My UNESCO World Heritage Postcards

Vietnam - Hoi An Ancient Town

"Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Annual floods in Hoi An. Thanks to Jo for mailing from Vietnam.

Postcard 2

Beautiful postcard of Hoi An with nice orchid stamp. Thanks to Aletta who is currently in Vietnam.

Postcard 3

Shaped postcard of the famous Japanese Bridge in Hoi-An. I bought this postcard in Hoi-An in October 2018.

Postcard 4

Shaped postcard of the famous lanterns of Hoi-An. I bought this postcard in Hoi-An in October 2018.

Postcard 5

View of boat pier with prewar houses of Hoi An, Vietnam. Interesting that in the Vietnam calendar, the Cat replaces the Rabbit in the Animal Lunar Years. Thanks to Dao of Vietnam.

Postcard 6

I bought this postcard in Hoi-an and postmarked a single stamp at Hoi-An Main Post Office in October 2018. Few years later, I requested YL who was travelling to Hoi-An to mail back this postcard from Hoi-An Main Post Office. Thanks YL. It was postmarked Hoi-An GD April 11, 2024 and reached me on April 29, 2024.

Malaysia - Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

"Situated in the lush Lenggong Valley, the property includes four archaeological sites in two clusters which span close to two million years, one of the longest records of early man in a single locality, and the oldest outside the African continent. It features open-air and cave sites with Palaeolithic tool workshops, evidence of early technology. The number of sites found in the relatively contained area, suggests the presence of a relatively large, semi-sedentary population with cultural remains from the Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Metal ages. - Bukit Bunuh – Kota Tampan - Bukit Jawa - Bukit Kepala Gajah - Bukit Gua Harimau"

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

I have visited Lenggong Museum in Perak, Malaysia two years ago. I finally found these Lenggong postcards and bought extras to swap.

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Lenggong Valley Archaelogical area is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. I visited the Lenggong Gallery. This Gua Teluk Kelawar is where Perak Woman was found (top); replica of Perak Man burial (bottom).

Postcard 2

Lenggong Archaelogical Gallery, Perak, Malaysia. I cancelled at Lenggong Post Office.

Postcard 3

Another Lenggong postcard - cancelled at Lenggong Post Office, Perak and using the office chop of the Lenggong Archaelogy Museum Gallery as well as the closest major post office of Kuala Kangsar, the royal town leading to Lenggong Valley in Perak.

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Postcard from Poh of Penang. Received in April 2024. Thank you.

Saudi Arabia - Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia

"This site includes two components situated in a desert landscape: Jabel Umm Sinman at Jubbah and the Jabal al-Manjor and Raat at Shuwaymis. A lake once situated at the foot of the Umm Sinman hill range that has now disappeared used to be a source of fresh water for people and animals in the southern part of the Great Narfoud Desert. The ancestors of today’s Arab populations have left traces of their passages in numerous petroglyphs and inscriptions on the rock face. Jabal al-Manjor and Raat form the rocky escarpment of a wadi now covered in sand. They show numerous representations of human and animal figures covering 10,000 years of history."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Rock Art in the Hail Region. Thanks to Patrik of Austria.

Spain - Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca

"Located on the island of Menorca in the western Mediterranean Sea, these archaeological sites are situated in agro-pastoral landscapes. A testimony to the occupation of the island by prehistoric communities, these sites display a diversity of prehistoric settlements and burial places. The materials, forms and locations of structures dating from the Bronze Age (1600 BCE) to the Late Iron Age (123 BCE) show the evolution of a “cyclopean” architecture built with very large blocks of stone. Astronomical orientations and visual interconnections between prehistoric structures indicate networks with possible cosmological meanings."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Torralba, Menorca, Spain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Jordi of Spain.

Portugal - Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone

"The Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone is an extension of the intra muros area of the Historic Centre of Guimarães already inscribed on the World Heritage List. The extension includes two monastic complexes and an industrial area, the Couros Zone, which, like the local river, was named after the traditional craft of leather tanning. While the craft ceased to be practiced in the mid-20th century, tangible evidence, particularly of the 19th and early 20th centuries, persists in the form of tanneries, workers' houses and urban spaces. The extension to the already-inscribed property complements its testimony to a thousand years of Portuguese urban, architectural and societal developments."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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A city full of monument, museums and galleries, Guimaraes was where the first King of Portugal was born. Nice Jazz stamp with interesting perforation. Thanks so much of Elizabete of Lisbon.

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Statue of the First King of Portugal - King Alfonso I of Portugal (1136-1185), Guimariaes, Portugal. Guimariaes is a UNESCO World Heritage site> Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

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Castle of Guimares, Guimares, northern Portugal. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Malta - Megalithic Temples of Malta

"Seven megalithic temples are found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, each the result of an individual development. The two temples of Ggantija on the island of Gozo are notable for their gigantic Bronze Age structures. On the island of Malta, the temples of Hagar Qin, Mnajdra and Tarxien are unique architectural masterpieces, given the limited resources available to their builders. The Ta'Hagrat and Skorba complexes show how the tradition of temple-building was handed down in Malta."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1 - Ggantija Temples, Gozo
The Ggantija Temples of Gozo, Malta. Thanks to Nathalie for mailing this wonderful postcard from Malta.

Postcard 2 - Tarxien

Prehistoric Temples of Tarxien, Malta Island. Nice Malta stamps used. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Postcard 3A - Hagar Qim

Hagar Qim is dedicated to a Phoenician diety. Postmarked in Malta on December 19, 2009 and arrived in Penang on January 11, 2010. Thanks to Martha of Malta.

Postcard 3B- Hagar Gim
Aerial view of Hagar Gim Temple. It was constructed during Megalith era using soft Globicerina Limestone and faces the sea and the tiny rock island of Filfla. With gigantic size megaliths, neat assembled and designed facades, seven obese statuettes of nude "Venus of Malta" were found here too. Thanks to Sini of Finland who visited Malta and sent these two wonderful Maltese postcards.

Postcard 4A - Mnajdra

Aerial view of Mnajdra Temple dating from Copper Age (2800 BC) and is shrine of simplicity design to honor Mother Earth.

Postcard 4B - Mnajdra

Mdajdra Temples 2700BC Copper Age. A UNESCO World Heritage site in Malta. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France who visited sunny Malta. Postmarked May 31, 2021 and arrived in Penang Island on July 9, 2021.