Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
This first day cover from 7.4.1941 is a registered letter sent by express courier. This letter was cancelled in Vaduz with a bridge postmark – Swiss-type with hours. This stamp bears two stars to the right and left of the bridge, which is 9.3 mm high. Liechtenstein is written in brackets at the bottom. This Read More …
In February 2024, I am presenting a Czech Post miniature sheet on the theme of “Works by Bedřich Smetana”. The three stamps with face values represented by the letters “A” (standard domestic letter), “E” (standard mailing to other European countries) and “Z” (standard mailing to non-European countries) depict landscape motifs from the compositions in the Read More …
Do you know Sint Maarten? I didn’t until I stumbled across this stamp from this to me hitherto unknown country. And once again it proved that stamp collecting contributes to general education. This stamp was the first time I learned about the peculiarities of our neighbouring country, the Netherlands. Or did you know that Sint Read More …
I know, there should actually be a stamp for Christmas here. But since it’s almost Easter at the time of writing this post, this stamp will probably work too, since it’s about food. Important for both Easter and Christmas. But why Japan in particular? Because of childhood memories. I once had a Japanese pen pal Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual covers. The PDF contains background information on the topic of the cover, which could be the subject of an exhibit with the respective cover (whether it is thematic, open philately or social philately). Sometimes you will wonder whether the connections between cover and topic are not very Read More …
For the Year of the Dragon (starting in February 2024), Liechtensteinische Post has issued a collection sheet with four stamps at CHF 2.30 each. This sheet is the subject of the puzzle below. You can find more information about the stamp below the puzzle. The stamp was designed by Leng Bingchuan, who depicts a vital, Read More …
Just in time for the start of carnival on November 11, Swiss Post surprised everyone on November 9, 2023 with a fascinating innovation: stamps in a unique “confetti” format. Instead of the usual individual stamps, this special stamp requires five separate stickers to achieve the value of a conventional stamp. The idea came from Phillip Read More …
After celebrating Hildegard of Bingen as the living mystic of the month on her own stamp in September, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to choose an equally inspiring personality from another part of the world in November. My choice fell on an Indian stamp that focuses on the mystic Meera Bai or Mirabai. Read More …
Another card from Sieghard’s collection as cover of the month. It is a card that was posted at the Mauren “postal depot office” to be taken to Nendeln, where it was postmarked on 31.5.1908 with a 10 h stamp for postcards abroad to be sent to Walenstadt in Switzerland. The content of the card is Read More …
The unusual design of today’s stamp block from Liechtenstein (BL25) is based on a historical triptych. It was created in 1490 by an unknown artist from the Alpine region. In the course of the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times, he dispensed with the traditional background in gold on the side wings and Read More …