Singapore, Serbia, and many more

Today is another day with good haul of items inside my letter box. I like it when this happened. Maybe it's because of the fact that yesterday (Friday) was public holiday in Malaysia, so the mails and postcards that were supposedly to be delivered yesterday were delivered today instead.

On top of the list were two new countries: Singapore and Serbia.

Singapore
As part of private swap with Daphne, I received a lovely envelope, a nice postcard, and an awesome set of Sweden stamps, as well as some used stamps:
The envelope. Notice the two nice Botanical Garden commemorative stamps and the 5 cents definitive. I have to admit that Singapore stamps are definitely more beautiful than Malaysia stamps (just look at the Malaysia 5 cents definitive stamps, sigh...)
A postcard depicting surreal Singapore
The awesome set of Sweden stamps. They were issued in 1989 to commemorate Sweden's polar explorations.

Thank you very much to Daphne for the swap.

Serbia
Used to be known as Serbia and Montenegro as recently as the 2006 FIFA World Cup, now they have separated to become two new country. I received three postcards (one of them in unique shape) as part of private swap:

The envelope with Serbia stamp. My first Serbia stamp.

UNESCO World Heritage Site - Medina of Sousse

- Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam. With its kasbah, ramparts, medina (with the Great Mosque), Bu Ftata Mosque and typical ribat (both a fort and a religious building), Sousse was part of a coastal defence system.
(http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/498)

Postcard of Subotica, one of the cities on Serbia.

Apparently postcards come in bizarre shapes too. The round shaped postcard of Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia. My first round shaped postcard.

Thanks a lot to Judit.

Two Christmas themed stamps from two postcards

Apart form the fact that they are beautiful postcards, I also like the stamps used:


A nice Finland Christmas stamp. Postcard received as part of private swap. Thanks Nina.

A lovely Australia Christmas stamp. Postcards received through private swap. Thanks Alison.