2176) "My Stamp Album - The Adventures of Tori & Co." ("O Meu Album De Selos As avebturas de Pori & Companhia"), Portugal: Correios Portugal (Portuguese Post) began this Stamp Series in 2017, where Tori & his friends travel through space and time learning about the country's history, economy etc. : Year of third issue: 2019:
This MyStamp Series from Portugal Post features the adventures of Tori, who is a time traveller and Stamp Collector, who goes on hilarious adventures with his wonderful travelling companion - Pisco. This is the third edition (2019) of the popular Stamp Series.
Tori received a Christmas present "Ovotão" (the first machine that allows special children - stamp collectors - to travel through space and time ....).
Since 2017, from the two central figures - Tori and Pisco all adventures portrayed on Portuguese stamps unfold.
The two characters are time travellers, in a flying machine that works on seals.
Each issue represents a theme and an adventure with chronologies, subjects, curiosities and images that are being built in the course of a book.
The triple characters of Tori, Pisco and Ovotão, aim to be a form of projective identification of younger readers, graphically worked to be current, enigmatic and adventurous.
The 2019 Stamp issue:
a) This is an image of Ovotão the first machine that allows special creatures - stamp collectors - to travel in space and time.
At lower centre is Tori, the traveller stamps collector, standing on a ladder and putting Christmas presents in the time travel machine to share it with children during his travels. An elf helps him with loading the presents.
b) The second image shows Tori in his spaceship distributing the Christmas presents to a little child.
c) The native breeds of Portugal are next on Tori's travel plans. They are part of the country's historical and cultural heritage and they are used to make high quality products like - meat, milk, eggs and even clothing.
There are 47 native livestock breeds in Portugal, but several are under threat of extinction.
It is important that all citizens contribute towards their preservation. Here, one can see six native livestock breeds of Portugal, which in this issue are from other species than those represented in the 2017 issue like - pigs, chickens and donkeys.
They are:
The Serra da Estrela Sheep, the Bisaro Pig, the Portuguese Sleckled Hen, the Alentejo Pig, the Alentijo Cow and the Miranda Donkey.
d) In this image, Tori learns about the various breeds mentioned above.
e) These costumes are from the Alentejo and Algarve regions. They seem to be related to professions and also to social status.
In other words, "whether a person is rich or poor". For example, the traditional outfit of women in the Algarve is a flowery headscarf and black felt hat on the head,a long shirt with a band of ribbons, a white petticoat with lace, a long-sleeved flowery blouse, a small white or flowery apron, white linen stockings with lace trim and calf-high boots.
For the men, black trousers, white socks, black calf-high boots or black shoes, white shirt, black waistcoat, red or another colour neckerchief around the neck, black or dark blue sash.
People still wear these traditional clothes at traditional festivals, fairs, to go to a restaurant etc.
f) Pisco and Tori love tea. They can never decide which tea they should have on Ovatao during their trips, because they like to try new flavours. After all, there are around 3,000 varieties of tea in the world. They can differ in flavour, aroma etc.
"Where was tea discovered?" asks Pisco. Apparently it was in China around 2737 BCE when there was a Chinese emperor called Shen-Nong who liked to drink boiled water, believing that it was beneficial. Until the day when completely by chance, some leaves fell into the hot water and it tasted very nice.
g) Next Tori & Pisco learn about the magic of Harry Potter through stamps.
Interesting links to posts on Portugal and Spanish Coins and postage stamps on this blog:
6) "The Joker", Portugal: Portugal Post has issued a set of four stamps featuring "The Joker"character of DC Comics, who is an archenemy of the "Batman": Date of Stamp issue: 31.03.2020
7) Portuguese Numismatics (1st Group): A set of four Stamps in the values of N20g, A20g, E20g and 120g issued by CTT Correios (Portuguese Post) in partnership with INCM ("Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (the "Portuguese Mint & Official Printing Office") depicting coins from various periods of history: Date od Stamp set issue: 22.04.2020
12) "Linha Do Douro" ("The Douro Line (Train)", Portugal:12th Coin in the Ibero-American Coin Series titled "Historic Trains" brought out by the "Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda" (INCM): Date of issue: 06/2020
9) "Nacional Museo del Prado", Spain: Celebrating the Bicentenary milestone (1819-2019): Commemorative Silver Coins of 30 Euros issued by Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre - Casa Real de la Moneda on 20.11.2019: Coins minted by the Madrid Mint
12) The New Silk Road: A Joint issue of a two stamp set of 1.50 Euros each by Spain (Correos Post) and China: Stamps issue date: 01.07.2019
13) Charming Towns, Spain : For the past five years, Correos (Spanish Post) has issued Stamps and Postcards on four beautiful Spanish villages as old-fashioned accordion-style postcards: Date of PostCards/Stamp set issue: 30.03.2020
14) "International LGBTQ Pride Day", Spain: The LGBTQ Pride Day Flag (Rainbow Flag) depicted on the first ever stamp issued: Date of Stamp issued: 15.06.2020
15) "Card Games", Spain: Correos Espana (Spanish Post) has issued a Stamp Sheet of 3.80 Euros representing the four suits (Swords, Pentacles, Cups & Wands) in a Tarot Deck, as the Origins of Card Games: Date of Stamp Sheet issue: 02.07.2020
6) Leonardo da Vinci, France: The latest issue from the Monnaie de Paris, France highlights him on the latest Europa Silver Star Coin Programme issued by the Paris Mint: Coin issue date: 03/2019
7) i) "Europa Coin Programme" or the "European Star Programme" or the "Eurostar Programme" ii) Central Bank of Malta issues 50 Euro (Gold) and 10 Euro (Silver) Proof Coins featuring "Architecture and artwork of the Gothic Era" in 05/2020 (which is a part of the wider programme focussing on the Ages of Europe: Date of Coins issue: 08.05.2020
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