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Seems I still have a lot of expired card haven't post up here, but this must not miss up to show my collection, the 1st card from ARGENTINA here... I had received few covers from sender, will upload soon...
一个与世无争的良地 the second card sent by a best friend Howard Tan during his trip to China... the natural of it is definetly attract deeply to who like fresh environment
Lately upload this beautiful sunset card which sent by a best friend Howard Tan during his trip to China... This view seems like back to the Dynasty QING.. hehe... Bird stamps show typical chinese styles of design... I love it...
Counter in Post Office (Stamp are available for sale)
Recent Issue Display
Stamped MaxiCard
Purchased Stamps (Total Cost RM60)
Has been long long time never cross by Pos Office HQ since a couple years ago, yesterday I dropped by here and found that the interior has turned to modern image with white & red color. In front of the office counter there's a few shelves display some stamps with nice packing, those are available for sale.
After taken a few photoes, I remind myself that I got the Maxicard in my bag, was yesterday(21st Feb.) issued, so glad that I can borrow the Chop with the officer to stamp on it (20pcs cards)... I'm shame to say this was my first time Chop it in PO HQ since I collected for more than 10years.
And then was keep on exciting to search some stamps in the Philately Unit at 1st Floor... There like showroom displaying alot of philately items, unfortunately a lot of stamps stuffs were sold out, but wouldn't disappointed finally I spent about RM60 purchased some stamps(as photoes shown), hohoho... well, it is enough for me to send to my Postcrosser friends & Swapper... Very Enjoy a short drop...
This is the 1st time I received a card with Indian Temple view, I'm glad to have friendship with sender, he alway give me something different.... cheers Dr Bhibu.
History
Built in the year 1850 AD, the HatheeSinghTemple is dedicated to the 15th Theerthankara of Jains, Dharmnath. This temple is named after Sri Hathee Singh, a rich jain merchant of yesteryears, who had under took the great task of such an amazing construction. Famed for its brilliant structural designs, this two-storied white marble structure provides a delightful experience to the beholder. Elaborate porches on three sides are a specialty of this temple. A lovely dome on the front porch gives a peculiar appeal to this architectural splendor. Other two porches displays prolifically carved patterns.
Another unique aspect of the temple is its tiled courtyard, which is encircled by daunting row of pergolas with 52 shrines. Each shrine shows remarkable designs and fine carvings and all of them encompass an image of a Tirthankara. One of the prettiest Jain shrines in India, HathisinghTemple follows the usual architectural pattern of the Diwara Jain Temples of Rajasthan.
Big size Castle card feels like go into Harry Potter world... I love it...
Cancellation on 7th April 2010
Thanks for EMIL LEVITCHI!!
BranCastle (German: Törzburg; Hungarian: Törcsvár), situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73. Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" (although it is one among several locations linked to the Dracula legend, including PoenariCastle and HunyadCastle), it is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. There is, however, no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle, which has only tangential associations with Vlad III, voivod of Wallachia, the putative inspiration for Dracula.
The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country.
History
In 1212, Teutonic Knights built the wooden castle of Dietrichstein as a fortified position in the Burzenland at the entrance to a mountain valley through which traders had travelled for more than a millennium, although it was destroyed in 1242 by the Mongols. The first documented mentioning of BranCastle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (Braşov) the privilege to build the stone citadel on their own expense and labor force; the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby. The castle was first used in 1378 in defence against the Ottoman Empire, and later became a customs post on the mountain pass between Transylvania and Wallachia. The castle briefly belonged to Mircea the Elder of Wallachia. Vlad III besieged Bran on at least one occasion, taking the castle briefly in 1459 during a punitive incursion into the Burzenland.
From 1920 the castle became a royal residence within the Kingdom of Romania. It was the principal home of Queen Marie, and is decorated largely with artifacts from her time, including traditional furniture and tapestries that she collected to highlight Romanian crafts and skills. The castle was inherited by her daughter, Princess Ileana, and was later seized by the communist regime after the expulsion of the royal family in 1948.
In 2005, the Romanian government passed a special law allowing restitution claims on properties such as Bran, which was seized by the Communist government of Romania in 1948. In 2006, the Romanian government awarded ownership to Archduke Dominic of Austria-Tuscany, known professionally as Dominic von Habsburg, an architect in New YorkState and the son and heir of Princess Ileana.
In 2007, Archduke Dominic put the castle up for sale for a price of £40 million ($78 million). On July 2, 2007, Michael Gardner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baytree Capital, the New York investment firm which has been retained to create a plan for the castle and to sell it, predicted it would sell for more than $135 million, but added that Archduke Dominic will only sell it to a buyer "who will treat the property and its history with appropriate respect."
In September 2007 an investigation committee of the Romanian Parliament stated that the retrocession of the castle to Archduke Dominic was illegal, as it broke the Romanian law on property and succession. However, in October 2007 the Constitutional Court of Romania rejected the parliament's petition on the matter. In addition, an investigation commission of the Romanian government issued a decision in December 2007 reaffirming the validity and legality of the restitution procedures used and confirming that the restitution was made in full compliance with the law.
On January 26, 2009, it was revealed that the family had decided not to sell the castle, but instead turn it into a museum dedicated to the history of the surrounding area and the history and memory of Queen Marie and her family. There is acknowledgment in the castle of the tangential association with Vlad III upon whom the fictional character, Dracula is loosely based.
Nina sent me double cards but separately to different addresses, I believe this kind of Toba Batak House only appear in Indonesia, cause I never seen this in Malaysia, but East Malaysia should have it....... Thank you so much for NinaMayasan!!! Your hand-writting is definitely beautiful... I like your writting too...
Card View: Toba Batak House Received in June 2010...
Lately I uploaded this due to no time to organise plenty of postcards. I like this memorable date that sender-Carol sent to me, the last April was colorful me instead of "April F00L" me, is just because of you sending me a best wishes card & fully color of stamps... Thank you so much to Carol!!!
Card View: Grand Rapids of Museum Sender Sent: 1st APRIL 2010 Received in April 2010...
Date of Issue: 2011-02-21 So soon that Malaysia issued another Maxicard with Painting Art Design, I like art very much which meaningful. Fantastic Highland view...
~ Michigan, USA ~ (US-976777) Received February 2011
Thanks for Craig A.Windt!!!
Day view of the Brooklyn Bridge & background with the past World Trade Centre... a bit feeling sad to view this scene... by the way, I like this card especially the Zodiac Rabbit stamp... What a great day to received this...
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in a January 25, 1867 letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.
Carries
Motor vehicles (cars only) Elevated trains (until 1944) Streetcars (until 1950)
Pedestrians, and bicycles
~ Espana ~ (ES-103313) Received February 2011 Thanks for Rosa Isabel Torres Enriquez!!!
Wonderful castle!!! another UNESCO here again...
History
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (Galician: Catedral de Santiago de Compostela) is a Roman Catholic cathedral of the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial-place of Saint James the Greater, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is the destination of the Way of St. James, a major historical pilgrimage route since the Middle Ages.
According to legend, the apostle Saint James the Greater brought Christianity to the Celts in the Iberian Peninsula. In 44 AD he was beheaded in Jerusalem. His remains were later brought back to Galicia, Spain. Following Roman persecutions of Spanish Christians, his tomb was abandoned in the 3rd century. Still according to legend, this tomb was rediscovered in 814 AD by the hermit Pelayo, after witnessing strange lights in the night sky. Bishop Theodomirus of Iria recognized this as a miracle and informed king Alfonso II of Asturias and Galicia (791-842). The king ordered the construction of a chapel on the site. Legend has it that the king became the first pilgrim to this shrine. This was followed by a first church in 829 AD and again in 899 AD by a pre-Romanesque church, at the order of king Alfonso III of León, causing the gradual development of a major place of pilgrimage. In 997 this early church was reduced to ashes by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (938-1002), army commander of the caliph of Córdoba, Spain. The gates and the bells, carried by Christian captives to Córdoba, were added to the Aljama Mosque. When Córdoba was taken by king Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236, these same gates and bells were then transported by Muslim captives to Toledo, to be inserted in the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo.
Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile (1040–1109) and the patronage of bishop Diego Peláez. It was built according to the same plan as the monastic brick church of Saint Sernin in Toulouse, probably the greatest Romanesque edifice in France. It was built mostly in granite. Construction was halted several times and, according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi, the last stone was laid in 1122. But by then, the construction of the cathedral was certainly not finished. The cathedral was consecrated in 1128 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon.
According to the Codex Calixtinus the architects were "Bernard the elder, a wonderful master", his assistant Robertus Galperinus and, later possibly, "Esteban, master of the cathedral works". In the last stage "Bernard, the younger" was finishing the building, while Galperinus was in charge of the coordination. He also constructed a monumental fountain in front of the north portal in 1122.
The church became an episcopal see in 1075 and, due to its growing importance as a place of pilgrimage, it was soon raised to an archiepiscopal see by pope Urban II in 1100. A university was added in 1495.
The cathedral has been embellished and expanded between the 16th and the 18th century.
~ Espoo, Finland ~ (FI-998425) Received January 2011
Thanks for Eija!!!
Many thanks to Eija that sent me cover enveloped with my favourite cards & many beautiful stamps... I'm really surprised and unexpected to receive such a wonderful stuffs... EIJA, u make my collection Impressedly...
MS Nordlandia is a cruiseferry owned by the Finnish shipping company Eckerö Line on their route connecting Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. She was built in 1981 by AG Weser Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany for Olau Line as MS Olau Hollandia. Between 1989 and 1997 she sailed as MS Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen.
Eckerö Line On 1 January 1998 the Nord Gotlandia left Visby for Turku Repair Yard, Naantali, Finland, where she was taken over by Eckerö Line the following day. After being rebuilt for her new service, the ship emerged as MS Nordlandia and was placed on Eckerö Line's Helsinki—Tallinn service on 10 February 1998.
The ship damaged one of her propellers when leaving Helsinki on 30 April 2003 and had to be docked in Naantali for five days for repairs. During a hard storm on 28 October 2006 she rammed the quay in Tallinn, resulting in a hole above the waterline. The damage was quickly repaired, and the ship was back in traffic on 1 November.
In January 2011, the ship was docked in Naantali for eleven days (03.01.2011 - 14.01.2011).
Thanks for Carol picked the one of favourite card in my wishlist ... so exciting to see those card with big ship... I like it so much... & I like you written there Gong Hay Fat Choy !! hoho... ... same to you
So surprise to receive a card from foreign country... yet also the 1st Chinese New Year greeting card to me in 2011... Paul, thanks for chosen this Rabbit card for me, u really make a day for me!!!
~ Poland ~ (PL-82880) Received April 2010 Thanks for Patryija!!!
History
The town lies near the historical region of Silesia but was not part of Silesia until the 20th century, when it was made a part of the Silesian Voivodeship.
In the 12th century the settlement was a village called Kromołów (currently a district of Zawiercie). It expanded in the 19th century and received town privileges in 1915. While Zawiercie was occupied by Nazi Germany, it was known in German as Warthenau between 1941 and 1945. During that time, many Jews were expelled to Zawiercie, where a ghetto was eventually established.
In 1847, the Warsaw-Vienna Railway was completed. The railroad connection facilitated the trade between Russia, Germany and Austria. The fact that Zawiercie was located less than one kilometre from the railroad triggered the rapid development of the region. Twenty-five years later, there were coal and iron ore mines in Zawiercie and an industry was developed around the mines in the town. The first industrial plant, a glass factory, started around 1870. Immediately other industries followed; a large cotton spinnery, large weaving mill, iron mining, cast iron, brick manufacturing, sawmill, chemical laboratories, steam and water flour mills, machining, etc. The flourishing economics accelerated the local population growth.
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Malaysia Cartoon - LAT (Date Issued 1st December 2008), displaying in philately counter 
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