Rooster Year of the, South Africa

Today a very nice FDC from South Africa with a minisheet from 2005. The year of the Rooster, a nice topic for postadministrations to make -more- money from you and me. I have to say that you can spend as much as you like or can for your hobby. This cover came from a clubmember who did visit South Africa last year. Nice they bougt such things for me when on holiday's. Think its a very nice design of a cock. The cancellation is Bronkhorstspruit, its no chickenname but one of a place in North South-Africa. It has about 27000 inhabitants and was founded in 1858 als Kalkoenkransriver. (Kalkoen=turkey)  Also poultry, but I think thats just accidental.

Blue chicken Uganda

Do have a lot of enveloppes where I need to look inside -again-  here I show a nice chickenstamp from Uganda (2005) which was with a christmascard 2011. Thats the top of the stuff.

No idea what type this is. Als don't have any Michel from outside Europe where the information could be. Just a blue chicken for now. The issue was for the Chinese year of the Rooster 2005.

Postcard with chickenstamp

Last week received a great postcard with a printed stamp on it.  The card is from Canada as you can see and I like it very much.  I do have the stamp and the two minisheets that were issued in 2005 but this is a new item for me. Thanks to Laura for this nice chickencard.

International Year of Astronomy

Did receive a very nice sheet from Canada. There are a lot of issue's this year with the theme above. Like the picture. Like to be there once but then we need some quick invention to travel to the stars. And what if we are there? Maybe so far away is only yesterday.......

Think you also can collect these stamps in a collection "space".

Do we have readers here who collect astronomy?

Year of the Rooster 2005

Did get some nice presents for my birthday in may. One of them I like to show you. A great sheet (or big MS) from Australia /or and Christmas Island. In fact 3 stamps with chickens on them, of course a male chicken called rooster. The 50 cents and $ 1,45 I also have in the used version. The 25 cent I am looking for now. Maybe only issued in this sheet and hard to find. Do you know that, let us know.

MS

A wonderfull mini(maxi) sheet. Think you never will find this on a letter to you or some-one else. One of the lot's of chickenstamps where I am still looking for.