The Curonian Spit | Lithuania

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The Curonian Spit is a 98 km long, thin, curved sand-dunespit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast. Its southern portion is located in Russia and its northern within Lithuania. 

It is aUNESCO World Heritage Site shared by the two countries.

Torre de Belém | Portugal

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The Belém tower was built in the sixteenth century in the Tagus river to control the entrance to the city from the sea. Today the tower is Lisbon’s popular tourist attraction.

The Torre de Belém is a UNESCO World Heritage site together with the Monastery of the Hieronymites, also located in Lisbon.  

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A stamp to celebrate the completion in 1614 of the autobiographical memoirs of Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509-1583), a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage (Peregrinação in Portugese).

The Semmering Railway | Austria

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The Semmeringbahn is a mountain railway crossing the Semmering, a mountain pass in Austria. Built over 41 km of high mountains between 1848 and 1854, it is one of the greatest achievements of civil engineering from this pioneering phase of railway building.

The Semmering Railway is UNESCO World Heritage site.

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The postcard was actually send from Germany. Normally I only show cards sent from the country of origin. But I guess the exception proves the rule.  

Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco | Spain

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The church of St Mary at Mount Naranco is located near the city of Oviedo in Northern Spain. King Ramiro I ordered its construction in 848 and used it as a royal palace; it was later converted into a church.

 

The church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is inscribed under the name Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias.

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A stamp in remembrance of Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia (1947 – 2014).

Kroměříž Palace | Czech republic

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Kroměříž Palace in Kroměříž, Czech Republic, used to be the principal residence of the archbishop of Olomouc. The palace and its gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Historic Centre of Sighişoara | Romania

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Sighisoara is a small, fortified medieval town located in the heart of Transylvania (Romania). This medieval town was also the birthplace of Vlad Dracula, who inspired Bram Stoker's fictional creation Count Dracula.

The Historic Centre of Sighişoara is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Batu Cave Temple Comlex | Malaysia

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The Batu Cave Temple in Malaysia is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. The 42 metres tall statue is dedicated to Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war. To get to the Temple Cave, you have to climb the steep 272 steps to the top of the Batu Caves.

Along the Silk Route on a camel | China

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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes between China and the Mediterranean. China silk comprised a large proportion of the trade along this ancient road, hence the name.

 

A 5,000 km section of the network is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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This set of stamps is titled “ The Silk Road”, it was issued in 2012.

Arch of Caracalla (Djémila) | Algeria

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The Arch of Caracalla is a Roman triumphal arch from the beginning of the 3rd century, located at Djémila in Algeria. The arch, together with the rest of the archaeological site of Djémila is UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982.

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Al Atiq Mosque – Ghardaia

The stamp on the right is part of a series depicting Mosques in Algeria. 

Volcanic eruption at Fimmvörðuháls | Island

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Fimmvörðuháls is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland. One of the most popular hiking trails in Iceland.

The Fimmvörðuháls eruption in 2010 was small and spectacular and attracted visitors from around the world It lasted for 23 days.

Tanzania Marine Life

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Tanzania's coast is home to some of the most spectacular diving in the world. The waters off the southern coast of Tanzania are rich in marine life – coral reefs, mangrove forests, fish, marine turtles, whales and many other species.

But..Tanzania is the only country in Africa where fishermen widely use homemade bombs to increase their catch. With devastating impact.

Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park | Philippines

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This park features a spectacular limestone karst landscape with an underground river. With 8.2-kilometer probably the longest navigable underground river in the world.

 

Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.

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The stamp on the right is to honor the Higantes Festival held in Angono on 22nd and 23rd of every November. Main feature of this festival are the parades of towering giants made of paper-mache, some as tall as fifteen feet. These giants are locally known as higantes.  

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park | Philippines

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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a 100,000-hectare Marine Protected Area in Palawan, the westernmost Philippine province. The park is a Mecca for scuba divers and model for coral reef conservation.

Tubbataha Reefs National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.

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The stamps are part of a large set of definitives depicting sea-life. And beause of the small size probably issued by the tiny-stamp-department.

Taka Bonerate National Park | Indonesia

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Taka Bone Rate National Park is a marine park in Indonesia. The park includes the Takabonerate atoll islands, located in the Flores Sea, south of Sulawesi island. 

With 2220 square kilometers, Taka Bone Rate is the world’s third-largest coral atoll.