selo de cortiça - cork stamp
As the biggest cork productor in the world (more than 50% of the worldwide production), Portugal issued, yesterday, the first stamp made of cork. Actually, 230,000 stamps issued and each one will cost one euro.Mais/more info: http://www.barlavento.online.pt/index.php/noticia?id=19965&tnid=2
Verso: carimbo de recepção brasileiro e marca postal de objeto recebido fechado com fita adesiva.



Oakland 2007:


I've been collecting United Nations stamps for many years, but yesterday, I received the first cover sent to me from its HQ, at New York. Thank you, Yan Wu 



This was chose the most beautiful brazilian stamp of 2006. Created by josé Luiz Benício da Fonseca, it celebrates the most famous brazilian opera singer Bidu Sayão.
