My National Covers
Every now and then I have the opportunity to add what I call a "National Cover" to my collection.
These are nothing fancy. In fact they are but covers that I print at home with the flag and coat of arms of a specific country and which I then either send to a fellow collector who is willing to help or give to friends or family or take my own self whenever travelling abroad, in the hope that these might find a way to a local post office to get a stamp and a postmark.
I will be adding these to a new "My National Covers" section in this blog.
If you don't see your country here and are willing to help me add your own country's national cover to my collection, please email me at pnsoares1@gmail.com.
You'll get a cover from Portugal (if you want I'll be happy to print a Portuguese National Cover just like the ones I print for myself, although in a somewhat larger envelope) and a printed envelope with the relevant symbols printed, so that you can then return it to me.
Thanks a lot.
Note: Whenever possible I will try to transcribe the flag and coat of arms information from the relevant national site. Failing that I'll transcribe from Wikipedia.
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Argentine Republic / República Argentina
The Flag
The flag of Argentina was created by Manuel Belgrano on February 27, 1812, during the struggle for Independence of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata. Belgrano took the colors of the badge that was already in use. The first time the flag was raised in Buenos Aires on 23 August 1812.
Following the declaration of independence on July 9, 1816, sky-blue flag and white was adopted as a symbol by Congress on July 20 of 1816, Congress added the sun was on 25 February 1818. On June 20 is declared Flag Day as a tribute to Manuel Belgrano (died June 20, 1820).
It consists of three horizontal stripes of equal size, upper and lower blue-blue, and white center, in the middle, a golden yellow sun. The Official Flag measures are 1.40 m long by 0.90 m high (ratio 9 / 14).
The sun will be the figure of eight gold coin shields and silver eight reales, which is recorded in the first currency in Argentina, by Act of the Sovereign Assembly on 13 April 1813, with thirty-two flamboyant and straight rays alternately placed in the same position observed in those currencies. The color of the sun is yellow gold.
The Coat of Arms
Elliptical shape.
Cut sky-blue and silver (white).
In the bottom half, right-handed two-handed shake, holding a pole in sky-blue half holding a Phrygian cap, symbol of freedom. In the end, a rising sun (figuratively, of gold) with twenty-visible rays alternately straight and flame.
Two branches of laurel wreath on the forming face of the sun and cross at the base, tied with a ribbon with the colors of the National Flag.
The Stamps
Being a very large country it is no surprise that Argentina has quite a few national parks and natural reserves, which some sources say number more than 50 in total.
Since 2019, Correo Argentino, the national postal operator has issued several sets illustrated with images of the nation's parks and reserves.
On the cover yhjree of these stamps can be seen:
The Postmark
Although hard to read, I know that the postmark was applied at the Post Office of Ushuaia, the most austral town in the world, as the legend in the postmark reads.
Again, a huge thanks (clad in green, for my envy is immense), to Marta, my youngest daughter, who went through the trouble of getting to the post office at Ushuaia to send daddy a letter.
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