Date of sending:Not descifrable - Writing date 28 Feb 2017
Date of receival 06 March 2017
Travel time: 7 days (estimated)
Private Swap
Sender - Anita
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Saturday, 30 December 2017
0014 Australia Flag FOTW11
Date of sending: 9 October 2017
Date of receival 19 October 2017
Travel time: 10 days
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Sender - Marni Colman (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia)
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0013; 0320 Alderney Flag FOTW10
0320
Sent: 15.02.2020
Received: 21.02.2020
Travel time 6 days
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Sent: 15.02.2020
Received: 21.02.2020
Travel time 6 days
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0013
Date of sending: Not Descifrable (date of writing postcard 16 November 2017)
Date of receival 18 December 2017
Travel time: estimated 32 days
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Sender - Rosmarie Billia Schlatter (Switzerland)
Wiki:
The flag of Alderney was granted on 20 December 1993. The
flag is St George's Cross defaced with Alderney's coat of arms, a lion rampant
holding a sprig on a green background with a golden border.
0011-12 Armenia Flag of Country FOTW9
#11
Date of sending: 19 December 2016
Date of receival 12 January 2017
Travel time: 24 days
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Sender - Aram Grigoryan
#12
Date of sending: 17 November 2016
Date of receival 29 Novemeber 2016
Travel time: 12 days
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Sender - Trond Inge Skara (Norway)
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#11
#12
Wiki:
The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolor,
consists of three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the
middle, and orange (also described as "color of apricot") on the
bottom. The Armenian Supreme Soviet adopted the current flag on 24 August 1990.
On 15 June 2006, the Law on the National Flag of Armenia, governing its usage,
was passed by the National Assembly of Armenia.
Throughout history, there have been many variations of the
Armenian flag. In ancient times, Armenian dynasties were represented by
different symbolic animals displayed on their flags.[1] In the twentieth
century, various Soviet flags represented the Armenian SSR.
0010; 0265 Argentina Flag FOTW8
Date of sending: 11 October 2017
Date of receival 3 November 2017
Travel time: 25 days
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#0265
Sent: 02.11.2018
Received 19.01.2019
Travel time 78 days
Wiki:
The flag of Argentina is a triband, composed of three
equally wide horizontal bands colored light blue and white. There are multiple
interpretations on the reasons for those colors. The flag was created by Manuel
Belgrano, in line with the creation of the Cockade of Argentina, and was first
raised at the city of Rosario on February 27, 1812, during the Argentine War of
Independence. The National Flag Memorial was later built on the site. The First
Triumvirate did not approve the use of the flag, but the Asamblea del Año XIII
allowed the use of the flag as a war flag. It was the Congress of Tucumán which
finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816. A yellow Sun of May was
added to the center in 1818.
The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official
Ceremonial Flag (Spanish: Bandera Oficial de Ceremonia). The flag without the
sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (Bandera de Ornato). While both versions
are equally considered the national flag, the ornamental version must always be
hoisted below the Official Ceremony Flag. In vexillological terms, the Official
Ceremonial Flag is the civil, state and war flag and ensign, while the
Ornamental Flag is an alternative civil flag and ensign. There is controversy
of the true color of the first flag, between scientist and the descendants of
Manuel Belgrano between blue and pale blue.
0008-9 African Union Flag FOTW7
#8 Date of sending: 6 December 2016
Date of receival 15 December 2016
Travel time: 9 days
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Country of Sending: Royaume du Maroc
Sender - Sefri Elmustapha
#9 Date of sending: 28 September 2017
Date of receival 17 October 2017
Travel time: 19 days
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Country of sending: Republique du Tchad
Sender: Zhang (Augustin)
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#8
#9
Wiki:
During the 8th African Union Summit which took place in
Addis Ababa on 29 and 30 January 2007, the Heads of State and Government
decided to launch a competition for the selection of a new flag for the Union.
They prescribed a green background for the flag symbolizing hope of Africa and
stars to represent Member States.
Pursuant to this decision, the Muammar Gaddafi-led African
Union Commission (AUC) organized a competition for the selection of a new flag
for the African Union. The AUC received a total of 106 entries proposed by
citizens of 19 African countries and 2 from the Diaspora. The proposals were
then examined by a panel of experts put in place by the African Union
Commission and selected from the five African regions for short listing
according to the main directions given by the Heads of State and Government.
The winning design was created by Yadesa Bojia, an Ethiopian-born American artist
and graphic designer.
The flag contains a green background symbolizing the hope of
Africa and 53 gold stars to represent the Member States. However, South Sudan
became the 54th member state on 27 July 2011, and Morocco rejoined in January
2017, bringing the total to 55.
0007 Algeria Flag FOTW6
Date of sending: 12 April 2017
Date of receival 24 May 2017
Travel time: 30 days
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Wiki:
The national flag of Algeria (Arabic: علم الجزائر,
translit. ʿalam al-jazāʾir, Berber languages: ⴰⵛⴻⵏⵢⴰⵍ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ, translit. Acenyal n Dzayer)
consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center
with a red star and crescent. The flag was adopted on 3 July 1962. A similar
version was used by the Algerian government in exile from 1958–1962. The
Western blazon is per pale vert and argent; a crescent and star gules.
0006 Albania Flag FOTW5
Date of sending: 24 September 2016
Date of receival 26 September 2016
Travel time: 2 days
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Sender - Indrit Muha
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Wiki:
The flag of Albania (Albanian: flamuri i Shqipërisë) is a
red flag with a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center. The red
stands for bravery, strength and valor, while the double-headed eagle
represents the sovereign state of Albania. The flag was established as the
national flag of Albania when the country gained its independence from the
Ottoman Empire in 1912.
0005 Aland Island Flag FOTW4
Date of sending: 27 April 2017
Date of receival 02 May 2017
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Travel time: 5 days
Sender - Anu Nurmi (Finland)
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Thursday, 28 December 2017
0003-4 Hong Kong Flag FOTW3
#0003
Date of send: 28 May 2017
Date of receive: 06 June 2017
Travel time: 9 days
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Sender Kira Zheng (China)
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#0004
Date of send: 27 June 2017
Date of receive: 03 July 2017
Travel Time: 6 days
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Sender Charmaine
Date of send: 28 May 2017
Date of receive: 06 June 2017
Travel time: 9 days
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Sender Kira Zheng (China)
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Date of send: 27 June 2017
Date of receive: 03 July 2017
Travel Time: 6 days
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Wiki:
The flag of Hong Kong features a white, stylized, five-petal
Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) flower in the center of a red field.
Its design was adopted on 4 April 1990 at the Third Session of the Seventh
National People's Congress. The precise use of the flag is regulated by laws
passed by the 58th executive meeting of the State Council held in Beijing. The
design of the flag is enshrined in Hong Kong's Basic Law, the territory's
constitutional document, and regulations regarding the use, prohibition of use,
desecration, and manufacture of the flag are stated in the Regional Flag and
Regional Emblem Ordinance. The flag of Hong Kong was first officially hoisted
on 1 July 1997, in the handover ceremony marking the transfer of sovereignty.
0002; 0055 Haiti - Flag of Country and Map of Country FOTW2
0002 card:
Date of Postmark - 17 Jul 2017
Date of Receive Postmark: 03 August 2017
Travel time: 17 days
Sender Valery
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0055 card:
Sent: 02.02.2018
Received: 01.03.2018
Travel time: 26 days
Sender: Stefanie
Date of Postmark - 17 Jul 2017
Date of Receive Postmark: 03 August 2017
Travel time: 17 days
Sender Valery
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0055 card:
Sent: 02.02.2018
Received: 01.03.2018
Travel time: 26 days
Sender: Stefanie
Is interesting about postage stamp and value used. one card carry 10 stamps of 20 gourdes - meaning 200 gourdes, and other card is with one stamp with 20 gourdes.
On the official site: http://www.laposte.gouv.ht/index.php I cannot find any information about cost for sending a postcard.
Wiki:
The flag of Haiti is a bicolour flag featuring two horizontal bands coloured blue and red, defaced by a white panel bearing the coat of arms. The coat of arms depicts a trophyof weapons atop a green hill, ready to defend freedom, and a royal palm symbolizing independence. The palm is topped by the Cap of Liberty. The motto L'Union Fait La Force ("Unity Makes Strength") appears on a white ribbon below the arrangement.
0001 Romania - Flag of and Map of country FOTW1
Sender: Myself
Place of sending: Bucharest, Romania
Date of Postmark: 05 August 2016 (Friday)
Date of Receive Postmark: 08 August 2016 (Monday)
Travel time - 3 days
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Wiki: The national flag of Romania (Romanian: drapelul României) is a tricolor with vertical stripes, beginning from the flagpole: blue, yellow and red. It has a width-length ratio of 2:3.
The Constitution of Romania provides that "The flag of Romania is tricolor; the colors are arranged vertically in the following order from the flagpole: blue, yellow, red". The proportions, shades of color as well as the flag protocol were established by law in 1994 and extended in 2001
The flag is coincidentally very similar to the civil flag of Andorra and the state flag of Chad. The similarity with Chad's flag, which differs only in having a darker shade of blue (indigo rather than cobalt), has caused international discussion. In 2004, Chad asked the United Nations to examine the issue, but then-president of Romania Ion Iliescu announced no change would occur to the flag.The flag of Moldova is related to the Romanian tricolor, except it has a 1:2 ratio, a lighter shade of blue, a slightly different tint of yellow, and the Moldovan coat of arms in the middle.
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