Worldwide Covers – Philately Blog

Two covers from 1st November 2025, both for the occasion of Widerøe joining the Lufthansa Group and entering the Star Alliance. The philate...

The Korean postal service (Korea Post) welcomed the upcoming Year of the Horse with a delightful New Year's Greetings stamp issue, relea...

In January 2026, Pos Malaysia issued the “Malaysian Pottery” stamp series to celebrate the country’s rich ceramic heritage. The 30 sen, 50 s...

Yunnan University (YNU; 云南大学) was founded in 1922 and officially opened on April 20, 1923. As one of the earliest comprehensive universiti...

Pope Francis passed away on 21st April 2025 (almost one year ago) at the age of 88. His twelve years in office as the head of the Catholic ...

Worldwide Covers Blog 1000 Covers This post marks a historic milestone. It's the 1000th Cover I post...

This cover I received from Skardu, Pakistan back in 2025. Skardu is a regional town in northern Pakistan and the administrative center of th...

Two stamps frank this cover, both from the 2025 German commemorative stamp programme and each valued at 0.95 €. The upper stamp is the ...

This cover was mailed aboard the RV Thomas G. Thompson, the oceanographic research vessel operated by the University of Washington School of...

On 1st January 2026, Bulgaria officially adopted the euro, becoming the latest member of the eurozone. To mark this historic moment, Bulgari...

As reminder, every year, the members of SEPAC – the Small European Postal Administrations' Cooperation – join forces to release a stamp...

On 3 October 2025, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg abdicated after nearly twenty-five years on the throne, passing the crown to his eldest s...

This is another cover of german frigate "Baden-Württemberg" on its 2024 "Indo-Pacific Deployment"-Mission. After I got...

In 2025, Radio France celebrates its 50th anniversary. The public broadcaster was founded in 1975 after the breakup of ORTF and has since ...

In 2025, the world marks 160 years since the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), established in 1865 to advance glo...

Starting October 26, 2025, Lufthansa resumed nonstop flights between Munich and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The route had previously been suspende...

  Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 29-04-2025 Many thanks to Jeremy!

Carlos Yulo (*16th February 2000) is the first filipino gymnast to win Olympic gold medals. He earned two titles at the 2024 Paris Olympics...

Released on May 30, 2025, Canada Post's "Places of Pride" stamp series commemorates four historic 2SLGBTQIA+ sites across Cana...

Blatten, a small village in the Swiss canton of Valais, was struck by a devastating landslide on 28 May 2025 , when a collapse of the Birch ...

Merry Christmas to everyone! Like last year , I'm happy to show this year's Weihnachtsballonpost ("Christmas Balloon Post...

Stamp: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 09-05-2025

Stamp: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 09-05-2025 I mailed this cover to myself during my visit at t...

Lee Jae-myung was elected President of South Korea on 3 June 2025 and officially took office on 4 June 2025.  To commemorate his first 100 d...

Stamps: Philippines 80-year UN membership - Issued: 26-06-2025

Along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, "La Vuelta a España" is one of the three Grand Tours of professional road...

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 06-05-2025 (to note a new additional word "Philately...

Stamps: Flowers of Malaysia (full set) - Issued: 30-07-2025 Flowers of Malaysia (mini sheet) - Issued: 30-07-2025 Many thanks to Henry!

Stamp: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 01-05-2025

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" (full set) - Issued: 08-05-2025