Lithuania – Elijah of Vilna, the Vilna Gaon, 300th Birth Anniversary

Many thanks Kestutis! Arrived June 9, 2020.

Elijah of Vilna, or by his Hebrew acronym HaGra (“HaGaon Rabbenu Eliyahu”: “The sage, our teacher, Elijah”) or Elijah Ben Solomon (Sialiec, April 23, 1720 – Vilnius October 9, 1797), was a Talmudist, halakhist, kabbalist, and the foremost leader of misnagdic (non-hasidic) Jewry of the past few centuries. He is commonly referred to in Hebrew as ha-Gaon he-Chasid mi-Vilna, “the pious genius from Vilnius”
My first real classical official FDC from Lithuania
postage for <20g letters to Germany (and EU countries) 0,81 € [0,75+0,06 € for priority]

#1434 Lesotho 20/12/23
on November 23, 2024 at 9:41 am
My first cover from Lesotho was sent by Alča, thank you very much! It was posted in Maseru on December 23, 2020 and arrived on November 20, 2023 (almost three years later!). The stamps depict a mountain aloe (Aloe broomii) and a Hibiscus microcarpus. Alča included a nice postcard depicting the caves at Ha Kome.
#1433 Antigua and Barbuda 23/10/09
on November 18, 2024 at 6:53 pm
Jinesh has sent this very nice cover from Antigua and Barbuda, thank you very much! It was posted on October 9 and arrived on October 31, 2023. The stamps commemorate the rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) and the yellow-fronted amazon (Amazona ochrocephala).
#1432 Guyana 24/02/07
on November 14, 2024 at 1:02 pm
Martin has sent this nice cover from Guyana, thank you! It was posted in Georgetown on February 7, 2024. The stamp commemorates Nelson Mandela (1918-2013).
#1431 Comoros 24/07/15
on November 14, 2024 at 12:57 pm
This very nice cover from the Comoros was sent by Martin, thank you! It was posted in Moroni on July 15. The left stamp commemorates the Senegalese politician and poet Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001).
#1430 Japan 24/04/23
on October 5, 2024 at 2:48 pm
On April 23 I visited Ōkunoshima (“Rabbit Island”), from where I sent this postcard. The official post office is onshore in Takehara, where the ferry port is located. The card arrived about two weeks later.