Friday, December 17, 2010

Letter from Johor Bahru (17-Dec-10)



Got this registered letter from Johor Bahru with huge 694 stamps lot. I bought these from eBay for RM33 including postage and I think is worth it. The stamps including:

115 - Hungary
77 - Australia
55 - Romania
48 - Czechoslovakia
40 - Germany
37 - Holland
24 - Spain
22 - USA
21 - Italy
19 - Poland
16 - Canada
11 - RSA
10 - CCCP
9 - Belgium
8 - Japan, Austria
7 - NZ
6 - India
5 - Israel, Indonesia, Ireland
4 - Portugal, Jugoslavija, N.Korea, Sweden, France, Switzerland
3 - Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Vietnam, Isle of Man
2 - French Upper Volta, Iceland, Maroc, Al-Khaimah, Equatorial Guinea, England, Afrique Occidentale Francaise Ivory, Ajman, Paraguay, Jordan, Kuwait, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Philippines, Chile, Yemen, Tangier, China, Bulgaria
1 - Al Qiwain, Nigeria, Ceylon, Panama, Haiti, Nicaragua, Oman, UAE, Iran, Cuba, Mongolia, Kenya, Pakistan, HK, Scotland, Finland, Laos, Denmark, Argentina, Turkey, Afghanistan, Comoros, Peru, Italian East Africa, British post office in Morocco, Oecussi-Ombeno, Spain Guinea, S.Korea, Taiwan, Ottoman Empire, French Guinea

Letter from Holland (17-Dec-10)


Got this letter from Holland with 50 Tunisia stamps.

Postcard from Russia (17-Dec-10)



Got this nice classic postcard from my postcrossing friend in Yaroslavl, Russia. Love the 2003 complete stamps set. According to the sender, this postcard already 25 years.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Letter from Slovenia (10-Dec-10)


Got this letter from Slovenia with 114 ex-USSR stamps.

52 - Jugoslavija
39 - Croatia
18 - Bosnia
5 - Slovenia

Letter from Malta (10-Dec-10)


Got this letter from Malta with 52 Malta commemorative used stamps.

Letter from USA (10-Dec-10)


Got this letter form my exchange partner in USA. It contains 6 UN souvenir cards, 29 UN fdc, 12 US fdc and 4 Canada fdc. When this letter arrived was in a bad condition but fortunately all the fdc are saved. I will reply him with Malaysia fdc and presentation packs.

Letter from Romania (10-Dec-10)


This is my first letter from Romania. It contains 102 Europe stamps.

42 - Poland
30 - Germany
27 - Hungary
3 - Bulgaria

Letter from Egypt (10-Dec-10)


Got this first letter from Cairo, Egypt. It contains 100 stamps mostly from Egypt.

70 - Egypt
10 - Hungary
10 - Poland
10 - Romania

Letter from France (10-Dec-10)



Got this covers from France. I didn't except to get covers this wonderful. The front shows salt aggregation ponds in Western France. I love the stamps that shows all the independent African countries that are once France territories. Too bad the postmark not very clear. For the cover's back, I have no idea where the top view of that place from but it looks spectacular. Thanks Francois.

Postcard from Germany (10-Dec-10)


Received this river view postcard from Germany. It shows River Moselle near Cochem
The river flows through France, Luxembourg and Germany.

Postcard from Finland (10-Dec-10)



Received this nice and big postcard from Tampere, Suomi - Finland. It shows a nice sauna whisk and pail. An interesting stamps also with a bit slanted. Thanks

Monday, November 29, 2010

Postcard from Canada (29-Nov-10)


Got this nice Niagara Falls postcard from St Eustache, Quebec, CANADA. It is an island smaller and less populated than my Labuan Island. This is also my first postage paid postcard. Got this from my postcrossing friend. Thanks Melanie.

Postcard from Canada (29-Nov-10)


Got this nice postcard from a postcrossing friend in Canada with a image of Niagara Falls.

Letter from Portugal (29-Nov-10)


My first covers from Portugal. it comes with 150 nice stamps

69 - Mocambique
66 - Angola
7 - St Tome & Principe, Cabo Verde
1 - Guinea

Letter from Malta (29-Nov-10)


Got this letter along with 121 Malta stamps from the tiny island of Malta.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Letter from Sarawak (23-Nov-10)


Got this letter from Sri Aman, Sarawak. It contains a total of 252 stamps mostly old, rare and some mint stamps. All in good condition. It takes me some time just to record and arrange all the stamps due to many from dissolved locations. Some of the stamps locations are new to my collection like St Vincent, St Helena, Ascension, Montserrat, Aden, Sudan, Togo, Gabon, Djibouti, Niger, Maroc and many more.

40 - RSA
23 - St vincent
19 - Dominica
13 - Cameroun
9 - Kenya.Uganda.Tanganyika, Maroc
8 - Aden, Jamaica, St Christopher.Nevis.Anguilla
7 - Reunion, Mozambique
6 - Barbados, St Lucia, British Honduras, Madagascar
5 - Grenada
4 - Cayman Island, French Upper Volta, Algeria
3 - Sierra Leone, Bermuda, Antigua, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, British Virgin Island, Swaziland, Tunisia, Togo, Niger, French Somaliland
2 - Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Rhodesia & Nyasaland
1 - Botswana, Kenya, St Helena, St Kitts Nevis, Bahamas, Nyasaland, Ceylon, Sudan, Ascension, Mauritius, Montserrat, Bechuanaland protectorate, Chad, Congo, Soudan Francais, Gabon, Djibouti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Ivory Coast, French Polynesia, French Afars and the Issas

Monday, November 22, 2010

Letter from China (22-Nov-10)


Got this huge letter from China with 153 Japanese commemorative stamps. Love the cover with the pre-printed tiger stamp.

Postcard from Ireland (22-Nov-10)


Got this nice postcard from Dublin; the capital city of Ireland. The postcard show the city of river Liffey. I also love the Chinese zodiac stamps. Looks like more western countries issue such stamps than Asia. The 82c stamps means around RM4.40. Didn't know that expensive to send a postcard over there. Thanks Claudia

Postcard from Poland (22-Nov-10)


Got this nice postcard from Gdańsk, Poland. A wonderful city on the Baltic coast in northern Poland. The postcard shows the view of Motława river and the famous medieval port crane (dark color building on the right). Thanks Klaudia.

Letter from Poland (22-Nov-10)



Got the first letter from Poland contains 289 stamps, 2 banknotes and 2 coins. Now I have stamps from 3 more countries; Belarus, Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Ukraine. I do not have most of the stamps, love to add them into my collection.

The stamps including:
80 - Poland
77 - Czechoslovakia
26 - Italy
24 - Sweden
15 - Romania
10 - Holland
8 - Switzerland
7 - Latvia
6 - Hungary
5 - Belgium
4 - Ukraine, Bohmen Und Mahren, Belarus
3 - France, Denmark, Portugal
2 - Bulgaria, Norway
1 - Ireland, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Jugoslavija, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Slovakia

I also likke the old Poland banknote. Such a rare note. THANKS

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Letter from China (16-Nov-10)



Got this letter from China with 9 China mint FDC mostly from 80s. Even though some of the FDC have smudge or yellowish stains, I still like it. Hope to have more swapping in the future.

Postcard form Turkey (16-Nov-10)



Got this nice postcard from Foça, Turkey. It shows some nice view of the district. Thanks Aygul

Letter from Dubai (16-Nov-10)


Got this letter from Dubai that contains 100 mix stamps. Some of the stamps that I don't have are from countries including Iraq, Dubai, UAE, Fujeira and Cayman Island.

26 - Jamaica
14 - Iraq
12 - Cuba
10 - Manama (Bahrain)
8 - Egypt
6 - Dubai
5 - Antigua
4 - Grenada, Ghana
2 - Dominica, Barbados, Angola, Fujeira
1 - Fiji, Cayman Island, Ajman

Letter from Canada (16-Nov-10)



Received this letter from Canada that contains 207 stamps. I send Francois a nice postcard for all these stamps. Unfortunately there are many damaged stamps even the rare one from Royaume Du Maroc. Will send him another postcard for more stamps. All the stamps consist:

71 - Canada
38 - Germany
37 - USA
28 - Japan
20 - Hungary
9 - France
2 - Netherlands
1 - Mozambique, Royaume Du Maroc

Friday, November 5, 2010

Postcard from Germany (5-Oct-10)


Received this nice postcard from postcrossing friend, Stefanie in Westerwald, Germany. Too bad this postcard using sticker printed stamps. Thanks anywhy.

Letter from canada (5-Oct-10)


Charles from Canada send me this letter which contains 25 stamps. Thanks

8 - Jugoslavija
6 - Hong Kong
3 - St Lucia, Malawi
2 - Australia, Sri Lanka
1 - Belgium

Letter from USA (5-Oct-10)


Got the letter from USA that contains 27 United Nation FDC. Love the FDC but I find UN FDC quite simple. There are even no explanation on issue of the FDC.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Posted FDC from India (29-oct-10)


Got this posted FDC from India that contains 100 stamps:

23 Germany
13 Czechoslovakia
9 Spain
8 India, Sweden
6 Brazil
5 Poland, USA
4 Canada
3 Hungary, UK
2 Holland, Belgium, Slovakia
1 France, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Uruguay, CCCP, Ruanda-Urundi, Czech

Letter from Canada (29-Oct-10)


This letter from Canada contains 100 stamps. Love the Canada flag sticker on the cover

17 - Australia
8 - USA
6 - Canada
5 - Norway, UK
4 - Jamaica
3 - Japan, Malawi, Belgium, Ethiopia
2 - Trinidad & Tobago, France, Ireland, Germany, Nigeria, NZ, Finland, N.Korea, Ifni
1 - Tanzania, Bermuda, Fezzan Ghadames, chad, Luxembourg, India, Austria, Kenya, Indonesia, RSA, Ceylon, Denmark, Argentina, Holland, Spain, Hungary, Ghana, Qatar, HK, Czech

Letter from USA (29-Oct-10)


This letter from USA contains 103 nice stamps.

27 - Sweden
20 - Switzerland
13 - Venezuela
9 - Kenya
6 - Jamaica
5 - Uganda
4 - Guatemala, Solomon island
3 - Philippines
2 - Fiji, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe island
1 - Holland, Denmark, Virgin island, Norway

Letter from Japan (29-Oct-10)


This letter from Kawagoe, Japan contains 90 Sweden and 60 Norway stamps. Thanks very much, Kazuo

Letter from China (29-Oct-10)


This letter from China contains 2 mint China booklet. have no idea why he paste the stamps on the back.

Letter from South Korea (29-Oct-10)



Got this letter from Gwangju, South Korea. Too bad the mushroom minisheet on the letter is torn off half. Love the mint S.Korea minisheets that comes with it, especially the cartoon series. The kimchi stamps make me want to go have some Korea meal. Mmmm....

Letter from France (29-Oct-10)


This letter from France contains many rare small countries stamps especially those from Europe.

23 switzerland
23 UK
12 belgium
10 Liechtenstein
8 malta
6 lithuania
4 guernsey
3 estonia, monaco
2 sweden
1 latvia, jersey, swaziland, isle of man, chile, argentina

Letter from India (29-Oct-10)


Receive a letter from my exchange partner Seshadri from India. He send me 106 Australia stamps with many are duplicates. I hope we won't send me too many duplicates and stamps that I already have. Nonetheless thanks very much.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Parcel from Penang (20-Oct-10)


I purchased 3 lots of stamps in eBay from a seller in Penang for RM10 only. The 3 lots contains.

50 stamps - Turkey
22 stamps - Germany
16 stamps - France
7 stamps - Belgium
6 stamps - Italy, Switzerland
5 stamps - Romania
4 stamps - Denmark
3 stamps - USA, Jugoslavija, Sweden, Ceskoslovensko, Thailand, Hungary
2 stamps - Portugal, Tunisia, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Syria, Argentina, India, Egypt, Chile, Holland, Australia
1 stamp - Bolivia, CCCP, Yemen, Tanganyika, Lebanon, Portuguese India, Luxembourg, Egypt, Liberia, Pakistan, Iran, Spain, Poland, Haiti, Honduras, Uruguay, New Zealand, Siam, Regence De Tunis, Nigeria, Taiwan, Bohmen und Mehren

He also very kind to give me some free stamps. I like some of the hard-to-get stamps like those from Bohmen und Mehren, Regence De Tunis, Haiti & Reunion.

Free Stamps
6 stamps - Germany, Ceskoslovensko
4 stamps - France
3 stamps - Belgium, Japan, USA
2 stamps - Finland
1 stamp - UK, Italy, Colombia, Reunion, Hong Kong, Hungary, Mexico, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Spain, Venezuela, Lebanon, Holland, Siam & Regence De Tunis

Letter from Germany (20-Oct-10)


Received a letter today from Lutz Opitz in Germany. The letter contains 52 Germany commemorative stamps.

Letter from USA (20-Oct-10)



This letter from USA contains many Caribbean and Africa stamps that I love. I don't even have stamps from many of those countries.

29 Botswana
19 Malawi
19 Namibia
15 Paraguay
13 Ghana
13 Bermuda
10 Barbados
9 Grenada
9 Chile
7 Ivory Coast
6 El Salvador
5 Jamaica
5 Madagascar
4 Trinidad & Tobago
4 Swaziland
2 Gold Coast (Australia)
1 Sierra Leone
1 Ethiopia
1 Ecuador

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Letter from Canada (12-Oct-10)


Received a letter from Canada containing 105 Canada stamps. The Chinese Zodiac stamps on the letter look nice and have a 3D looks.

Posted FDC from Hong Kong (12-Oct-10)






A nice posted FDC from my exchange partner Tommy Ying from Hong Kong. I send him 2 aerograms and he reply with 1 posted FDC and 1 mint FDC. What a nice trade. Hong Kong FDC do not enclosed with booklet. Instead all information is printed on the back. The posted FDC shows the HK trains from past to present. I love the postmark on the mint FDC. It stamped on perfection. Thanks very much. 12-Oct-2010