm not too sure if the postage rate is correct but I'm quite sure its very close. Some feedbacks on the correct postage will be great.

Though for many philatelist, this is only a very normal cover but for me, its something I will cherish for life as it reminds me on how philately can bring people a far together. In addition, this cover definitely sits perfectly in my Eagle Collection.

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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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Aug 17, 2010

Eagle Postmark From Poland

This is a lovely Poland cover with Eagle cancelation from my dear friend, Lis. As you can see the address, it was send to my parent's place. Simply love materials with regards to Eagles . I really can't thank you enough and hopefully we will have more friendly exchanges in the future.

Hopefully, all my blog followers will keep me in mind if you ever come across any philatelic materials regarding Eagles/Birds of Prey. As usual, will provide materials of the same quality from Malaysia. Come on, lets help each other grow our collection. For me, thats the best part of philately; helping each other and more importantly learning from each other.

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