It is never SCALING back -The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Maximum card from Taiwan/ Republic of China

This is another maximum card from Taiwan/Republic of China, made specially for me, at my specific request, by my good friend Shu-i. Thank you, again! :)

She managed to professionally custom-create this postcard, as well as others for the other animal stamps that I indicated. Then she affixed the stamp and had it handcancelled at the Post Office.

I'd love to have such a philatelic partner/friend in every country in the world...:)

And I am returning the favor - I am not just requesting items. I am offering, as well.

"If you want to HAVE a friend, you have TO BE one." :)

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a very interesting animal. Read for yourself. There are 8 species of pangolins in Asia and Africa.

The keratin plates, razor-sharp, are a great armor. Sisterhood of ants, bite me!

"A pangolin (pronounced /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/), also scaly anteater or Tenggiling, is a mammal of the order Pholidota. There is only one extant family (Manidae) and one genus (Manis) of pangolins, comprising eight species. There are also a number of extinct taxa. Pangolins have large keratin scales covering their skin and are the only mammals with this adaptation.^[2] They are found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The name "pangolin" derives from the Malay word pengguling("something that rolls up")."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manidae

How to raid a cathedral:

The pangolin raids a termite cathedral mound for a meal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manis

When the going gets tough, just...hang on!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pangolin's_tail.jpg

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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!

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Happy Halloween! Bram Stoker's Dracula, and more - maximum cards, circulated covers, etc.

I have created this maximum card by sending the stamped postcard (I have affixed the stamp) to the post office in Hollywood, California, ZIP code 90028.

This is the back of the first postcard.

This is a "musical" folded card, with Lugosi/Dracula's voice recording! :)

"Lugosi, the youngest of four children,^[3] was born as Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugos (at the time part of Austria–Hungary, now Lugoj in Romania), to Paula de Vojnich and István Blasko, a banker.^[4] He later based his last name on his hometown.^[3]"

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugosi}

See the stamp "Giving blood saves lives"? I thought I should use it on this cover. :)

I am one of the men in the above maximum card image. :)

These are 4 different attempted maxicards, scanned in one pass. I am still waiting for the Hollywood 90028 Post Office (Hello, Brenda J. or Postmaster!) to postmark them and return them to me, in my prepaid return envelope. Don't tell me you were sloppy enough to lose them! You did a good job in the past. :)

UPDATE: I just received those items, with courtesy postmarks from Aug. 4, inside a new Priority Mail envelope, not the envelope that I provided for return. Why the delay? Anyway, I'm glad I finally got them. Thank you! :)