Showing posts with label Macedonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macedonia. Show all posts

03 April 2022

Sunday Stamps | Traditional Dressing

A miscellany of traditional dresses for today's theme in Sunday Stamps, Fashion.

Indian Fashion
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro Maurya and Sunga Period

India, 2018

Albanian Folk Costumes of Skopje
Macedonia, 2001

19th Century Headdresses: Men's Hat, Tver Region
Russia, 2009

Traditional Costumes
Thailand, 2019

23 February 2019

Maps on Postcards

FRANCE: Valbonne
Sent by Heleen (France)

FINLAND
Sent by Rosabella

ISRAEL
Sent by Olga

MACEDONIA
Sent by Danijel

PHILIPPINES: Metro Manila
Sent by Maria

SCOTLAND
Sent by Laura (the UK)

UNITED STATES: Washington
Sent by John

The Channel Tunnel
Sent by Laura (the UK)

08 April 2014

Macedonia


Postcard sent by Ana (Macedonia).

This is the unique postcard I have received from this country so far. It shows St. John Church in Ohrid. In fact, this city is notable for having 365 churches, one for every day of the year. For that is also know as Jerusalem of the Balkans. Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are both Cultural and Natural sites.

The postcard arrived with these beautiful stamps: