Index – Other Countries

 

This used to be the oldest cover, in terms of date of issue, in my collection; in fact older than me! It has been a practice, or rather habit, of mine to try to get at least one first day cover as souvenir for myself whenever I visit a country. Besides that, some of these are gifts or souvenirs from friends who know I appreciate philatelic items, while some are just covers that caught my attention whenever I stumbled upon them, and yes, I just buy them.

Below is a list of philatelic items (i.e. beyond first day cover) from various countries (besides Malaysia, Singapore and Australia) in my collection. This list is organised by country of issue. Feel free to click on each link, or anything that is of interest to you, to view the post. Happy browsing!

Argentina

1. Argentina '78 Final Results  (15 Jun 1978)

Brunei

1. 20th Anniversary of Royal Brunei Airlines  (18 Nov 1994) *

Cambodia

1. Traditional Dance  (8 Aug 2008)
2. The Temple of Preah Vihear  (9 Nov 2008)

China

1. The Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou  (Unknown date of issue)
2. Year of the Dragon 1988  (5 Jan 1988)
3. Year of the Horse 1990  (5 Jan 1990)
4. Federation of the 13th International Quaternary Period Research  (2 Aug 1991)
5. International Space Year  (18 Aug 1992)
6. Bamboos  (15 Jun 1993)
7. Zhaojun's Marriage to Xiongnu  (25 Aug 1994)
8. Centenary Birthday of Post of China  (20 Mar 1996) *
9. City Scenes  (9 Oct 1996)
10. 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  (1 May 1997)
11. Puning Temple in Chengde and Qurzburg Palace  (20 Aug 1998) *
12. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms  (26 Aug 1998) *
13. Verse of the Song Dynasty #1  (31 Aug 2012)
14. Verse of the Song Dynasty #2  (31 Aug 2012)
15. Verse of the Song Dynasty #3  (31 Aug 2012)
16. Verse of the Song Dynasty #4  (31 Aug 2012)
17. Verse of the Song Dynasty #5  (31 Aug 2012)
18. Verse of the Song Dynasty #6  (31 Aug 2012)
19. Table Tennis  (27 Sep 2013)
20. The XXI INCOSAI  (22 Oct 2013)

Guernsey

1. In Praise of the Cat  (19 Jul 1996) *

Hong Kong

1. The End Day Envelope of Hong Kong Under British Sovereignty  (30 Jun 1997)
2. The First Day Envelope of Hong Kong Returning to China  (1 Jul 1997)
3. Year of the Snake 2001  (1 Jan 2001) *
4. Year of the Rat 2008  (26 Jan 2008)
5. The 21st HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair  (21 Jul 2010)
6. Year of the Rabbit 2011  (22 Jan 2011)
7. Year of the Rat, Ox, Tiger and Rabbit – Flock Stamps  (22 Jan 2011)
8. Handicraft  (24 Nov 2011)
9. Hong Kong Museums Collection  (6 Dec 2011)
10. Fruits  (18 Aug 2022)
11. Fruits – Miniature Sheet  (18 Aug 2022)
12. Hong Kong Cheongsam Making Technique  (22 Sep 2022)
13. Hong Kong Cheongsam Making Technique – Miniature Sheet  (22 Sep 2022)
14. Dinosaurs  (15 Nov 2022)
15. Year of the Rabbit 2023  (10 Jan 2023) *
16. Year of the Rabbit 2023 – Miniature Sheet  (10 Jan 2023) *
17. Year of the Rabbit 2023 – Miniature Sheet : Silk Stamp  (10 Jan 2023) *
18. Year of the Tiger and Rabbit  (10 Jan 2023) *
19. Hong Kong-style Milk Tea Making Technique  (25 Jul 2023) *
20. Hong Kong-style Milk Tea Making Technique – Miniature Sheet  (25 Jul 2023) *
21. Cultural Landmarks in Hong Kong  (22 Aug 2023) *
22. Cultural Landmarks in Hong Kong – Miniature Sheet  (22 Aug 2023) *
23. The 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative  (7 Sep 2023) *
24. Hong Kong Vegetables – Miniature Sheet  (21 Sep 2023) *

Hungary

1. Országház, Hungarian Parliament  (8 Oct 2012)

Indonesia

1. Traditional Textile of Indonesia  (30 Mar 2011)
2. 100 Years Medan Post Office  (5 Oct 2011)
3. The 12 Favourite Jogja Museums  (12 Dec 2012) *
4. Indonesian Traditional Music Instruments  (9 Mar 2013)
5. Melaka & Jogja – City of Museums  (24 May 2014)

Israel

1. 120 Years Hatikva, Israeli National Anthem  (28 Apr 2008) *

Japan

1. Greetings 2004 – Hello Kitty #1  (6 Feb 2004)
2. Greetings 2004 – Hello Kitty #2  (6 Feb 2004)
3. The 9th Ikebana International World Convention  (23 Oct 2006)
4. Establishment of Japan Post Corporation #1  (1 Oct 2007)
5. Establishment of Japan Post Corporation #2  (1 Oct 2007)
6. Greetings 2008 – Hello Kitty  (23 Jul 2008)
7. 1000th Anniversary of the Tale of Genji  (22 Sep 2008)
8. Greetings 2009 – Hello Kitty  (23 Jul 2009)

Liechtenstein

1. Legends from Liechtenstein  (29 Aug 1968)

Macau

1. Habits and Customs – Chinese Marriage  (19 May 1993)
2. Traditional Tea House  (17 May 1996)
3. Centenary of the Macao Chamber of Commerce  (23 Jan 2013)
4. Centenary of the Macao Chamber of Commerce – Miniature Sheet  (23 Jan 2013)
5. 20th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Basic Law of Macao  (31 Mar 2013)
6. 130th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Fire Brigade  (25 Apr 2013)
7. 130th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Fire Brigade – Miniature Sheet  (25 Apr 2013)
8. Christmas 2013  (21 Oct 2013)
9. Christmas 2013 – Miniature Sheet  (21 Oct 2013)
10. 140th Anniversary of Conde de São Januário General Hospital  (6 Jan 2014)
11. 140th Anniversary of Conde de São Januário General Hospital – Miniature Sheet  (6 Jan 2014)

New Zealand

1. New Zealand 1975 Rose Definitives  (26 Nov 1975)

Samoa

1. Samoa Christmas 1984  (7 Nov 1984)

South Korea

1. Philatelic Week 1989  (18 Nov 1989)
2. Opening of The Seoul Mail Centre  (4 Jul 1990)
3. Philatelic Week 1990  (16 Nov 1990)

Taiwan

1. Journey to the West  (24 Sep 1997)
2. Y2K Postage Stamps  (31 Dec 1999) *
3. Year of the Snake 2001  (1 Dec 2000) *
4. Year of the Monkey 2004  (1 Dec 2003)
5. Year of the Horse 2014  (2 Dec 2013)

Thailand

1. 12 Zodiacs vs. Songkran : Biculturalism of New Year Festival  *
2. Thailand-Singapore Joint Issue  (9 Oct 1997) *
3. Royal Barge Suphannahong  (13 Nov 1997) *
4. New Year 1998 – Medicinal Herbs  (15 Nov 1997) *
5. International Letter Writing Week 2000  (7 Oct 2000)
6. New Year 2002 – Endangered Flowers  (15 Nov 2001) *
7. Italy-Thailand Joint Issue  (21 Apr 2004)
8. Year of the Ox 2009  (2 Jan 2009)
9. 120th Anniversary of the Postal School  (22 Feb 2009)
10. New Year 2012 – Fireworks  (15 Nov 2011)
11. National Children's Day 2012  (14 Jan 2012)
12. Vesak Day 2012  (2 Jun 2012)
13. H.M. Queen Sirikit's 80th Birthday Anniversary  (12 Aug 2012)
14. Mali Chalermnarin  (5 Dec 2013)
15. Digital TV  (11 Dec 2013)
16. 50th Anniversary of Khon Kaen University  (25 Jan 2014)
17. 125th Anniversary of the Postal School  (22 Feb 2014)
18. 50th Anniversary of Sports Authority of Thailand  (17 Oct 2014)
19. New Year 2015 – Recreative Blossom : Series I  (14 Nov 2014)
20. New Year 2015 – Recreative Blossom : Series II  (14 Nov 2014)
21. 90th Anniversary of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University  (1 Dec 2014)
22. H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 87th Birthday Anniversary  (5 Dec 2014)
23. 72nd Anniversary of Kasetsart University  (2 Feb 2015)
24. Marine Creatures  (8 Jun 2015)
25. Bang Sue Grand Station  (23 Dec 2021) *

Timor-Leste

1. Timor-Leste Independence  (20 May 2002)

United Kingdom

1. Sport  (22 Mar 1988)
2. 150 Years of the FA Cup  (8 Mar 2022)
3. Heroes of the Covid Pandemic  (23 Mar 2022)
4. Transformers  (1 Sep 2022)
5. Transformers – Miniature Sheet  (1 Sep 2022)
6. Christmas 2022  (3 Nov 2022)
7. In Memoriam HM Queen Elizabeth II  (10 Nov 2022)
8. Tutankhamun  (24 Nov 2022)
9. Tutankhamun – Coin Cover  (24 Nov 2022)
10. Flying Scotsman  (8 Mar 2023) *
11. Flying Scotsman – Miniature Sheet  (8 Mar 2023) *
12. Flowers  (23 Mar 2023) *
13. The Royal Succession Commemorative Cover  (4 Apr 2023) *
14. King Charles Definitives  (4 Apr 2023) *
15. Tariff 2023 Definitives  (4 Apr 2023) *
16. Terry Pratchett's Discworld  (10 Aug 2023) *
17. Paddington™  (5 Sep 2023) *
18. Paddington™ – Miniature Sheet  (5 Sep 2023) *
19. Harry Potter™  (19 Oct 2023) *
20. Harry Potter™ – Miniature Sheet  (19 Oct 2023) *

United Nations

1. 40th Anniversary Declaration of Human Rights 1948-1988  (9 Dec 1988)

United States

1. America Sign Language Deaf Communication  (20 Sep 1988)

Zimbabwe

1. 75th Anniversary of Rotary International & 50th Anniversary of Rotary in Zimbabwe  (18 Jun 1980) *