Experience with postcrossing
Shows postage stamps from postcards that have arrived and that are being sent.
On one of the Swiss postcards that arrived there was a special stamp from Swiss Post Helvetica. The stamp is part of the Pro Patria 1973 V4 series. The design is from the Lenz brothers. This stamp shows a portrait sculpture from the Historical Museum in Bern. A search revealed that the stamp year is… Read more Helvetica swiss postage stamp Pro Patria 1973
The stamp of the month March 2021 was the flying snowy owl. A wide format Russian postage stamp showing the snowy owl in great detail. The edition is from 2018. When I saw this stamp on the postcard, I was almost certain that it could be the stamp of the month. There were still a… Read more Snowy Owl the postage stamp of March 2021
In 2019, Deutsche Post (German Mail Service) launched a satellite stamp for 60 cents with ESA. The acronym ESA stands for European Space Agency. The stamp shows a satellite in space with a view of the earth. The stamp is dedicated to the ESA Mission Rosetta. A wonderful stamp and I think that Postcrossers will… Read more Satellite postage stamp from Deutsche Post – German Mail
In January 2021 there was a beautiful postage stamp on a Finnish postcard showing a close-up of a hedgehog. Research showed that the Finnish Post Office Posti.fi put this hedgehog stamp on the market in June 2020. In the same month there was a postage stamp with a squirrel. A small mini series. This hedgehog… Read more Hedgehog stamp from finnish Postal service Posti.fi
I have chosen Johann Sebastian Bach’s Irish postage stamp for February 2021 stamp of the month. Johann Sebastian Bach lived from 1685 to 1750. In 1750 he died in Leipzig, what was then Electoral Saxony. He was one of the most famous composers already in his day. He was also a respected organist. To list… Read more Irish stamp of Johann Sebastian Bach is stamp of the month February 2021
On one of the postcards from France was a stamp showing the photographer, caricaturist and writer Felix Nadar.A very nice stamp.He was born on April 6, 1820 in Paris and died on March 21, 1910 in Paris. He lived and worked mostly in Paris. From 1895 to 1909 his studio was in Marseille.
The Deutsche Post (German postage Service) has issued a series of stamps with weather phenomena. One stamp from this series is called the Rainbow Fragment.It shows a rainbow next to a mountain peak.A very nice postage stamp and the postcrossers who receive a postcard with it will be happy.It is a 70 cent stamp and… Read more German stamp rainbow fragment
My favorite postage stamp from Deutsche Post (German Postal Service) is currently the Loreley Rock postage stamp.When I started postcrossing in September 2020, I learned very quickly that a beautiful stamp is part of it.I discovered the 80 cent Loreley Rock stamp in the Deutsche Post online shop. I bought a whole block twice.Experience showed… Read more Loreley Rock by Deutsche Post my favorite postage stamp a UNESCO World Heritage
From 2021 I will be launching the postage stamp of the Month category. There are so many beautiful postage stamps around the world. This is one of my experiences with postcrossing. Many people put a nice postage stamp on the postcard. I want to pay tribute to it here too.In January 2021, the selection was… Read more Postage stamp of stork from Poland January 2021
German Post has a very nice 50 cent stamp in its range. The stamp shows a bright red zinnia.This 50 cent stamp is ideal for postcrossing. It can be combined very well with another stamp. Currently, in February 2021, the postage for a postcard abroad is 95 cents.I like to take a nice 45 cent… Read more German stamp of a red Zinnia flower