Personalized stamp that I created at zazzle.com: African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)

http://www.zazzle.com/african_forest_elephant_loxodonta_cyclotis_postage-172841520443678126?rf=238693463283865848

Here is a Zazzle stamp that I have designed and dedicated to my fellow postcrosser (http://www.forum.postcrossing.com) mingshu (Irene, from Finland).
She is very passionate about elephants. :)

"Elephants are large land mammals in two genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta. Three species of elephant are living today: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant). All other species and genera of Elephantidae are extinct, some since the last ice age: dwarf forms of mammoths may have survived as late as 2,000 BC.[1] Elephants and other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick-skinned animals in a now invalid order, Pachydermata."

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

http://www.pibburns.com/cryptost/pygmyele.htm

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Dutch

"The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying country, with about 20% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level^[6] with 50% of its land lying less than 1 metre above sea level ^[7] Significant land area has been gained through land reclamation and preserved through an elaborate system of polders and dikes. Much of the Netherlands is formed by the estuaryof three important European rivers, which together with their distributaries form the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. Most of the country is very flat, with the exception of foothills in the far southeast and several low-hill ranges in the central parts."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

I don't have yet any maxicard/maximum card from The Netherlands. :(

English to Dutch translation

Fragment uit http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, vertaald uit het Engels naar het Nederlands
maximaphily = verzamelen maximaal kaarten (kaart + stempel + datum poststempel)Maximaphily
Maximaphily is een tak van de filatelie, of postzegels verzamelen, dat betekent het verzamelen van maximaal kaarten.Het algemeen een maximum-kaart is een briefkaart, met een stempel en een poststempel op de foto kant. Idealiter zouden al deze 3 elementen onderling coherent zijn, maar niet identiek.De traditionele manier is om te voldoen aan de regels van de FIP (International Philatelic Federation).http://www.maximaphily.infoDe niet-traditionele manier, zoals ik het noem, is niemand de regels te volgen! Tenzij je het wilt, natuurlijk.Ik roep DORINCARD een ansichtkaart die is gepersonaliseerd door toevoeging van een stempel en een poststempel, op de foto kant van de briefkaart. Traditionele manier, of niet. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Danish

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)

Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.

Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.

The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).

http://www.maximaphily.info

The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.

I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

Philately (stamp collecting), as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Danish

"Denmark, with a mixed market capitalist economy and a large welfare state,^[4] ranks as having the world's highest level of income equality. Denmark has the best business climate in the world, according to the U.S. business magazine Forbes.^[5] From 2006 to 2008, surveys^[6]ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education. The 2009 Global Peace Index survey ranks Denmark as the second most peaceful country in the world, after New Zealand.^[7] Denmark was ranked as the least corrupt country in the world in the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index,^[8] sharing a top position with Sweden and New Zealand."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark

I don't have yet any maxicard/maximum card from Denmark. :(

English to Danish translation

Fragment fra http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, oversat fra engelsk til dansk
maximaphily = indsamling maksimal kort (postkort + stempel + poststemplet)Maximaphily
Maximaphily er en gren af filateli, eller stempel indsamling, det betyder indsamling maksimal kort.Generelt en maksimal kort er et postkort, med et stempel og et postkontor på billedet side.Ideelt set bør alle disse 3 elementer der være sammenhæng mellem, men ikke identiske.Den traditionelle måde er at overholde reglerne for FIP (International Filateli Federation).http://www.maximaphily.infoDe ikke-traditionelle måde, som jeg kalder det, er at følge ingen regler! Medmindre du ønsker det, selvfølgelig.Jeg kalder DORINCARD nogen postkort, der blev personificeret ved at tilføje et stempel og et postkontor, på billedet side af postkortet. Traditionelle måde, eller ej. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Danish

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)
Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.
The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).
http://www.maximaphily.info
The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.
I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

Philately (stamp collecting), as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/