Frankenberg Town Hall

Country: Germany
Theme:  buildings / castle
Year: 2009

Frankenberg (by the Edder River) is a town and the center of the Hasse region in Germany.
The Town Hall in Frankenberg  was build over 500 years ago, in 1509.

   

Saint Petersburg - Russia

Country: Russia
Place: Saint Petersburg
Year: 2016
From: Penpal exchange

Saint Petersburg / Sankt Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia. It is situated on the River Neva/ by The Gulf of Finland/ by the Baltic Sea. The city was founded in 1703 and it used to be the capital of Russia. Nowadays, more than 5 million people live there.

 Stamps

Theme: Place /buildings
Series: Moscow Kremlin
Country: Russia
Year: 2009

The Kremlin (fortress in a city) is a fortified complex which consists of five palaces, four cathedrals, the Kremlin Wall, and towers. It was built in Moscow, by the River Moskva. The first Kremlin construction came to being in 1147. However, the origins of the site date back to 2,000 years BC. The area was settled by Finno-Ugric people then.
Nowadays the Kremlin is the residence of the president of the Russian federation.

The Kremlin museum exposition includes many interesting items such as the biggest bell in the world, made in 1735.

Visit the Kremlin Museum: online - pictures and expositions

Irish An Post

 

Theme: 25 Anniversary of An Post
Design: Zinc Design
Country: Ireland
Year: 2009

The stamps are part of the series issued by Irish An Post (commercial state company) to commemorate its silver anniversary.

Ireland is on our travel bucket list. Wish we could go there together some day. Besides, it would be great if we could escape the Texas heat and spend the summer in Ireland or Scotland.

You can find out more about the history of An Post here.