COVER N.63 - Australia

Postmark: SWLF CFCP 460. Sydney West Letter Facility. Sydney. Machine No 460.
Posted on the 30th December; received on the 26thJanuary
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A simple one stamp cover with a beautiful postcrossing postcard inside, for which I send my "Thank you!" to Karen.

The stamp used on it is part of a 4 stamp set issued on 22FEB21 (0,20; 2,70; 3.40; 3.50 AUD), celebrating 4 of the 66 RAMSAR sites of Australia. The Riverland Wetland in the State of South Australia is the site featured on the 3,50 AUD stamp.

Ramsar is the name of a city in Iran, where in 1971, an international convention for the protection of wetlands and of their resources was signed. Having entered into force in 1975, it has already adopted by almost 90% of the UN states.

The machine applied cancelation tells us that the cover was processed in the Sidney West Letter facility, Sidney, Machine No 461, on the 30th December 2021 at 20h47. Sadly the Vignette in the cancelation is almost illegible and I can only make the last word of it - "Merry" - so it mst have something to do with Season's wishes. Any help regarding the exact wording of this slogan would be greatly appreciated, so if you happen to know how it fully reads,  drop a line in the comments box. Thanks.