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!

5.10.08

Türkiye



Here we have a cover sent from Heykel-Bursa, Turkey, on 31 July and received and received five weeks later on 5 September! Mail from Turkey to the Philippines takes very long to arrive! Unfortunately, the Turkish Postal Service website is only available in Turkish and I couldn't track down the page for philately, if it even exists.

The three stamps on the left hand side feature Zonguldak, an important port on the Black Sea known for its coal mines. Apparently, the design in one of eight in the definitives series entitled "The Cities" issued 28 May 08. Its denomination, 5 Yeni Kurus, is the lowest in the series.

The stamp on the upper right hand corner is one in a series of two issued to celebrate Saint Valentine's Day. Appropriately, the stamps were released on 14 Feb 08. Considering that it's already October, this stamp is a bit overdue, don't you think?
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