BOHEMIA COLLECTION

6/28/2013

PC Romania

Post Card Romania

Romania Biserica Manastirii Sucevita (1582)

Thanks Danut Ivanescu Postmark 17 June 2013

Arrived China 27 June 2013

PC Mexico

A Postcard from Mexico

Stamp $11.50

Arrived 27 June 2013

Red Cross

International Red Cross 150 Years

Thanks Irene Chen sent me 12 June 2013

arrived China 27 June 2013

6/25/2013

Korean Joint-issue

Korean Joint-Issue

Joint-issue with Slovakia 31 May 2013

joint-issue with Germany 5 June 2013

All arrived 25 June 2013 Thanks Park

Ukaine MS

Registered Letter from Ukaine with beautiful MS

sent at 07 June 2013

arrived 25 June 2013 China

Greetings Sign Language

FDC Singapore, sent 17 June 2013

arrived Suzhou China 25 June 2013

Thanks Terence Wong

0.01 Euro ATM stamp to China by Air

3 June 2013 Germany Briefzentrum 23 (letter Center)

arrived China 25 June 2013

6/23/2013

UNESCO world Heritage in Greece

Stamps issued in 2009

Cover sent at 5 June 2013 Crete Greece by Registered letter

arrived China 23 June 2013

Thanks Soulimiotis Spyros

6/22/2013

Vesākha Wesak or Vesak also known as Buddha Purnima is a holy day observed traditionally by Buddhists in Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and the South East Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", it actually commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha.

The exact date of Vesākha varies according to the various lunar calendars used in different traditions. In Theravada countries following the Buddhist calendar, it falls on a full moon Uposatha day, typically in the 5th or 6th lunar month. Vesākha Day in China and Korea is on the eighth of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The date varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but usually falls in April or May. In leap years Vesākha is celebrated in June.

NEPAL: Buddha Jayanti == The name of the observance is derived from the Pali term vesākha or Sanskrit vaiśākha, which is the name of the lunar month falling in April–May (see Vaisakha). In Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the holiday is known by its Sanskrit name and derived variants of it. Local renditions of the name vary by language, including: NEPAL: Buddha Purnima (Budhha JAyanti)

always poor postmarks in Sri Lanka even in bigger PO

Peacock

Peacock Painting by

Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; traditional Chinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Láng Shìníng) (July 19, 1688 – July 17, 1766) was an Italian Jesuit Brother, missionary in China, painterat the court of the Emperor.