Released on December 19, 2022, this issue from Ukraine more accurately commemorates St. Nicholas Day than Christmas and its official Ukrainian Postal Service (Ukrposhta/Укрпошта) title is "Victorious New Year!" («Переможного Нового року!»). St. Nicholas maximum card bearing Scott #1192 (issued on December 19, 2018) and postmarked on St. Nicholas Day, December 19, 2022, in Kyiv. … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Ukraine – “Victorious New Year!”
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Christmas Stamps 2022: Faroe Islands
On 24 October, Posta Faroe Islands released two stamps picturing an Advent wreath and a Christmas tree along with a sheet of 15 Christmas seals in its annual Yuletide philatelic celebration. Posta also offers a wide range of other Christmas products including cards and baubles as well as the usual sheets, first day covers and … Continue reading Christmas Stamps 2022: Faroe Islands
Sunday Summary #8
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was the first week of the month-long term break and I was even lazier than usual. I concentrated on music and little else, as we will see. I have decided that the coming week will see more … Continue reading Sunday Summary #8
Sunday Summary #7
Week of 25 September to 1 October 2022 Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. I spent most of last week finishing out the first half of the school year up in Phang Nga, giving a whole lot of paper exams. While most of Thailand … Continue reading Sunday Summary #7
Sunday Summary #6
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. Most of the time, I put together these weekly summaries in the late evening hours on Sunday but this time I have begun at the crack of dawn. Later today, I will head to the bus terminal to … Continue reading Sunday Summary #6
Introducing ‘MY COLLECTIONS’
Earlier this week, I launched a new blog which I call MY COLLECTIONS. It is based on an idea that I had while on Greeting Duty one morning (it's a fairly mindless task and my thoughts tend to meander between my wai'ed "Good Mornings"). Basically, I have long wanted to just share images of collectibles … Continue reading Introducing ‘MY COLLECTIONS’
New Postcrossing Stamps 2022
Updated 7 September to include the Estonian Postcrossing stamp as announced on the Postcrossing Blog. Within the next month, Estonia, Luxembourg and Germany will each release single stamps marking the Postcrossing project, established in July 2005. I joined in late June 2006 and wrote a little about my early experience on my Postcards to Phuket … Continue reading New Postcrossing Stamps 2022
Daily Phuket #83: 20 November 2021 – Mail…Finally!!
Back in late April or early May, the main Thailand Post international mail processing center at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport (pronounced /Su-wana-poom/) was shut down when several workers were diagnosed with COVID-19. As the Third Wave of the pandemic took hold, most overseas mail stopped. I am not sure when it resumed in Bangkok but … Continue reading Daily Phuket #83: 20 November 2021 – Mail…Finally!!
Daily Phuket #56: 10 June 2021 – Postcard Project
In yesterday's post, I mentioned that I was working on a new project to try and alleviate the day-to-day boredom of staying at home. That project is a means to (finally!) organize the vast amount of postcards that I have sitting around in plastic bins such as the one pictured in today's featured photo. It's … Continue reading Daily Phuket #56: 10 June 2021 – Postcard Project
Mark Joseph Jochim 