Request

To my cover-exchanging friends, please try as much as possible to
(1) WRITE THE ADDRESSES USING YOUR OWN HANDWRITING
as these give a more personal touch to the cover
(2) PLEASE DO NOT USE TAPE OR STICKERS ON THE REVERSE;
the Philippine postal service damages the cover with scribbling that highly devalues the aesthetic value of the cover, which is what I am after
(3) PLEASE TRY TO USE COMPLETE SETS
or at least same themes when sending covers, but it is okay if this is not possible or if this would be expensive, and
(4) PLEASE USE SMALL ENVELOPES,
not too small, but maybe around 4"x6" or something like that; big envelopes are not very attractive unless they have many stamps.
Thank you!

26.6.08

Россия



Here's a really neat cover from Russia that I received from a fellow postcrosser. The cover is very heart-warming and the snow just brings back memories of when I was younger and went to Big Bear Mountain to play in the snow....

The three stamps are also very interesting. The first to the left depicts an aircraft whose brand and model curiously don't appear on the stamp. It was issued in 2006. The one in the middle, issued in 2007, shows equestrian sports and reads "Donskaja Poroda." The last one on the right is quite festive and depicts a tree in the snow. It reads "S Novim Godom! / Happy New Year!" and was issued in 2007.

Unfortunately, that's all the info I could get on the stamps; couldn't find any place on the internet that discusses Russian stamps! Is there one?

The stamps were postmarked on 07 Feb 2008.

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