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Postcard from Austria. Friday Flora and Fauna

“The Colour Blue” is the theme for this week Sunday Stamps Bulgaria – 1985 Morning Glory (ipomoea) Switzerland – 1962 Leaves on Tree EUROPA Japan – 1968 Daisies France – 1949 Abbey of Saint Wandrille Italy – 1946 Hand panting an olive tree – Series: Democracy Austria – 1968 Dragon fountain in Klagenfurt. Klagenfurt, on the eastern shore of Lake Wörthersee, is the capital city of the…

China – 2016 Longxing Temple. The Longxing Monastery or Longxing Temple is an ancient Buddhist monastery located in the town of Zhengding in Hebei Province, China, approximately 15 kilometres north of the provincial capital of Shijiazhuang. It has been referred to as the “Best Temple south of Beijing”. Hong Kong – 2022 The Ruins of Saint Paul’s are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious…

China – 2016 Longxing Temple. The Longxing Monastery or Longxing Temple is an ancient Buddhist monastery located in the town of Zhengding in Hebei Province, China, approximately 15 kilometres north of the provincial capital of Shijiazhuang. It has been referred to as the “Best Temple south of Beijing”. Hong Kong – 2022 The Ruins of Saint Paul’s are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious…

Austria – 2003 Overprinted with Wine Glass. After the definitive stamp for 0.51 Euro with the picture of the “Schönlaterngasse” now the other definitory stamps, which no longer correspond to the new tariffs, were artistically overprinted with the default value of 55 cents. The University of Applied Arts in Vienna invited their students to a design competition. The task was to find original…

Austria – 2023 Linz Lentos Art Museum Switzerland – 1974 Europa – “Continuity” by architect Bill Max China – 1998 Architecture in Macao China – Hangzhou Bridge. The longest ocean-crossing bridge in the world, Hangzhou Bridge sits with aplomb on the Qiantang River.  S, Korea – Seoul post Office Building, a 21 story government building, known also as Post Tower and the “Zipper Building”, is…