Sunday, February 17, 2019

Z is for Zona 1

I sent some postcards to friends in the US from Rome last year. These were the stamps provided, showing the rate for zone 1.



The stamp features Piazza del Plebiscito, the main square of Naples, named after the plebiscite which saw Naples become part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860.

 This view shows the basilica of the church of San Francesco di Paola.

 And a view of the post box where I mailed the postcards. This is located near the Spagna metro station.
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  1. fafaFebruary 17, 2019 at 4:00 AM

    A new street art work :)

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    1. FinnBadgerFebruary 17, 2019 at 8:46 AM

      A lot of postboxes in Rome looked like this - they do look like works of art in their own way, don't they.

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    2. Mail AdventuresFebruary 17, 2019 at 10:23 AM

      I don't know why most pot boxes in Rome are the same (I tooksome pictures of them, too). In other countries, like Belgium there are also a lot of vandalised post boxes. I think I prefer the clean ones to post my letter! However, your postcards arrived, didn't they?

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    3. FinnBadgerFebruary 17, 2019 at 11:02 AM

      Yes, they all arrived :)

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    4. fafaFebruary 17, 2019 at 12:16 PM

      En 2017 la poste française a confié 14 boites aux lettres à des artistes de street-art dans la quartier de la gare de Strasbourg ( à voir sur https://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr )

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  2. violet sFebruary 17, 2019 at 9:11 AM

    Interesting that NA would be Zone 1 (I would have expected Europe to get first, then other parts of the world...)
    Anyway, that is a very nice pic of the piazza sans tourists!

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    1. FinnBadgerFebruary 17, 2019 at 9:46 AM

      I had to use two zone one stamps per postcard - so I think the US is not in zone 1.

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    2. Mail AdventuresFebruary 17, 2019 at 10:41 AM

      The USA is zone 2. Zone 1 is for Europe and the Mediterranean countries.

      But I am still not sure that you put enough postage!

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    3. FinnBadgerFebruary 17, 2019 at 11:01 AM

      I just did what the man in the tobacco shop told me to do :)

      And they all made it, just a bit slow to reach the US.

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    4. violet sFebruary 17, 2019 at 2:44 PM

      ah, yes, of course there are two stamps together... sheesh!
      Some countires make mailing cards and letters so confusing.

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  3. HeleenFebruary 17, 2019 at 11:24 AM

    'Zona', such an original word to finish this A-Z with!
    To me it sounds as a new format to describe the world: instead of using borders, the countries are put cosily together, connected/organized/united in zonas :-)

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  4. JoyFebruary 18, 2019 at 1:36 PM

    Double delight on the stamps, somehow I missed this building on my brief visit to Naples but do have memories of stunning Roman mosaics in the museum

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    1. FinnBadgerFebruary 18, 2019 at 1:47 PM

      I have no doubt on that fact - last year I saw Roman mosaics at the Louvre and the Vatican that were incredible.

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  5. Bob ScotneyFebruary 20, 2019 at 8:44 AM

    I don't think I have ever seem a UK post box 'decorated' like that. I must look at my Italian stamps again to see whether I can recognise a zona too.

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    1. FinnBadgerFebruary 20, 2019 at 10:04 AM

      I haven't either. Occasionally in the US you'll see one with stickers, but they are usually removed fairly quickly.

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