NAVY PIER CHICAGO

 

Received 18,July 2013

Navy Pier, Chicago,

Located on the shoreline of lake Michigan, in Chicago, Illinois, the hightlight of the downtown area  is a fun for guests and residents of the "Windy City".

Greetings from MARYLAND

 

    Nicknamed the "Old Line State", Maryland, located in the eastern United States, is part of the Capital Region USA. Covering an area of 27,901 km², it is divided in two by the Chesapeake Bay. Its capital is Annapolis, but its main and largest city is Baltimore.

JUNEAU Alaska

 

Beautiful summer view overlooking Juneau and Douglas

Lutherstadt Wittenberg

 

Thanks to Sylvia for the nice card.

    The Luther memorials in Wittenberg were recognized as World Heritage Sites in December 1996, because they "represent a significant milestone in human history and are of outstanding universal significance as authentic sites of the Reformation." The Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Lutherhaus (Luther House), Stadtkirche (City Church) and Melanchthonhaus (Melanchthon House) are part of the heritage.
    Wittenberg was the center of his reformation activities, and the castle church, in whose portal he posted his 95 Theses on October 31, 1517, later became his final resting place, as well as that of Phillip Melanchthon, one of his closest followers.

Stamp

• Marienplatz Station, Munich
  

Country:
    Germany, Federal Republic
Themes:
    Undergrounds (Subways)
Issued on:
    2020-04-02

Riga

Thanks to Llze for the nice card ans stamp , sent 25 NOV 2021

    The historic centre of Riga was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Many medieval buildings survive, among them the 13th-century Riga Dom (cathedral), the 14th-century Riga Castle (1330), and merchants’ homes and warehouses. The canal around the city’s Old Town was the fortress moat. Nearby, many elaborate facades in the Jugendstil artistic style testify to Riga’s wealth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the public buildings that were renovated in the 1990s was the National Opera, first built as the Riga German Theatre in 1863. The 14th-century House of Blackheads, damaged during World War II and razed in 1954, was rebuilt in 2000. Early 21st-century construction included high-rise towers, a hockey stadium that hosted the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championship, and the National Library, completed 2013.

(SOURCE:BRITANNICA).

 

Stamp

• Mail Delivery by Bicycle

Country:
    Latvia
Series:
    Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Bicycles | C.E.P.T. / Europe | Dogs | Postal Traffic
Issued on:
    2020-05-08

Aqueduto da Amoreira

 

Thanks to Tiago from Portugal the UNESCO WHS card.sent 25/11/2021

Aqueduct of Amoreira
    Dated 1498, the construction of the aqueduct began under the line of Francisco de Arruda, architect who also worked in the Tower of Belém in Lisbon. The works were continued later by Afonso Álvares, Diogo Marques and Pero Vaz Pereira, and concluded in 1622.

    On a length of almost 8 km, the main portal is split by four floors of arcades supported by buttresses, it represents one of the ex-libris of Elvas. It underwent important works of conservation in the XIX century.

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Jasper National Park,Lake and Spirit Island

 

Thanks to Sandeep for the UNESCO WHS card.

    Jasper National Park, national park in western Alberta, Canada, located on the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains, north of Banff National Park. Jasper spans 4,200 square miles (10,878 square km) and contains significant active geologic processes, scenic mountains, and diverse animal and plant populations.
 

What is Spirit Island Jasper?

    Spirit Island sits in the heart of what's called a "box canyon"—a narrow canyon with a flat bottom and vertical walls. Whether the Spirits: The island is a spiritual place for the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, who believe mountains are physical representations of their ancestors.

Stamps:From right to left

 

 

• Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)

Country:
    Canada
Series:
    Snow Mammals (2021)
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Mammals | Rabbits | Rodents
Issued on:
    2021-02-16

• Rabbit International Rate Design from 2011

Country:
    Canada
Series:
    Year of the Ox 2021 : The Chinese Zodiac Cycle
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Chinese New Year | Chinese Zodiac | Mammals | Rabbits | Stylized Animals | Zodiac
Issued on:
    2021-01-15

• Malus "Maybride"

Country:
    Canada
Series:
    Crabapple Blossoms (2021)
Themes:
    Flowers | Plants (Flora)
Issued on:
    2021-03-01