Sunday Stamps | Kings

Hugh Capet was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The dynasty he founded ruled France for nearly nine centuries: from 987 to 1328 in the senior line, and until 1848 via cadet branches (with an interruption from 1792 to 1814 and briefly in 1815).

Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.The country has been ruled by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783.

Felipe VI is the current King of Spain. He ascended the throne on 19 June 2014 upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I. This stamp was issued in 2015, but it is not frequently used, because its high face value (5€). It is supposed to be equipped with Augmented Reality, which links to a video of the king.

Below, more from the "basic series", issued in 2016 and in 2020, for you to look at the differences. (The image on the second stamp taken from here, as I do not have the stamp):

Phillippe of Belgium is King of the Belgians since 2013.

Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022.

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Sunday Stamps | Flags

For Sunday Stamps, some Flags I have got from countries I don't receive a lot of mail:

Bahrain
16 December 2014
National Day

Brazil (Azerbaijan flag)
27 May 2015
Diplomatic Relations Brazil-Azerbaijan (Joint issue)

South Korea
6 March 2003
National Flag

And a lot of flags on this!

The Netherlands

14 March 1989

The 40th Anniversary of NATO

Castles & Walls

Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum
متحف موقع قاعة البحرين

I am very fond of this postcard sent by Nila (Bahrain). Because it is a beautiful view, of course. But also because it is the first piece of mail I have ever got from Bahrain (a new country to the list!), and also because we arranged this swap thanks to the A to Z April Challenge. 

Laura sent me this postcard from Burgos, Spain, The Arco de San Esteban ('St Stephen's Arch'), built in the 12th century, is one of the twelve gates on the walls of the old city.

The castle of Guadalest, in my country. The postcard was sent by one of my nieces. She wrote that "it is not a real castle, but mostly ruins".

Kasteel Slangenburg

Two more castles sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).