No.84 Cover - received on 2011/04/08 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the covers from Latvia! There is also Christmas FDC from Christmas Island inside the cover.

No.56 Cover - received on 2011/01/21 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the rabbit FDC!

No.49 Cover - received on 2011/01/04 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice FDC!

No.47 Cover - received on 2010/12/09 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice First Day Cover from Latvia!

No.46 Cover - received on 2010/12/09 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice First Day Cover from Latvia.

No.41 Cover - received on 2010/12/03 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice First Day Cover from Latvia.

No.37 Cover - received on 2010/11/24 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice First Day Cover from Latvia. The cover arrived at Singapore on 24 Nov. 2010 through registered mail.

No.35 Cover - received on 2010/11/23 from Latvia

Great thanks to my friend Juris for sending me the nice cover! The cover was also received on 23 Nov. 2010.

No.34 Cover - received on 2010/11/23 from Latvia

Thanks to friend Juris for sending me the cover! The cover was received on 23 Nov. 2010.

No.27 Cover - received on 2010/11/12 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice First Day Cover!

No.20 Cover - received on 2010/10/27 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for sending me the Lighthouse First Day Cover, a nicely designed cover!

 Along with the cover, there is also a beautiful card.

My 11th Wedding Postcard - received on 2010/10/27 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for beautiful postcard from Riga. The postcard was posted on 18 Oct 2010 from Riga and it was received on 27 Oct. There is also an extra first day postmark of the Lighthouse stamp issue that was issued on 15 Oct 2010.

My 5th and 6th Wedding Postcards - received on 2010/10/08 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the beautiful postcards for my wedding! The postcards were posted from Riga, Latvia on 29 Sep 2010 and received on 8 Oct 2010.

Wedding Postcard No. 5 - front

Wedding Postcard No. 5 - back

The left stamp on Wedding Postcard No. 5 was issued for "15 Years of Mobile Telecommunications" on 19 January 2007. The right one is a definitive stamp issued in 2008, and it shows the Coats of Arms – Plavinas.

Wedding Postcard No. 6 - front

Wedding Postcard No. 6 - back

The left stamp on Wedding Postcard No. 6 is "100th Anniversary of Latvia Republic" which was issued on 14 Nov 2009. The right stamp was Christmas in 2003.

The Republic of Latvia was founded on November 18, 1918. It has been continuously recognized as a sovereign state since 1920 despite occupations and rule by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. In 1991, Latvia declared the restoration of its de-facto independence, re-established its diplomatic ties, and joined the United Nations. Latvian joined the WTO in 1998 and in 2004 became a member of the European Union and NATO. On 21 December 2007, Latvia acceded to the Schengen Agreement.

Source:
[1] http://www.latvia.gov.lb/index.htm

No.9 Cover - received on 2010/10/05 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice First Day Cover and the beautful postcard!

This is a First Day Cover for the stamp issue "20 years of Declaration of May 4th, 1990". The stamp, which is on the top, was issued on 4 May 2010. The Declaration Day is the day when Latvia re-declared its Independence.

The stamp below was issued for "National Costumes - Decorations" on 25 Oct 2008. The item shown on the stamp is "Saktu cupa".

The cover from Latvia

Postcard in the envelope

The postcard shows some classic buildings in Riga, Latvia.

No.8 Cover - received on 2010/10/05 from Latvia

Thanks to Juris for the nice cover and the postcard! The cover was posted from Riga, Latvia on 28 Sep 2010, and the cover arrived at Singapore on 5 Oct 2010.

The Se-tenant stamps were jointly issued by Latvia-Kazakhstan on 19 April 2006. The theme on adornments, female ornaments from the 19th century: silver bracelet with rings (Shynzhyr bilezik, the one on the right) from Kazakhstan and silver brooch for a kerchief (Sakta, the one on the left) from Latvia.

The third stamp on the cover was issued to commemorate Latvian painter Jēkabs Kazaks (1895 - 1920). Jēkabs Kazaks was born on February 18, 1895 in Riga. He studied at the Riga City Art School between 1913 and 1915 and the Penza Art School during World War I (1915-1917). Kazaks style contained elements of Impressionism, West European Old Masters, modern French painters and early 20th century Latvian Modernism. He used his influences and interests to create a personal style characterised by expressiveness, simplicity, synthesis and distortion of forms. Several of his major works portray the everyday life of refugees, he also painted portraits and self-portraits. [1] The artwork shown in this stamp is "Refugees" (ca 1917. Oil on canvas. 71 x 69 cm). [2]

The cover from Latvia

The postcard in the envelope

The postcard inside the envelope is with a definitive stamp "Coats of Arms of Regions and Towns of Latvia - Kurzeme" which was first issued on 9 Sep 2006. The postmark is the First Day Postmark for stamp set "Wealth of Latvian forests (mushrooms, berries)" which was issued on 10 Sep 2010. The two labels at the left bottom corner are also from the mushrooms stamp issue.Sources:
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%93kabs_Kazaks
[2] http://www.gallery.lv/classic/En/Kazaks/Default.htm

No.6 Cover - received on 2010/09/28 from Latvia

Again, thanks to Juris from Latvia for the cover and the pretty wedding card!

Another cover from Latvia

From left to right, the first stamp was issued for Christmas on 4 December 2004.  The second stamp was issued for 150th Anniversary of Latvia Nature Museum on 30 August 1996. The third one was issued for European Nature Conservation Year on 8 July 1995. The right-most stamp was issued for Christmas on 22 November 2003.



A pretty wedding card. Thanks, Juris!

 

No.5 Cover - received on 2010/09/28 from Latvia

Great thanks to Juris from Latvia for the beautiful covers and wedding cards!

The cover was set on 21 September 2010 and it took one week to arrive at Singapore. There are two nice cards in the envelope for my wedding.

The miniature sheet on cover was issued for 50th Anniversary of Europa stamp series on 7 January 2006.

A cover from Latvia





The wedding cards inside the cover