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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Dec 18, 2010

Registered Cover From Chile

This is my first cover from Chile. Love the postmarks and beautiful stamps. Most of all, I appreciate registered covers. Not too sure about the labels though. hope someone can help me with the labels. My wild guess would be air labels but 3 types seems dubious. If anyone is familiar with Chile Air Labels, kindly enlighten me. I'm sure everyone else will be interested too.


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Nov 17, 2010

Bird Cover From Indonesia

This time around I would like to showcase a beautiful registered postal cover from Indonesia. Simply lovely with 2 bird stamps; Hornbill and Rock Pigeon. Again, I would like to highlight the importance of using the right sized cover. This is a C6 size cover and it is perfect for cover exchange. Bigger covers tend to get damaged much easier especially on the edges. Also please remember to include a cardboard inside.


Looking forward to more bird covers from Indonesia especially on birds of prey.

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Oct 11, 2010

Cover From The Philippines


This time around, I would like to share a beautiful cover from The Philippines. If you are wondering why I've hidden my address, no worries. Its just that my camera is having problems and I had to get this image from my friend. LOL...
I love the fact that its registered and has clear CDS postmark. Moreover, it is franked with a high value p50 Philippine Eagle Stamp. I truly appreciate your effort to help me grow my Birds of Prey collection. Just can't thank you enough my dear friend.

I guess when it comes to Philippine philately, the biggest attraction for me would be the Philippine Eagle. 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.

A little info one of my favorite Birds of Prey:

The species was discovered in 1896 by the English explorer and naturalist John Whitehead, who observed the bird and whose servant, Juan, collected the first specimen a few weeks later.The skin of the bird was sent to William Robert Ogilvie-Grant in London in 1896, who initially showed it off in a local restaurant and described the species a few weeks later.

Upon its discovery, the Philippine Eagle was first called the monkey-eating eagle because of reports from natives of Bonga, Samar where the species was first discovered that it preyed exclusively on monkeys; from these reports it gained its generic name, from the Greek pithecus ("ape or monkey") and phagus ("eater of"). The specific name commemorates Jeffery Whitehead, the father of John Whitehead. Later studies revealed, however, that the alleged monkey-eating eagle also ate other animals such as colugo, civets, large snakes, monitor lizards, and even large birds like hornbills. This, coupled with the fact that the same name applied to the African Crowned Eagle and the South American Harpy Eagle, resulted in a presidential proclamation to change its name to Philippine Eagle in 1978, and in 1995 was declared a national emblem. This species has no recognized subspecies.

The Philippine Eagle was named the national bird of the Philippines in 1995 by President Fidel V. Ramos under Proclamation No. 615.This eagle, because of its size and rarity, is also a highly desired bird for birdwatchers.


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Aug 21, 2010

Stylized Peace Dove From Cyprus


Thank You my dear friend, Nasia for another beautiful cover from Cyprus. The pair of stamps depicts a stylized peace dove. Thanks for sending me a registered cover and love the pigeon postmarks you included for me.

Besides the registered sticker, even the postmark used on the cover states "registered". This is rather unique as not many countries actually practice that. Normally, they either use a sticker or cancellation. Besides that, I really appreciate that you have used the correct postage rate. Just can't thank you enough, my dear friend.

Hope you like the cover I've send you and looking forward to more friendly exchanges with you.

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