= Hello Post Office =: 2009

>> samedi 10 octobre 2009

Au Revoir La France !!

>> dimanche 21 juin 2009

I Love Helsinki PostCard
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Finland 2009 Miniature Sheet - Fashion

Finland 2009 Miniature Sheet - Fashion
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Finland 2009 Miniature Sheet - Fashion

Finland 2009 Miniature Sheet - Fashion
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many Thanks to my Finland friend, Pauliina ;)
I have well received your nice postcard and Fashion stamp Sheet.
moreover your booklet offers me very interesting informations about Finland Philately :)
I wish you "Bon Voyage" *o*

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[Informations from Finland Post]

Link to Fashion Stamp Sheet on Finland Post Site

High heels and swaying hemlines! Minna Parikka is one of the top names among Finnish shoe designers. Her highly feminine footwear is now sold in ten countries, with the flagship store in Helsinki. Minna Parikka’s red high heels can now also be seen on one of the stamps of the Fashion miniature sheet. They are accompanied by beautiful shoes by Julia Lundsten which are depicted on the next stamp.
Lundsten’s stylish signature wooden heels have won the admiration even of the king of shoe designers, Manolo Blahnik, who has called them “divine” and “perfect”. The wooden-heeled pump shown on the stamp is made of fish skin. Lundsten’s creations are sold in Tokyo, London, New York and other great cities.
The miniature sheet features elegant accessories in the form of the Lumi handbag designed by Sanna Kantola. Sanna Kantola and Bruno Beaugrand founded the Lumi brand in New York nine years ago, and today Lumi bags are sold in 25 countries.
Fashion designer Jasmin Santanen lives and works in Paris. This spring she unveiled at the Paris fashion festival a luxurious open party outfit, which has now been immortalised on a stamp.
This year’s spring collection also includes an outfit designer by Tuomas Laitinen and his sister, artist Anna Laitinen, the rear view of which is shown on the Fashion miniature sheet. This angle was chosen because of the outfit’s amusing “penguin cut”. A collection by the Laitinens won shared first place in the prestigious French Hyères fashion design competition in France in 2006. Today the LAITINEN accessory brand is sold in France, Japan, Hong Kong and elsewhere. The woman in purple on the left-hand edge of the miniature sheet is a filler picture. Laura Laine produced the illustrations for the miniature sheet.
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[Informations from Finland Stamp Info Booklet] Offered by Pauliina

Fashionable new stamp
Laura Laine has illustrated this miniature sheet with clothes, shoes and bags designed by Finnis. They are based on the lastest collections for spring 2009. These designes are examples of promising brands created with an internationak attitude, blodly led by designer.

The red shoes on the sheet are the work of Minna Parikka. Her time in the international arena has enabled her to produce well received collections. Her shoes are very feminine and individual. The stylish red dress is by Jasmin Santanen, a compolitan woman who has studied and taught in New York and Paris, who adds a touch of magic to every garment she creates.

Julia Lundsten creatively combines wood in her collection - Finnish brich and ecologically produced Brazilian hardwood. Her promising career began during her student days in London.

The bag is from a collection by Sanna Kantola. Her career path has taken her from Helsinki and back via New York. Her bags and other products are devoted to functionality and quality.

Clothing designer Tumas laitinen and his sister, Artist Anne Laitienen , created the purple dress shown on the stamp sheet. Their work together has yielded a small and appreciated collection, the manufacture of which will be kept in Finland as long as possible

Stamp: 6.5.2009
value: 5X1st class(0.8 euro)
Printing method: 6/0 web offset/Screen print CMYK + PMS 8003c + cool grey 1c + UV lacquer
Printer: Joh.Enschedé Stamps, The Netherlands
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[Informations from Wiki]
la Haute Couture (in english high sewing)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute_couture

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[Video Flip from YouTube.com]

[Version Française]
CHANEL: Coco Chanel parle de la mode (Coco Chanel talks about fashion)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYxJ3Kf50Tw

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky [Film Trailer]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLVRfmhnxpQ

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Sorry I'm not a "Haute Couture" fan -__- ||||

By the way the postman didn't make a post mark on the stamp!
What a pity !! T__T

CA-????? Canada Post Card Canada 2009 Year of the Ox - Souvenir Sheet

CA-????? Canada Post Card Canada 2009 Year of the Ox - Souvenir Sheet
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many Thanks to Canada PostCrossing Friend.
Your postcard is very nice, but I can identify your name and postcard ID.
Please send me again your Postcard ID, so that I can register into my postcrossing.
Thank you very much !!

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[Informations from Canada Post]
[link]
www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2009/...

Issued: Jan. 8, 2009

Article published in

Canada's Stamp Details (Vol. XVIII No 1; January to March 2009)

Fireworks, lion dances, gold, and a splash of red for good luck! To the Chinese, no New Year display is too extravagant. After all, the parades and festivals that take place during China’s longest and most important celebration represent the shared hopes that good luck and prosperity will accompany the new cycle of the moon.

It’s also a special time for Canada Post, when ultra-creative stamp designs—topped off with gold foil and innovative printing techniques—are issued to celebrate what is widely credited as the oldest surviving calendar system in the world. This year, we honour the Year of the Ox: a time of stability, harmony and balance. The issue will be the first release in a new 12-year Lunar New Year series.

The international stamp was inspired by long traditions of Chinese art and Lunar New Year decor. “We featured a work of pottery, as the art form is heavily rooted in Chinese history,” explains Ivan Novotny, Vice President of Design at Toronto’s Taylor|Sprules Corporation. An ancient art form of Asian descent, pottery wares have been sculpted in China since the Paleolithic era. “We also chose it for its connection to the earth, since 2009 is the year of the Earth Ox,” adds Novotny. According to Chinese philosophy, everyone and everything is subject to the influence of the five elements: water, metal, earth, wood, and fire. The elements rotate every year, and each is associated with specific character traits: stability, industry and practicality in the case of earth element.

The spark that surrounds the Chinese character for “Ox” in the top-left corner of the international stamp evokes fireworks. Gold foil is applied to the spark, while clear foil and multi-level embossing techniques add shine and dimension to the pottery vase. Novotny notes, “There’s an interesting juxta-position between the traditional quality of the pottery and the modern flair of the design.”

The domestic stamp features an illustration of an Ox before a mountainous landscape. “The landscape and tan earth tones in the background speak again to this year’s element, earth,” explains Novotny. Plum blossoms—popular subjects in Chinese art and a common feature in Lunar New Year decor—are peppered throughout the background of the stamp and pane of 25. These flowers are indigenous to China and the country’s national flower. Blooming in the early spring snow, they symbolize life, rebirth and adversity overcome. The Ox and the blossoms, adorned with clear foil, shine in the light, while multi-level embossing techniques add depth and dimension. Alain Leduc, Manager of Stamp Design and Production at Canada Post, adds, “With the image so full of fine details, the embossing in the design is extremely intricate.”

Even the long, scroll-like shape of the new souvenir sheet—a format that will remain standard throughout the series—is rooted in Chinese tradition, as decorative scrolls are widely believed to have their origin in China. “It was a challenge to marry these two stamps so different stylistically on the souvenir sheet,” notes Novotny. “But they were harmonized through a heavy use of the lucky colour red.” The Chinese characters that run vertically down the souvenir sheet list all 12 animals of the zodiac, fading from one year to the next as they appear in the lunar cycle— a feature that reinforces the scroll concept.

With its insightful blend of time-honoured customs and modern flair, this issue is a fitting tribute to an ancient tradition that is well-known and celebrated around the world today—not to mention an excellent kick-off to a new 12-year stamp cycle.

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[Remark]

The stamp is quite nice designed. But the stamp is not well pasted. (so a little damage during transport) maybe next time pay more attention ;)
The stamp is designed by a chinese desinger.personally the stamp is quite traditional. Better than the chinese mainland ox issue
Informations from MY FDC BLOG

1.65$ is for international postage.

CA-????? Canada Post Card

CA-????? Canada Post Card
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

노무현 | Roh Moo-hyun | People's President For Ever

>> vendredi 29 mai 2009

I received 2 small self-made FDC from South Korea in 2003.(quite long time) I should thank my korean friend for those nice covers.
The stamp was for 노무현 | Roh Moo-hyun. (16th president of (Republic of Korea))
To speak frankly, I rarely wrote something about politician.
Hope all the politicians in the world will look Roh Moo-hyun as a mirror.
Peace for the world !
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I hope God bless Korean People. God bless Roh Moo-hyun.
In the real world,
Some people are still alive, but in fact they are dead.
Some people are dead, but they will be alive in the heart of world people for ever.
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[Information from Wiki]
[Link]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Moo-hyun

In his blog, Roh Moo-hyun wrote:
I have owed to too many people. The amount of burden I have caused to them is too great.
I can't begin to fathom the countless agonies down the road. The rest of my life would only be a burden for others.
I am unable to do anything because of poor health. I can't read books, nor can I write.
Do not be too sad. Isn't life and death all part of nature?
Do not be sorry. Do not feel resentment toward anyone. It is fate.
Cremate me. And leave only a small tombstone near home.
I've thought this for a while.
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2003 - The Inauguration of the 16th South Korean President

[Information from South Korea Post]
You can find more stamp informations from this official link:
http://www.koreapost.go.kr/eng/service/stamp/2003/2003_05.jsp

February 25, 2003 marks a memorable day when the 16th President of the Republic of Korea, Roh Moo-hyun is inaugurated.
The Korea Post of the Ministry of Information and Communications is issuing a commemorative stamp to celebrate the inauguration of President Roh Moo-hyun and to wish for the participation of all Koreans in building a new nation based on national harmony.
The stamp features the Korean peninsula, the Taegeuk design and the image of the new president joined together with Cheonji Lake at Mt. Baekdu in the margin of the stamp that expresses the national aspiration for becoming the economic hub of Northeast Asia, peace on the Korean peninsula, and national harmony. By displaying an image of the innocence of children, the Souvenir Sheet portrays the message of the dreams and future of future generations.
In addition, the stamp pack includes stamps, Souvenir Sheets, First Day ue Cover, and My Own Stamp for expressing personal congratulations. The commemorative postmark designed in the character of the President is also introduced.

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[Two video Flips from youtube.com]

5.12.2008

>> mardi 12 mai 2009

5.12.2008

[Image from Wiki]

Mother's Day

>> samedi 9 mai 2009

清明节 | Qing Ming Festival

>> vendredi 3 avril 2009

清明祭祖、扫墓、踏青

青团

1968 Taiwan - Along the River During the Qingming Festival

2004 China Mainland - Along the River During the Qingming Festival

[Informations from Wiki]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingming_Festival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Along_the_River_During_the_Qingming_Festival

[Video Flips from Youtube.com]

Under Construction |2009 American Civil Right Pioneers Stamp Sheet

[Informations from http://www.usps.com]

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/sr09_020.htm

[download PDF file]
http://www.mediafire.com/file/g2zcz21wwgz/Civil RightsPioneersHonoredonStamps.pdf

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[Informations from Wiki]

Mary Church Terrell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Church_Terrell

Under Construction

under construction

>> dimanche 15 mars 2009

[Informations from Wiki & Youtube]
Nicole Kidman

[Video Flip]
Moulin Rouge - Come What May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVAoKTKFDzU

[Wiki]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman

under construction

2009 French Stamps - Métiers d'Art (MasterPieces of Artisans)

>> dimanche 15 février 2009

2009 French Stamps - Métiers d'Art (MasterPieces of Artisans)
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

French Famous Masterpiece from Artisans
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[Informations from phil-ouest.com]
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_art_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Horlogerie_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Vitrail_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Verre_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Ebenisterie_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Marqueterie_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Faience_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Ferronnerie_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Mosaique_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Email_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Tapisserie_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Joaillerie_2009_GF.jpg
www.phil-ouest.com/Arts/Metiers_Cristal_2009_GF.jpg

[French version only]
www.metiersart.com/

[Informations from La Poste]
timbres.laposte.fr/detailarticle.jgi?idCarac=&idGamme...
timbres.laposte.fr/data/fre/omm/produit/zoom/1109482_g.jpg

[Informations from Wiki French version only]
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%c3%a9tiers_d'art#Art_floral

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[Video from Youtube]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgppv72gY70
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugD9bsP8fjM

Recent Hong Kong Panda Cover

Recent Hong Kong Panda Cover
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Thanks again to my HongKong Friend,Chiang.
This is a nice self-made hongkong cover with clean special postmarks and a blue air mail label. (Great Job!!) Philately postmark is from Kwun Tong (HongKong).

[Link] to my another Hong Kong Panda cover from Chiang
2008 Panda FDC
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[informations from wiki]
Here are some infos about giant pandas and WWF (a famous international organisation for world wild animals)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_mondiale_de_protection...
[wwf official international site]
www.panda.org/

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[Cute Photos from divers of different websites,flickr etc...]
Giant Panda Photo 1
Giant Panda Photo 2
Giant Panda Photo 3
Giant Panda Photo 4
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[humorous Video Flip from youtube.com]
Sneezing Panda
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i0-btCTdN8
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PS: hope animals live freely in their homeland.Not in zoo.

CA-51189 Light House 2008 Canada Definitive Stamp

CA-51189 Light House 2008 Canada Definitive Stamp
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many Thanks to Heather from Canada.
Thanks very much to Heather for your nice cover !!!
This stamp has not been used.But it has been cancelled by a ballpen.

This stamp is for Sambro Island lighthouse.

[Informations from Wiki]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambro_Island_Lighthouse
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[Informations from Canada Post]
www.canadapost.ca/aboutus/news/pr/archive-e.asp?prid=1265

On December 27th, Canada Post will get an early start to the New Year with a brand new set of definitive stamps. The domestic rate remains unchanged for 2008, and these vibrant new designs are sure to be appreciated by collectors and non-collectors alike. The new designs feature a new image of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the Canadian flag over lighthouses coast-to-coast and the flower stamp series highlighting orchids.

The beautiful picture of The Queen was taken May 19, 2005 in Saskatoon during her nine-day Royal Visit to Canada. On that day, a class of students from Bjorkdale School traveled to see The Queen and brought a quilt bearing the Royal Cypher which they had used to raise funds for their journey. This quilt is pictured on the Official First Day Cover. Doreen Colonello of Gottschalk+Ash International worked with the photo taken by Ottawa's Headlight Inc. and shows the Queen in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere, as she enjoys her face-to-face meetings with Canadians.

In 2008 the Flag stamps will be featured alongside lighthouses in a variety of distinct Canadian landscapes. These stamps pay homage to the historical lighthouses across the country that serve as treasured reminders of Canada's nautical heritage.

Ontario's Point Clark was originally referred to as "Pine Point". This lighthouse stands 110-feet tall and was built between 1855 and 1859 to warn of the dangers posed by the reefs about two miles off Lake Huron's shoreline. Pachena Point is a headland located just south of Bamfield on Vancouver Island's west coast. The lighthouse's perilous reputation stems from its location, which is considered to be among the most dangerous stretches of Western coastline. Among Canada's most remote and least-often-seen lighthouses, is the lightouse found in the village of Warren Landing on the west bank of the Nelson just below Lake Winnipeg. Quebec's Cap-des-Rosiers lighthouse was completed in 1858 and at 34-metres high, is the tallest lighthouse in Canada and was named a National Historic Site in 1977. The Sambro Island lighthouse in Nova Scotia was built in 1758. This 44-foot interior granite tower holds the title of the oldest working lighthouse in North America. For immigrants and refugees arriving from the east, this lighthouse was often their first glimpse of Canada.

Danielle Trottier, Stamp Project Manager for the flower series Definitive says "the challenge we face every year is finding flowers native to Canada in the required colour scheme". When stamps have a white background, colour is a crucial element and because we aim to have the domestic rate stamp in the red tones, the U.S. rate stamp in the yellow tones and the International rate stamp in the blue/mauve tone, colour is an issue. This year's series will highlight Canadian Orchid Hybrids, with the Odontioda Island Red flower on the domestic rate stamp (52-cents). The U.S. rate stamp (96-cents) features the Potinara Fire Dancer, the oversize rate ($1.15) the Laeliocattleya Memoria Evelyn Light and the International rate ($1.60) the Masdevallia Kaleidoscope 'Conni'.

CA-51189 Cover - Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Mascots & Emblems

CA-51189 Cover - Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Mascots & Emblems
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Quatchi...Quatchi...Quatchi....
[Image from Wiki]
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/V2010m.jpg

Many Thanks to Heather from Canada for this nice cover about 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
This stamp is one of the most recent issued canadian stamps which I have.
I hope any canadian friend can help me to complete this issue ! thanks very much !!!
They looks nice !

In 2009 this is the second issue about 2010 Winter Olympics
Another issue is here:
[Informations from Canada Post]
www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2009/...
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[Informations from wiki and vancouver2010 official site]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics
www.vancouver2010.com
www.vancouver2010.com/mascot
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[Infromations from Canada Post Official Site]

www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2009/...

Some 3,000 years have passed since the first Olympic Games, but the lustre of this celebration remains unrivalled today. It is now, as it was then, the ultimate sporting goal—the pinnacle of athletic accomplishment.

Olympic and Paralympic emblems and mascots capture the values and essence of the Games and represent the people, geography and spirit of their home country. While this task can seem daunting in a country as diverse as Canada, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has introduced a vibrant set of emblems and mascots that accomplish this goal with flair. As an Official Supplier to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Canada Post will issue five definitive stamps showcasing these dynamic symbols.

The Emblems

Of the two PERMANENT™ domestic rate stamps, one features the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games emblem, which is a contemporary interpretation of the inukshuk—a traditional Inuit sculpture that provides guidance to travellers. The other features the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games emblem, an image that embodies the harmony between athlete, the sport and the environment.

The blue and green colour scheme in the stamps’ background represents the Vancouver 2010 Sea to Sky theme—a concept linking the scenic coastal city with Whistler’s majestic ski slopes. An added dash of creativity makes these domestic definitives extra special. Danielle Trottier, Manager of Stamp Design and Production at Canada Post, explains, “For the first time ever, two different stamps will alternate throughout the same coil.”

The Mascots

The Vancouver 2010 mascots—Miga, Quatchi and Sumi—were inspired by British Columbia’s iconic geography and are rooted in Aboriginal legend. Together, they capture the spirit of Vancouver and Canada.

Sumi*, an animal guardian spirit, is the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic mascot and is found curling on the oversize denomination stamp. Miga is a sea bear who transforms from orca whale to white Kermode bear. She shows off her ski tricks on the US rate stamp. Quatchi, a shy, adventurous sasquatch, plays hockey on the international rate stamp.

The stamps’ designers, Naomi Broudo and Violet Finvers of Vancouver’s Tandem Design, were quickly drawn in by these whimsical creatures. “We really enjoyed getting acquainted with the mascots,” says Broudo. “They’re all so interesting and their energy is contagious; we wanted to use the stamps and souvenir sheet to share this vitality with others.” Their sense of connection with the mascots runs especially deep. “They’re so tied to Canada’s West Coast, as are we,” Broudo elaborates. “From their favourite pastimes to the tradition of First Nation legends that inspired their creation, they really speak to the lively atmosphere and rich history of the region.”

Get acquainted with the mascots and share your Olympic Spirit with the world.

To meet the mascots and learn more about the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, visit vancouver2010.com
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[Video from Youtube]
a short Cartoon film about 3 mascots
Vancouver 2010 Mascots: Miga, Quatchi, Sumi, Mumuk

CA-51189

CA-51189
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many thanks to Heather From Canada for your beautiful stamps, cover and postcard.
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[Informations from Wiki]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto
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[Video flip from Youtube]
Canada - Nature
Canada - Nature (Video Flip)

toronto tourism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiMCIp6Ei3c
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[Flash Game]
A flash game about "400 years of Quebec Adventure"
Enjoy yourself
www.koreus.com/files/200407/oriel.html

元宵节

>> dimanche 8 février 2009

东风夜放花千树，更吹落、星如雨。宝马雕车香满路，凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。

蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在、灯火阑珊处

寒食帖

自我来黄州，已过三寒食。年年欲惜春，春去不容惜。今年又苦雨，两月秋萧瑟。卧闻海棠花，泥污燕支雪。闇中偷负去，夜半真有力。何殊病少年，病起须已白。

春江欲入户，雨势来不已。小屋如渔舟，蒙蒙水云里。空庖煮寒菜，破灶烧湿苇。那知是寒食，但见乌衔纸。君门深九重，坟墓在万里。也拟哭涂穷，死灰吹不起。

右黄州寒食诗帖二首。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI5PSqPql-0
sens palace memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBbUuvGl8kc
漁樵問答

DE-280029 Echinacea

>> samedi 7 février 2009

DE-280029 Echinacea
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many thanks to Katie from Germany :)
What a pity.
The stamp has been damaged !! Hoep next time be careful -_-!
The flower on the stamp is called "Echinacea"
I have found some informations about Echinacea.
Let's enjoy it ;)
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[Video Flip from youtube]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkYpKg8qds4
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[Informations from Wiki]
Echinacea from Wiki
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[Informations from Germany Post]
philatelie.deutschepost.de/philatelie/shop/templates/prod...

[German Version only actually]
Die Briefmarkenserie "Blumen" will die Menschen mit modernen und gleichzeitig zeitlosen Motiven auf die Schönheit und Vielfalt der Blumen in Deutschland aufmerksam machen. Die farbenfrohen und stimmungsvollen Darstellungen sollen dazu beitragen, die in unserer hektischen Zeit oft kaum mehr wahrgenommenen kleinen Freuden des Alltags wieder neu zu entdecken und zu genießen.

Der Sonnenhut - nach dem schwedischen Botaniker Olaus Rudbeck auch "Rudbeckie" genannt - verschönert viele Gärten mit seiner meist intensiven gelben Blütenpracht. Im Volksmund wird diese Pflanzenart auch mit anderen Namen wie beispielsweise "Sonnaster", "Soldatenblume", "Falsche Sonnenblume" oder "Goldblume" bezeichnet. Es gibt etwa 30 verschiedene Arten. Die Größen der Stauden variieren von 30 Zentimetern bis zu zwei Metern Höhe. Es gibt einjährig und mehrjährig wachsende Arten.

Die ursprüngliche Heimat des Sonnenhuts ist Nordamerika. Dort wurde er von den Indianern bereits vor Jahrhunderten als Heilpflanze gegen Husten, Halsschmerzen und Mandelentzündung eingesetzt. Die Gattung "Echinacea" ist heute Wirkstoff vieler bekannter Arzneien. Auf der Briefmarke ist eine der beliebtesten Arten abgebildet: die Sorte "Herbstsonne" oder "Autumn Sun"

PS: Hope some people can help me to translate .. Thanks a lot !

GB-61135 Machin series

GB-61135 Machin series
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many thanks to my British friend,Marie =)
[Information from Royal Mail UK]
One 2nd UK common stamp actually costs 27 penny.(It will increase to 30p for stamp soon Maybe in April 2009)
www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400147&med...
The price for sending a Second Class Letter up to 100g is now 27p for stamps and SmartStamp®

All the things has been changed. Even the face of Queen Elizabeth.
But one thing has never been changed.
Machin Series Definitive Stamps...
The young and charming face of British Queen is always on UK common stamps
[Informations from Wiki]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom
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[Informations from Wiki]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machin_series
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[Video flip from Youtube]
A little knowledge about UK common stamps

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJWhERw0ZK8

MY-15394 Malaysia Bird

MY-15394 Malaysia Bird
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Thanks to Sftan from Malaysia for your nice bird stamp.

谢谢你关于大海沙滩的明信片和美丽鸟类的邮票，祝你新年快乐。
那张大海明信片让人想到海滩走走的感觉，希望有一天吧，呵呵！
也祝愿所有善良的人们，新年快乐！！呵呵！！

It is quit a new issue in 2009.
I have chance to get a nice bird stamp :) The special postmark is clear and nice.
Your handwrting is excellent ;)

Although Malaysia Post use 4 colour offset to print the bird issue. It looks quit nice.
The designer did a very good job.
If I don't make a mistake.Maybe this is the same designer for the joint bird issue between Malaysia and Singapore in 2002.
[Link to www.jointstampissues.net]
www.jointstampissues.net/Images/Stamps/2002/020627sg.jpg
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[Informations and images from Wiki]
The bird of my stamp on the left side is called "Milky Stork".

a nice photo for Milky Stork (Mycteria Cinerea)
Mycteria Cinerea

A little knowledge from wiki ;)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Stork

[information from www.thewildones.org/]
www.thewildones.org/Wetlands/milky.html

[a small video flip about this bird from youtube]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWapEYnw7RY

[Informations from www.oiseaux.net]
www.oiseaux.net/photos/dave.behrens/tantale.blanc.1.html

[Link to Malaysia Post]
www.pos.com.my/WebsiteBM/main2.asp?c=/v1/philately/stamps...

MY-15394

MY-15394
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many Thanks to my Malaysia friend Sftan =)
Firstly, Happy Chinese New year :)

Your postcard give me too my feelings and inspirations !
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[video flip from Youtube]

The same feeling near the see beach and the wooden bridge......
Enjoy the moment the sea sings......
The light wind flaps smoothly on your face......
The sea birds are flying around the blue sky......
Feel free, feel good......

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl72vag9jpU&feature=PlayList&...

GB-61135

GB-61135
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many thanks to my British friend,Marie =)
Thanks for your nice post card about Birmingham canal !
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[Informations from Wiki]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_and_Birmingham_Canal
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[Informations from Youtube]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMcTXCjmNI

DE-280029

DE-280029
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many thanks to Katie from Germany :)
Thanks to your great nice tourist card. It's amazing.Hope one day I can visit Stuttgart.We are not far =)

What a wonderful city =) full of culture !
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[Informations from Wiki]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart
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[Video flip from Youtube]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrMkFCStOew

DE-275153 German Cover

DE-275153 German Cover
Originally uploaded by = Hello Post Office =

Many Thanks (Danke) to my German Friend,Helga :) Especially for your nice stamps, postcard and translation. Grace your help ,we can know more about Gallimarkt in Leer (Germany) . It's a wonderful place for funny and culture =)

I think it is quit a good idea for germany recent used definitive stamps.
They use flower topic.They look very nice. Like my Austria and Slovenia definitive stamps collection.They tell people to love our nature. =) Excellent idea
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[Link to my other german stamps collection and Informantions from Wiki]
The left violet flower stamp. I have presented it in my other collection
This flower is called Crocus
www.flickr.com/photos/hellopostoffice/2579140617/

The red one is called Tagetes. (I very like flowers =)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes
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[Informations from Wiki]

Where is Leer in Germany ?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leer

Sorry This info about Gallimarkt in Leer only in germany version :(
Hope one day wiki has english version.

It is more important to keep cultures and make these cultures famous all around the world!

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallimarkt_(Leer)
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[Information from Germany Post : Translation by Helga]

[English Version]
Today the Gallimarkt in Leer is with about half a million visitors the biggest fair in East Frisia and celebrates from the 8th to the 12th of October, 2008 the 500th anniversary of his first-time happening. The fair takes place every year on the five days after the second Wednesday in October, the day of the holy Gallus. From former days up to now the farmers should have yield for the harvest. In 1508 the sovereign of East Frisia, Count Edzard (born in 1461 and died on the 14th of February, 1528 ), obtained Leer the rights to have a fair. Originally the fair to "Gallus" was a cattle market. Nevertheless, it won on and on in meaning and developped, finally, to Leer`s most popular fair , also well-known wide outside Leer.

[Link]
philatelie.deutschepost.de/philatelie/shop/templates/prod...

[German version]
Der Gallimarkt in Leer ist heute mit rund einer halben Million Besuchern das größte Volksfest in Ostfriesland und feiert vom 8. bis 12. Oktober 2008 den 500. Jahrestag seiner erstmaligen Ausrichtung. Der Markt findet jedes Jahr an den fünf Tagen nach dem zweiten Mittwoch im Oktober statt, dem Tag des Heiligen Gallus. Bis zu diesem Tag sollten die Bauern ihre Ernte eingebracht haben.

Im Jahr 1508 erteilte der Landesherr von Ostfriesland, Edzard der Große (im Jahr 1461 geboren und am 14. Februar 1528 gestorben), dem Flecken Leer die Marktrechte. Ursprünglich war der Markt zu »Gallus« ein Kram- und Viehmarkt. Er gewann jedoch immer weiter an Bedeutung und entwickelte sich schließlich zu einem weit über die Grenzen Leers hinaus beliebten Volksfest.

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