Tuesday, March 18, 2014

New Caledonia

NEW CALEDONIA :


New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 1,210 kilometres (750 mi) east of Australia and 16,136 kilometres (10,026 mi) east of Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. Locals refer to Grande Terre as "Le Caillou" ("the stone").
To know more about the country click here.

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My friend J. P. Maleret send me this very nice cover. I become so happy after get this cover. This is my first cover from New Caledonia. Really JP is a very nice friend. He send me another nice cover. This one is also so special for my collection. The postmark is clear. I like to see the clear postmark on the cover. I liked those very nice stamps too. Thank u JP for send me this nice cover.

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