Monday, 31 January 2022

Muzium Negeri Sarawak - Sarawak State Museum



 The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace encouraged Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, to establish the museum.

 Das Sarawak State Museum ist das älteste Museum in Borneo. Es wurde 1888 gegründet und 1891 in einem eigens dafür errichteten Gebäude in Kuching, Sarawak, eröffnet. Der Naturforscher Alfred Russel Wallace ermutigte Charles Brooke, den zweiten Weißen Rajah von Sarawak, zur Gründung des Museums.

Stamp:
Kampung Hulu Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Malaysia

Thank you very much, Jaise

Parc national des Cévennes - Cévennes National Park - Nationalpark Cevennen




 Stamps:
EUROPA21: Endangered Wildlife
Cultural Cenre "Pompidou" in Paris

UNESCO #1153:
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape

Merci beaucoup, Daniel

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania



 

East Cemetry Hill
Clockwise from top to left: Hancock Monument, Spangler's farm, Ricketts battery, Near Culp's Hill
Center: Gettysburg National Military Park

 Stamps:
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Mayflower 1620
Pears
Silver Coffeepot
Tiffany Lamp

Thank you, Nancy


Friday, 21 January 2022

Long Beach, CA



 Aerial view of Long Beach with the Aquarium of the Pacific in the foreground.

Luftaufnahme von Long Beach mit dem Pazifik-Aquarium im Vordergrund.

Thank you, Ali

Greetings from... Lithuania



 Stamps:
EUROPA21: Endangered Wildlife
Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania

Thank you, Rita

Plzeň - Pilsen




 Andělíčci na mříži katedraály sv. Bartoloměje

Little angels on the grille of St. Bartholomew's Cathedral

Kleine Engel auf dem Gitter der St. Bartholomäus-Kathedrale

Stamps:
Wikov 7/28 (1931)
Czech Mountain Dog

Thank you, dear Milan! Sorry for my late upload :)

Thursday, 13 January 2022

Campina Grande - PB


As três estátuas: o índio, a catadora de algodão e o tropeiro são os símbolos de Campina Grande.
 
 The three statues: the Indian, the cotton picker and the soldier are the symbols of Campina Grande. 
 
 Die drei Statuen: der Indianer, der Baumwollpflücker und der Soldat sind die Symbole von Campina Grande.


Stamps:
Tailor
Shoemaker
Missing work by Candido Portinari

Muito obrigado, Thiago :)

Thursday, 6 January 2022

Lac Blanc - Weißer See



 Avec ses 29 hectares, le lac Blanc est le plus grand lac de la région Grand Est. Il se situe à une altitude de 1052 mètres.

Der Weiße See ist mit 29 Hektar der größte See der Region Grand Est. Er liegt auf einer Höhe von 1052 Metern.

The White Lake is the largest lake in the Grand Est region, covering 29 hectares. It lies at an altitude of 1052 metres.

Stamps:
Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter
EUROPA07: Scouts

Merci beaucoup, Marchand

Saturday, 1 January 2022