Jasmine Chin - Malaysia

1st ~ Kuala Lumpur Railway Station ~

 Sent 01-10-2009, Cancellation on 02-10-2009

2nd ~ A Famosa Castle built in 1511 by the Portuguese, damaged during the Dutch invasion ~

 Sent 16-09-2009, Cancellation on 17-09-2009

Thanks for Jasmine Chin (Johor Bahru), sent to Bangkok Thailand

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station (Malay: Stesen Keretapi Kuala Lumpur) is a train station located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1910 to replace an older station on the same site, the station was Kuala Lumpur's railway hub in the city for the Federated Malays States Railway and Malayan Railway (Malay: Keretapi Tanah Melayu), before Kuala Lumpur Sentral assumed much of its role in 2001. The station is notable for it architecture, adopting a mixture of Eastern and Western designs.
The station is located along a road named Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, previously known as Victory Avenue, which in turn was part of Damansara Road. The station is located closely to the similarly designed Railway Administration Building, as well as the National Mosque and Dayabumi Complex. The Pasar Seni LRT station is located 400 metres away, across the Klang River.

KKKhor - Malaysia

1st ~ Ipoh, Capital of Perak ~

 Sent 12-10-2009, Cancellation on 13-10-2009

Thanks for KKKhor (Ipoh Perak) , sent to Bangkok Thailand

http://kkkhor.blogspot.com/

Carol L. Ligda-Wong - USA

1st ~ Mackinac Bridge, sent out during the Mackanic Bridge Walk, with Zodiac Cow stamp ~

Sent 07-09-2009

2nd ~ Mackinac Bridge, Total length 5miles ~

Sent 07-09-2009,  
special cancellation "Mackanic Bridge Walk Station", Machine Cancellation

The Mackinac Bridge, is asuspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S.state of Michigan. Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was completed only after many decades of struggles to begin construction. Designed by engineer David B. Steinman, the bridge (familiarly known as "Big Mac" and "Mighty Mac") connects the city of St.Ignance on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south. It is the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western hemisphere.
The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, ending decades of the two peninsulas being solely linked by ferries. At 8,614 feet (2,626 m), the Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and twelfth longest worldwide. 

Total length 26,372 feet (8,038 m)

Width 68.6 feet (20.9 m) (total width)

Height 522 feet (159 m)

Bridge Walk
The Mackinac Bridge Walk has been held each year since 1958, when it was led by Governor G.Mennen Williams. The first walk was held during the Bridge's Dedication Ceremony held in late June, and has been held on Labor Day since 1959. Thousands of people, traditionally led by the Governor of Michigan, cross the five-mile (8 km) span on foot from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City since 1964. Before that, people walked the Bridge from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace.

Paul Choong - Taiwan

Sent 01-10-2009, Cancellation on 02-10-2009
~ The Cable Bridge of the Kao-Ping stream 高屏溪斜张桥 ~ 

Johan - Belgium

~ Antwerpen, Belgium ~

Sent 17-09-2009

Thanks for Johan Ockerman!!

http://johanpostcards.blogspot.com/

Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (as of 1 January 2008) and its total area is 204.51 km² (78.96 sq mi), giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km². The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,449 km² (559 sq mi) with a total of 1,190,769 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008. The nickname of inhabitants of Antwerp is Sinjoren, after the Spanish word señor, which means 'mister' or 'gent'.
Antwerp has long been an important city in the nations of the Benelux both economically and culturally, especially before the Spanish Fury of the Dutch Revolt. It is located on the right bank of the river Scheldt, which is linked to the North Sea by the estuary Westerschelde.

US-498054, Brittney - USA

~ Kalamazoo, Michigan ~ (US-698054)    

Sent 06-09-2009

Special Cancellation on 09-09-09
Thanks for Brittney!!

US-498053, Dave - USA

~ Mackenzie - Intervale Ski Jumping Complex, Lake Placid, New York ~ (US-498053)    

Sent 06-09-2009

Thanks for Dave!!

Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex Country, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.

The Village of Lake Placid is near the center of the Town of North Elba, 52 miles southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid, along with nearby Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, comprise what is known as the Tri-Lakes region.

NL-223240 , NL-259541 - Nederland

1st ~ Rotterdam, Nederland ~ (NL-223240)    

Sent 27-09-2009

Thanks for Nikki!!

2nd ~ Sent from Turkey ~ (NL-259541)    

Sent 05-12-2009

Thanks for Bertie (from Holland)!!

NZ-30358, Lee - New Zealand

~ Whakarewarewa, "The Living Village"Rotorua, New Zealand ~   (NZ-30358)

Sent 06-09-2009

Thanks for Lee!!

Laima Takere - Latvia

~ Riga - UNESCO ~ (not clear)    

Sent 29-09-2009

Thanks for Laima Takere!!

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava. With 709,145 inhabitants (2010) it is the largest city of the Baltic states and third-largest in the Baltic region, behind Saint Petersburg and stockholm (counting residents within the city limits). Riga's territory covers 307.17 km² (118.60 sq mi) and lies between 1 and 10 metres (3.3 and 33 ft) above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain.

Riga's historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.

LT-46514 - Lithuania

~ Anykščiai ~ (LT-46514)

Sent 04-10-2009

Thanks for Anes!!

IE-6682 - Ireland

~ Harry Clarke (1889-1931) Irish School
The Shepberdess and the Chimney-sweeper ~ (IE-6682)

Sent 07-09-2009

Thanks for Neil!!

Original illustration for Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales, published by George Harrap & Co., London, 1916. Ink, graphite, watercolour and gouache on paper, 38.8 x 27.8cm. Heritage Gift, Mr & Mrs Lochlann Guinn, 2008. Photo * The National Gallery of Ireland

GR-7681 - Greece

~ Athens National Library ~ (GR-7681)

Sent 18-09-2009

Thanks for Tina!!

The National Library of Greece (Greek: Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη) 1932 is situated near the center of city of Athens. It was designed by the Danish architect Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, as part of his famous Trilogy of neo-classical buildings including the Academy of Athens and the original building of the Athens University.

FR-70843 - France

 *Non-Cancellation Stamp*

~ Le Chateau Medieval Et Renaissance Châteaubriant ~ (FR-70843)

Sent 12-11-2009

Thanks for Alvie!!

Châteaubriant (Breton: Kastell-Briant) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la loire region in western France. It is part of the historic duchy of Brittany and the country of Mée.
The inhabitants of Châteaubriant are called Castelbriantais and Castelbriantaises.

Châteaubriant lies 49 km (30 mi) north of Ancenis, 68 km (42 mi) south of Rennes, 69 km (43 mi) north of Nantes, and 85 km (53 mi) west of Angers.
The neighboring communes are Rouge, Saint-Aubin-Des-Château, Louisfert, Erbray, and Soudan.

The river Chere flows westward through the commune and crosses the town.

History

Châteaubriant's history began in the 11th century when Brient (an envoy of the Count of Rennes) constructed a castle on a motte bordering the Chère and Rollard rivers. He later founded the Priory Saint-Sauveur-de-Béré. The fortress was a part of eastern Brittany's defensive line, known as the Marches of Brittany, along with the other fortified townships of Vitré and Fougères (both in Ille-et-Vilaine) and Ancenis and Clisson (both in Loire-Atlantique), which formed the first line of defense against the French Kingdom. Later in the 12th century a town developed around the western flank of the castle and was called Châteaubriant. As the castle was in a very strategic location, the town was subjected to numerous battles and invasions during the Middle Ages. One of the largest sieges is surely the one commissioned by Louis IX in 1235. Insecurity led the lords to raise ramparts and strengthen the fortifications around the town, which encircled it from the thirteenth century to the 15th century.

The 16th century was marked by the actions of Jean de Laval, governor of Britanny from 1531 to 1542, who modified and built the three Renaissance wings of the castle for his wife Françoise de Foix. Jean de Laval went on to bequeath his barony to Anne de Montmorency.
After the Revolution, Brutus Hugo, and young Republican lieutenant, met a young Nantaise exile, Sophie Trébuchet. They had a son: Victor Hugo. The house of Sophie Trébuchet still exists and is located near the Maison de l'Ange which currently houses the Tourist Information Office.
In October 1941, 27 Communist hostages (imprisoned by the Republican government during the run-up to WWII and by the Vichy police in the fall of 1941) in the Châteaubriant Internment Camp were handed over to the Nazis and shot by a firing squad in revenge for the murder of the German lieutenant-colonel Karl Hotz on 20 October 1941 in Nantes. The youngest of the 27 hostages, Guy Moquet, was 17 years old. The place of execution, known as the Carrière des Fusillés is one of the principal memorials to the Nazi occupation in the region.

FI-643898, FI-655511 - Finland

1st ~ Aurinkoisia Kesapaimal, Finland ~ (FI-643898)

Sent 02-11-2009

Thanks for Hovila!!

2nd ~ Polo.Ren.Renntier.Reindeer (Finnish Animal).Rena, Suomi Finland ~ (FI-655511)

Sent 14-10-2009

Thanks for Emilia!!

Reindeer: 

The Finnish forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) (Finnish: metsäpeura, Russian: лесной северный олень) is a rare and threatened subspecies of reindeer native to Finland and northwestern Russia. They are found primarily in Russian Karelia, and the provinces of North Karelia, Savonia and Kainuu in Finland, though some range into central south Finland. They are distinct from the semi-domesticated Nothern Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in their larger size and preference for dense boreal forest habitat over the open tundra.

The Finnish forest reindeer is one of the largest species of reindeer. It is 180–220 cm long and the tail 10–15 cm. The male is larger, weighing 150–250 kg, while females weigh about 100 kg.

Reindeer are ruminants, having a four-chambered stomach. They mainly eat lichens in winter, especially reindeer moss. However, they also eat the leaves of willows and birches, as well as sedges and grasses. There is some evidence to suggest that on occasion, they will also feed on lemmings, artic char, and bird eggs. Reindeer herded by the Chukchis have been known to devour mushrooms enthusiastically in late summer.

DE-414568; DE-420170, Germany

1st ~ Bredstedt, Nordfriesland ~ (DE-414568)

Sent 09-09-2009 (Special Cancellation Date)

Thanks for Melanie!!

2nd ~ Schones Soest ~ (DE-420170)

Sent 14-09-2009

Thanks for Maren!!

DE-414424, Bavaria; DE-437379, Germany

1st ~ Schones Allgau, Bavaria ~ (DE-414424)

Sent 10-09-2009

Thanks for "Empty MailBox"!!

2nd ~ Edward Hopper: City Sunlight 1954, Germany ~ (DE-437379)

Sent 09-10-2009

Thanks for Holges!!

CZ-37229, Josef - Czech Republic

~ Drepropettrovsk, Most-City Shopping and Entertaining Center built in 2006 ~

Sent 13-10-2009

Thanks for Josef!!

CZ-36604, Marie - Czech Republic

~ Náměšť nad Oslavou ~ 

Sent 05-10-2009

Thanks for Marie / Kalaa!!

Náměšť nad Oslavou (Namest on the Oslava River) is a town of 5200 inhabitants in Southern Moravia and lies on the banks of the Oslava River 40 km west of Brno. Namest is mentioned for the first time in 1234 as a village at the ford. The Gothic castle high above the river was built in the mid-thirteenth century and between 1565-1578 it was rebuilt into a Renaissance-style stately home which is now a dominating landmark of the town.

Until 1945 it belonged to the Haugwitz family, then for some time it served as a summer residence for President Beneš of Czechoslovakia, and now it houses a large collection of Berlin wool work, covering the whole period from the 16th to the 19th century. The stately home library and the inner courtyard are frequently used as concert venues, building on the rich musical traditions of the 19th century.

CH-36185, Andy - Switzerland

* Non-Cancellation Stamp) *

~ Rustici Ticinesi, Helvitia - South Switzerland~

Sent 30-09-2009

Thanks for Andy!!