JAPAN: SHINJIKU POSTMARK

Shinjuku Japan is home to the busiest station in the world, Shinjuku Station. Shinjuku Japan features a major  skyscraper precinct, Nishi-shinjuku, plus a major entertainment precinct, Kabukicho. Shinjuku Japan also has a shopping, small residential section and two parks.

 Shinjuku postmark

Shinjuku map

Shinjuku skyline

MALAYSIA: JABOR POSTMARK (#1)

Jabor is located at Terengganu, Malaysia

Postmark: Jabor

Date: 11 January 1966

Location of Jabor, Terengganu

NEWS: TESCO PERINGGIT MELAKA PO CLOSED

TESCO Peringgit Melaka Post Office (Pejabat Pos TESCO Melaka) at Peringgit was closed. huhu

KYRGYZSTAN: 2006 STAMP

Kyrgyzstan Кыргызстан is a country in Asia. Located in Cental Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

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NEWS: JAPAN WON 4th ASIAN CUP AT QATAR

Tadanari Lee scored an extra-time winner as Japan edged Australia 1-0 to win a pulsating Asian Cup final and become the most successful team in the history of the competition. The unmarked substitute sent a stunning left-foot volley past the diving Mark Schwarzer in the 109th minute to hand his country their fourth title at the continental showcase, a feat no-one else has achieved.

 Japanese team at Asian Cup

The win, following their successes in 1992, 2000 and 2004, carried the added bonus of an automatic place at the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil the traditional World Cup warm-up tournament. It followed a deadlocked match at 90 minutes that sent the game into extra-time, with penalties looking likely until Lee worked his magic.

Stamps from Japan

SPAIN: STAMPS WITH POSTMARK

A stamp from Spain with Madrid postmark

MALAYSIA: TAIPING POSTMARK (#1)

Taiping is located in the Larut district, which is an early tin mining settlement in Perak. The history of tin mining in Taiping began in 1848, when a young Malay adventurer by the name of Long Jaafar stumbled upon tin deposits while bathing in a stream. Taiping took over Kuala Kangsar's role as the state capital from 1876 to 1937.

Taiping postmark

Taiping town

MALAYSIA: POSTCARD OF ORANG UTAN

Bornean Orang Utan, Pongo pygmaeus is a species of orang utan native to the island of Borneo. The Bornean orangutan is recognised as a different species from its Sumatra relative. Bornean orangutans live high in the tropical canopy of Borneo's forests, where they survive predominantly on fruit and sleep in nests constructed from branches.

postcard of Orang Utan

 

Location of Bornean Orang Utan 

The distribution of Orangutan on Borneo is rapidly decreasing, as humans reduce the available habitat for the apes. The loss of forest, through logging, clearing and burning, means reduced opportunities for hiding and food collection. In addition, orangutans are hunted for food and to be held in captivity.

Young Bornean Orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus morio, hanging from a branch at the Orang Utan Sanctuary Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo

 

CHINA: STAMPS FROM CHINA

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is located in East Asia. China is the most populous country in the world with 1,338,612,968 people (2010 statistic).

Map of PR China, Taiwan ROC, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR

 

NEW ZEALAND: MITRE PEAK

Mitre Peak is an mountain in the Fiordland National Park, South Island of New Zealand. The name was probably given by the survey ship HMS Acheron in 1851. The peak rises almost sheer above the Sound to a height of 1,692 metres and the summit actually consists of five closely grouped individual peaks.

 Location of Mitre Peak, New Zealand

TURKEY: STAMPS WITH INSTANBUL POSTMARK

Istanbul is is the largest city in Turkey. Istanbul is located in northwestern Turkey within the Marmara Region on a total area of 5,343 square kilometers (2,063 sq mi).

Küçükyalı, is one of the neighborhoods of Istanbul.

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Map of Istanbul

 Location of Küçükyalı in Istanbul

SINGAPORE: BIRDS STAMPS

Birds stamp with Singapore postmark

MALAYSIA: ALOR SETAR POSTMARK (#1)

Alor Setar is located at Kedah state.

Alor Setar, 8 December 1999

Alor Setar, Kedah

GERMANY: OLD COVER

Old cover from Germany

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stamps with Berlin postmark

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