Dear, I open for direct swap. You can contact me via email : chiphoi001@yahoo.com. I collect: - Lunar new year; - Lady slipper & Dancing lady orchid; - Tom of Finland; - Inge Look Aunties; - Blue Cats World Trip; - Erotic (about men); - Van Gogh card from museum

presentation

My postcard album for swap
If you find something interesting in my album and want to swap, you can drop me some lines with your album. Thank you.

jeudi 31 décembre 2015

Cover#156 PC#121 #122 #123 #124 #125 Czech, Christmas cards. Commemorative Handstamps: Number#59/2015: A gift of God (Jesus);


This mail arrived on the last day of 2015 with a wonderful content. A Noel handmade Maxicard set.
The stamps and cards were issued in 2014 but no speacial postmark for them at that moment.

Sent: 1/12/2015
Arrived: 31/12/2015







An abundant thanks to you, Trung, for your wonderful work!

Cover#155 PC#120 Vietnam, Last mail of Year of the Goat 2015,


Sent: 31/12/2015
Arrived: 8/1/2016


samedi 26 décembre 2015

PC#119 China, UNESCO site: The Grand Canal,





Thank you, zihu!

The Grand Canal

UNESCO siteDate of Insscription: 2014


The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. Constructed in sections from the 5th century BC onwards, it was conceived as a unified means of communication for the Empire for the first time in the 7th century AD (Sui dynasty). This led to a series of gigantic construction sites, creating the world’s largest and most extensive civil engineering project prior to the Industrial Revolution. It formed the backbone of the Empire’s inland communication system, transporting grain and strategic raw materials, and supplying rice to feed the population. By the 13th century it consisted of more than 2,000 km of artificial waterways, linking five of China’s main river basins. It has played an important role in ensuring the country’s economic prosperity and stability and is still in use today as a major means of communication.

Brief synthesis

The Grand Canal forms a vast inland waterway system in the north-eastern and central eastern plains of China, passing through eight of the country’s present-day provinces. It runs from the capital Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province in the south. Constructed in sections from the 5th century BC onwards, it was conceived as a unified means of communication for the Empire for the first time in the 7th century AD (Sui Dynasty). This led to a series of gigantic worksites, creating the world’s largest and most extensive civil engineering project ensemble prior to the Industrial Revolution. Completed and maintained by successive dynasties, it formed the backbone of the Empire’s inland communications system. Its management was made possible over a long period by means of the Caoyun system, the imperial monopoly for the transport of grain and strategic raw materials, and for the taxation and control of traffic. The system enabled the supply of rice to feed the population, the unified administration of the territory, and the transport of troops. The Grand Canal reached a new peak in the 13th century (Yuan Dynasty), providing a unified inland navigation network consisting of more than 2,000 km of artificial waterways, linking five of the most important river basins in China, including the Yellow River and the Yangtze. Still a major means of internal communication today, it has played an important role in ensuring the economic prosperity and stability of China over the ages.

Source: unesco.org

vendredi 18 décembre 2015

Cover#150 Malaysia, FDC I got,


Here is the mail I got recently. An abundant beautiful FDC inside made my day. I think Malaysia post is always creative as they use different material for their item such as this Pearl MS. I really love it.







Thank you so much Matthew!

PC#118 New Zealand, UNESCO site: Te Wahipounamu,


Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand

UNESCO siteDate of Insscription: 1990

The landscape in this park, situated in south-west New Zealand, has been shaped by successive glaciations into fjords, rocky coasts, towering cliffs, lakes and waterfalls. Two-thirds of the park is covered with southern beech and podocarps, some of which are over 800 years old. The kea, the only alpine parrot in the world, lives in the park, as does the rare and endangered takahe, a large flightless bird.


Thank you, normasaurus!

lundi 30 novembre 2015

Cover#146 #147 PC#117 Vietnam, Year of the Monkey 2016


Today, as last years, I go to Vietnam stamps company because we have new issue: Year of the Monkey. I really like stamp design this year, they are coloful.


Designer, mr. in black on left was signing on items for collectors.



 Selling pot.


Official FDC:

Cover real-posted on first day issue with correct postage fee for domestic:




I made this one from the card my friend sent me. Look, that's why I adore Jananese card.



New item from Viet stamp company this year. A Hongbao and a Year of the Monkey shaped folder inside with some word of introduction.




Specimen stamps:


Uncut stamps:


Block of 6 with FDC postmark:


Full stampsheet:




And here the folder I made by myself.

The font



and the back: 


All items were signed by designer, Mr. Du. Thank you so much.