#9: First cover from Switzerland

Squirrel and lamp stamp

Received from Sylviane from Sainte-Croix.

On 16 July 1661, Switzerland became the first country in Europe to issue banknotes.

#196: First postcard and cover from Tokelau

Children of Nukunonu

Pacific imperial pigeon and porcupine fish stamps

Received from Litia from Nukunonu.

Tokelau is about midway between Hawaii and New Zealand.

#159: Fifth postcard and first cover from Saint Helena

Fish and jubilee stamps

A picture DVD

A picture DVD

Received from Kenneth from Saint Pauls.

João da Nova, sailing at the service of Portugal, discovered Saint Helena in 1502.

#16: First cover from Finland

Moth stamp

Received from Mari from Helsinki.

The Whooper swan is Finland's national bird.

#78: First cover from India

Building stamps

Received from Som from Kolkata. Please check out his blog here.

There are 152,792 post offices in India.

#165: First cover from Barbados

Banana stamp

Received from Monika from Hastings. Please check out her blog here.

The Barbadian National flower is called the ‘Pride of Barbados’ (Caesalpinia pulcherrima).

#19: Third cover from Guyana

Muhamad Ali, year of the snake and football stamps

Received from the nice people at Postcardlocker. I've ordered three times from them.

Guyana was host to the largest ever cult mass suicide.

#161: Second cover from Rarotonga

Helliconia Rostrata and Rarotonga tourism stamps

Received from Jone from Muri.

Palmerston Island is the only true atoll in the Cook Islands.

#161: First cover from Rarotonga

Helliconia Rostrata and vaka motu stamps

Received from Jone from Muri.

The Cook Islands lie between Niue, American Samoa, Tokelau, Kiribati, and French Polynesia.