Winterberg

Country: Germany
from: pen-pal

Winterberg is a winter sports resort in North-Rine Westphalia. The town was founded in about 1270. It has some dark past as Winterberg experienced witch trials and their executions between the 16th and 18th centuries.

If you are keen on bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge, you will love the town's sports facilities.

The town is very old, so I guess, sightseeing lovers would have something to do there as well.

Rwanda

Country: Rwanda
From: Polish Ladies Abroad Club
Year: 2017

The Republic of Rwanda is one of the smallest African countries, situated in the east and center of the continent. Kigali is the capital of Rwanda and its largest city as well.

Stamp

Theme: Art
Year: 2010

Frigate of Elfenbein

Theme: Art/Sculpture
Country: Germany:
Year: 2016

The frigate was created by Jacob Zeller, German sculpture and ivory carver, in 1620. The artist finished his work in the summer, a few months before his death in December.

Material used: ivory, gold and iron.

The sculpture includes carved names of the princes of Saxony, beginning with Harderich, who supposedly lived shortly after the birth of Christ, up to Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony. There are also tiny sailors, guns, chains, nails, ropes and anchors made of gold. The picture of the artist's wife, Magdalena Sibylla of Brandenburg and the crest of Johann Georg I are parts of the relief carving.

The base resembles the fountain in Rome, sculptured by Gian Lorenzo Bernini - figures of Neptune standing on a ball, Fortuna, the goddess of changing destiny and sea horses.