The Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art is an art museum in Fukushima City. It opened in 1984. A very nice stamp about the 50th anniversary of the Normalisation of Diplomatic Relations between China and Japan was used here. It is from a set of two. Thank You very much Keiko ..read more

Tours is a big city and the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. It was founded by Emperor Augustus and became one of the most important cities of the Frankish Empire during the times of the Merovingians and Carolingians. Saint Martin and Gregory of Tours were born in the town, but is probably best known for the Battle of Tours of 732. Although the battle was most likely not the big Christian victory against the Umayyad invasion it was often described as, the victory of the Frankish and Aquitanien forces led by Charles Martel laid the groundwork for the rise to power of the ..read more

Aachen is a big city in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia located on the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands. The city was once the centre of the Empire of Charlemagne. The Aachen Cathedral (top picture) was began at that time and became one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978. The Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum (lower left corner) is an art museum founded in 1883. Thank You very much Marcel ..read more

 The Crüwell House is a late-Gothic bourgeois house in Bielefeld. It dates back to the 16th century. Thank You very much Marcel ..read more

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The Vienna U-Bahn was opened in 1978. It is the backbone of what the International Association of Public Transport deemed one of the best-performing public transport systems worldwide in 2009. This card brings back some fond memories of my trip to Vienna in 2014. The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, founded in 1872, is an education and research centre for renewable resources in Vienna. Thank You very much Anita ..read more

The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo was opened in 1871 and offers a wide variety of natural history exhibitions and interactive scientific experiences with a focus on pre-Meiji science. It is one of the most visited museums in Japan and among the most visited museums in the World. The stamp is from a set of ten celebrating the 150th anniversary of Railways in Japan. It shows Japan's first train imported from the United Kingdom in 1872.  Thank You very much Keiko ..read more

Alessandria is a city in Piedmont and a major railway hub. Thank You very much William ..read more

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