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Tokyo Tower

**Tokyo Tower** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Japan**.

## Information

"***The Tokyo Tower*** (東京タワー, Tōkyō tawā, officially called 日本電波塔 Nippon denpatō "Japan Radio Tower") is a communications and observation tower in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 332.9 meters (1,092 ft), it is the second-tallest structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.

Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of income are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower. FootTown, a four-story building directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks.

The two-story Main Deck (formerly known as the Main Observatory) is at 150 meters (490 ft), while the smaller Top Deck (formerly known as the "Special Observatory") reaches a height of 249.6 meters (819 ft). "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Wat Benchamabophit

**Wat Benchamabophit** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Thailand**.

## Information

"***The Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram*** (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand.

Also known as the marble temple, it is one of Bangkok's best-known temples and a major tourist attraction. It typifies Bangkok's ornate style of high gables, stepped-out roofs and elaborate finials. "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Oktoberfest

**Oktoberfest** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Germany during this special day.

## Information

The **Oktoberfest** is the world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling funfair. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid- or late-September to around the first Sunday in October, with more than six million international and national visitors attending the event. Locally, it is called *d’Wiesn*, after the colloquial name for the fairgrounds, Theresienwiese. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since the year 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations that are modeled after the original Munich event.

During the event, large quantities of Oktoberfest Beer are consumed. For example, during the 16-day festival in 2014, 7.7 million litres (66,000 US bbl; 1,700,000 imp gal) were served, making it the year where the most beer was consumed at the Oktoberfest. Visitors also enjoy numerous attractions, such as amusement rides, sidestalls, and games. There is also a wide variety of traditional foods available.

The Munich Oktoberfest originally took place in the 16-day period leading up to the first Sunday in October. In 1994, this longstanding schedule was modified in response to German reunification. As a result, if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or the 2nd, then the festival would run until 3 October (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival now runs for 17 days when the first Sunday is 2 October and 18 days when it is 1 October. In 2010, the festival lasted until the first Monday in October (4 October), to mark the event's bicentennial.
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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Vierdaagse

**Vierdaagse** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Netherlands during this special day.

## Information

**The** **International Four Day Marches Nijmegen** (Dutch: *Internationale Vierdaagse Afstandsmarsen Nijmegen*) is the largest multiple day marching event in the world. It is organised every year in Nijmegen, Netherlands in mid-July as a means of promoting sport and exercise. Participants walk 30 km (19 mi), 40 km (25 mi) or 50 km (31 mi) daily, depending on their age and gender and, on completion, receive a royally approved medal (Vierdaagsekruis). The participants are mostly civilians, but there are also a few thousand military participants. Military participants' distance is 40 km, in uniform, carrying at least 10 kg (22 lb) marching weight for men aged 18–49; for women, the weight is optional.

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## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Western Wall

**Western Wall** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Israel**.

## Information

"***The Western Wall*** (Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי‎, "HaKotel HaMa'aravi"), known in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: Ḥā'iṭ al-Burāq حَائِط ٱلْبُرَاق), is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a relatively small segment of a far longer ancient retaining wall, known also in its entirety as the "Western Wall".

The wall was originally erected as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple begun by Herod the Great, which resulted in the encasement of the natural, steep hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount, in a huge rectangular structure topped by a flat platform, thus creating more space for the Temple itself, its auxiliary buildings, and crowds of worshippers and visitors.

In one of several varying Muslim traditions, it is the site where the Islamic Prophet Muhammad tied his winged steed, al-Buraq, on his Isra and Mi'raj to Jerusalem before ascending to paradise, and constitutes the eastern border of al-Haram al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
United States

## Information

The **United States of America** , commonly known as the **United States** , is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area.

The United States shares significant land borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south as well as limited maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, and Russia. With a population of more than 331 million people, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. *Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Khabarovsk

**Khabarovsk** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Russia**.

## Information

"***The Transfiguration Cathedral, Khabarovsk*** (Russian: Спасо-Преображенский собор, *Spaso-Preobazhensky sobor*) on a steep bluff overlooking the Amur River in Khabarovsk stands 96 meters tall and is supposed to be the third tallest church in Russia after St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

It was built over 2001-2004 to a traditional design reminiscent of Konstantin Thon's works. The church is surmounted by four Ukrainian-style gilded domes, the central one being the largest. Its spectacular location on a hill was chosen by Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexis II of Moscow during a helicopter flight over Khabarovsk. "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Taiwan Night Market

**Taiwan Night Market** is a serie of stamps in SLOWLY. This can be purchased on the Stamp Store while you visit Taiwan.

## Information

**Taiwanese night markets** (or *Yèshì*) are street markets in Taiwan that operate in urban or suburban areas between sunset and sunrise. Night markets in Taiwan are similar to those in areas inhabited by ethnic Han. A few, such as Huaxi Street Tourist Night Market (or Snake Alley), utilize purpose-built marketplaces, but most occupy either sidewalks or even entire streets that carry vehicle and pedestrian traffic by day. Some night markets in smaller side streets and alleys feature retractable roofs. Most night markets operate daily and feature a mixture of individual stalls selling clothing, consumer goods, *xiaochi* (similar to snacks or fast food), and specialty drinks. The atmosphere is usually crowded and noisy with hawkers shouting and fast-paced music playing over loudspeakers. Taiwanese night markets have evolved over the years from small local gatherings to noisy streets lined with vendors. These vendors must adhere to regulations placed on their activities by the Taiwanese government. *Text and from Wikipedia.*

Taiwan Night Market

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## Method

This stamps serie could be purchased on the Stamp Store when you log into your SLOWLY account while inside the country.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Waffle Day

**Waffle Day** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Sweden during this special day .

## Information

**Waffle Day** **(V*åffeldagen*)** is a tradition that is celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, on 25 March, which is also the Feast of the Annunciation, upon which waffles are typically eaten. The shift from the religious celebration to Waffle Day occurred because the Swedish *Vårfrudagen*, meaning "Our Lady's Day" (the Feast of the Annunciation), sounds similar to *våffeldagen* ("waffle day") in faster speech, and so over time Swedes began calling it Waffle Day and celebrating by eating waffles.

Waffle Day has recently begun to be celebrated in other countries as well, often ushered in by restaurants and cafés specialising in waffles, as in India, where the Belgian Waffle Co. in 2018 declared that they would celebrate National Waffle Day in July, or in Norway, where Waffle Day was all but unknown until producers of waffle irons, milk and flour started to promote waffle day in the mid-2010s. In the United States, National Waffle Day is celebrated in August to commemorate the date of a U.S. patent on a waffle iron; however the celebration is described as "at best a 'bizarre' or 'unique' holiday – the fluff stuff of radio DJ commentary", a frequent criticism of food celebration days. Some people love the occasion and think of it as a real festival whereas others don't really like or understand it.

Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
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Winter Solstice, Japan

**冬至** is an exclusive single stamp in SLOWLY. This can be purchased in the shop when you visit Japan.

## Information

The **Dongzhi Festival** or **Winter Solstice Festival** (Japan **冬至** Tunji or Tōji (とうじ・**冬至**)) is one of the most important Asian festivals celebrated by Hong Kongers, Taiwanese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos and other East Asian-related people during the Dongzhi solar term (winter solstice), some day between December 21 to December 23.

The origins of this festival can be traced back to the yin and yang philosophy of balance and harmony in the cosmos. After this celebration, it is believed that days will have longer daylight hours and therefore create an increase in positive energy flowing in. The philosophical significance of this is symbolized by the I Ching hexagram *fu* (Chinese: 复, "Returning").

Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is a time for families to get together. One activity that occurs during these get-togethers (especially in the Asia and in Overseas Asian communities) is the making and eating of *tangyuan* (汤圆) or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize reunion. *Tangyuan* are made of glutinous rice flour and are sometimes coloured pink or green. Each family member receives at least one large *tangyuan* in addition to several small ones. The flour balls are cooked in a sweet soup or savory broth with both the ball and the soup/broth served in one bowl. It is also often served with *jiuniang,* a mildly alcoholic, unfiltered rice wine containing whole grains of glutinous rice (and often also sweet osmanthus flowers).

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## Method

This stamp could be purchased on the shop when you log into your account while inside the country.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Sri Lanka

## Information

**Sri Lanka**, formerly known as **Ceylon**, and officially the **Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka**, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and the Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. *Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Taj Mahal

**Taj Mahal** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **India**.

## Information

"***The Taj Mahal*** lit. 'Crown of the Palace', is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.

Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, which in 2020 would be approximately 70 billion rupees (about U.S. $916 million). The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Location-based stamps

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This page contains an alphabetically sorted table of all the '**Location'** stamps from all the Nations represented in Slowly.

For more details on each stamp, see our **Location Stamps Gallery** - which has *a page for each of those stamps*. *They are linked in the table below as well - click on the Stamp Name for it's page.*

They are *free* for Slowly users living at or visiting any of the countries. Don't forget to pack your mobile device and *activate it when you arrive* - even an airport short stop for a transfer might give you *all of that country's Location stamps*. This could vary, from one to about 5, depending on which country you visit.

While there, you can also access any Region-limited Commemoratives, Premium Single stamps and Regional stamp sets currently in store. (Stamps and countries are sorted primarily by their *two letter country codes*)
Ruins of Saint Paul's

**Ruins of Saint Paul's** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Macau**.

## Information

"***The Ruins of Saint Paul's*** (Chinese: 大三巴牌坊; Portuguese: Ruínas de São Paulo) are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau, China.

They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul (Igreja de São Paulo) also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th-century Portuguese church dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle.

Today, the ruins are one of Macau's best known landmarks and one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World. In 2005, they were officially listed as part of the Historic Centre of Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Wszystkich Świętych

**Wszystkich Świętych** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Poland during this special day .

## Information

**All Saints' Day**, also known as **All Hallows' Day**, the **Feast of All Saints**, the **Feast of All Hallows**, the **Solemnity of All Saints**, and **Hallowmas**, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are known or unknown.
n Poland, *Dzień Wszystkich Świętych* is a public holiday. Families try to gather together for both All Saints' Day and the All Souls' Day (*Zaduszki*), the official day to commemorate the departed faithful. The celebrations begin with tending to family graves, surrounding graveyards, lighting candles and leaving flowers in a cemetery the first day and, what often extends into the next. November 1 is a bank holiday in Poland and, while the following All Souls' Day is not. The Zaduszki custom of honouring the dead thus corresponds with All Souls' Day celebrations, and is much more observed in Poland than in most other places in the West.

**Pańska skórka** are candies sold at Warsaw cemeteries on All Saints' Day. They are made of sugar, water, syrup (eg strawberry), whipped with a pinch of salt, proteins, gelatin and potato flour . After the mass is cooked, it is poured onto a flat baking sheet and, after it has cooled down, it is cut into squares with a side of approx. 3 cm. They are counted on the list of traditional products in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship.

**Turecki miodek** are a type of sweets traditionally sold in Krakow at the cemetery gates on All Saints 'Day and on All Souls' Day. It is also sometimes available at churches during autumn fairs. These candies have the form of irregular, hard lumps with a slightly honey flavor that may break or slightly crumble, and its basic ingredient is caramelized sugar with the addition of aromatic oils and dyes, in which crushed nuts are melted. In the classic cream-flavored variety, the caramel mass has a whitish color, but there are also other types, depending on the flavor and aromatic additives used, e.g. cocoa, coffee or vanilla honey. Honey is most often sold in ready-made portions wrapped in transparent foil cones, sometimes in paper bags, in unevenly crushed, small pieces. In the past, smaller pieces of honey were also sometimes chipped off on the spot from a larger lump and weighed out by a hawker.

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## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
National Flag stamps

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A new series of **National Flag' *stamps, these started appearing in January, 2021. Slowly Team had not disclosed any information about them - and we were surprised to find some new 'empty slots' in our stamp collection albums. While we did not know the rationale at first, from observing the first issues it appears they are planning to release* a MAJOR new series *- one new stamp per Nation, that is currently '*** total.

We have started a new special page for them, and new and upcoming Flag releases will be added here - *sorted Alphabetically* so it's easier to find any country.

## When are those stamps available? What is their cost, and where to get them ?

Notice the '**National Day**' column in the listings? The stamps are being published in their home countries as *Location specific, **free** and **Time Limited** releases*; expiring on the National Day shown. Dates are based on the Wikipedia.org **National Days** page.

We now have a **SLOWLY API Tracking spreadsheet** which includes a ´**National Days**´ tab listing all the countries and their expeceted Release Dates. Stamps are available in their local Stamp Stores *3 days before the National Days shown*. In some cases, more than one release could happen in a given year. Screenshot below :

## Will they be available later, or reissued, or appear on 'Time Machine'?

We have sent an email to Slowly Team, and received a reply with their plans for all the National Flag stamps. Basically :

* National Flag Stamps **will be re-issued, annually**.
* For a **limited time**, so expect the **same release dates** and available in the stores for **around 3 days** or so.
* And there are **no current plans** to have them in the Stamp Store.

So no using the Time Machine to catch up, we will need to keep up with them as they come along. In the next year, a repeated schedule will see them once again, available for short period in their local Stamp Stores.

A reference post here contains more detailed explanations.
Tonga

## Information

**Tonga**, officially named the **Kingdom of Tonga** (Tongan: *Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga*), is a Polynesian country and also an archipelago consisting of 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area of the archipelago is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean.

As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km (500 mi) north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest; Samoa to the northeast; New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west; Niue (the nearest foreign territory) to the east; and Kermadec (New Zealand) to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) from New Zealand's North Island. *Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Seychelles

## Information

The **Seychelles** , officially the **Republic of Seychelles** (French: *République des Seychelles*; Creole: *La Repiblik Sesel*), is an archipelagic state and country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago (administered by the United Kingdom as the British Indian Ocean Territory) to the east. It is the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated 2020 population of 100,092.

Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced competing French and British interests until coming under full British control in the late 18th century. Since proclaiming independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, it has developed from a largely agricultural society to a market-based diversified economy, characterized by rapidly rising service, public sector, and tourism activities.

*Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Wimbledon

**Wimbledon** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit United Kingdom during this special day .

## Information

**The Championships, Wimbledon**, commonly known simply as **Wimbledon** or **The Championships**, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with a retractable roof over two courts since 2019.

Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, which is the traditional tennis playing surface.

The tournament traditionally took place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week.

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## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Saint Lucia

## Information

**Saint Lucia** is an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The island was previously called *Iyonola*, the name given to the island by the native Arawaks, and later *Hewanorra*, the name given by the native Caribs, two separate Amerindian peoples.

Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238 square miles) and reported a population of 165,595 in the 2010 census.

St. Lucia's largest city is Castries, its current capital, and its second largest is Soufrière, the first French colonial capital on the island.
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## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Spotted Hyena

**Spotted Hyena** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Gambia**.

## Information

The **spotted hyena** (*Crocuta crocuta*), also known as the **laughing hyena**, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus *Crocuta*, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN on account of its widespread range and large numbers estimated between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals. The species is, however, experiencing declines outside of protected areas due to habitat loss and poaching. The species may have originated in Asia, and once ranged throughout Europe for at least one million years until the end of the Late Pleistocene. The spotted hyena is the largest known member of the Hyaenidae, and is further physically distinguished from other species by its vaguely bear-like build, its rounded ears, its less prominent mane, its spotted pelt, its more dual-purposed dentition, its fewer nipples and the presence of a pseudo-penis in the female. It is the only mammalian species to lack an external vaginal opening, having a pseudo-penis instead.

The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportunism; it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste. In functional terms, the spotted hyena makes the most efficient use of animal matter of all African carnivores. The spotted hyena displays greater plasticity in its hunting and foraging behaviour than other African carnivores; it hunts alone, in small parties of 2–5 individuals or in large groups. During a hunt, spotted hyenas often run through ungulate herds in order to select an individual to attack. Once selected, their prey is chased over a long distance, often several kilometres, at speeds of up to 60 km/h.

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## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Kiwi, National Icon

**Kiwi, National Icon** is an exclusive single stamp in SLOWLY. This can be purchased in the shop when you visit New Zealand.

## Information

**Kiwi** are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the genus ***Apteryx***. Approximately the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites (which also include ostriches, emus, rheas and cassowaries).

DNA sequence comparisons have yielded the surprising conclusion that kiwi are much more closely related to the extinct Malagasy elephant birds than to the moa with which they shared New Zealand. There are five recognised species, four of which are currently listed as vulnerable, and one of which is near-threatened. All species have been negatively affected by historic deforestation but currently the remaining large areas of their forest habitat are well protected in reserves and national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their survival is predation by invasive mammalian predators.

The kiwi's egg is one of the largest in proportion to body size (up to 20% of the female's weight) of any species of bird in the world. Other unique adaptations of kiwi, such as their hairlike feathers, short and stout legs, and using their nostrils at the end of their long beak to detect prey before they ever see it, have helped the bird to become internationally well-known.

The kiwi is recognised as an icon of New Zealand, and the association is so strong that the term *Kiwi* is used internationally as the colloquial demonym for New Zealanders.

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## Method

This stamp could be purchased on the shop when you log into your account while inside the country.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise

**Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Papua New Guinea**.

## Information

"The Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), also known as Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, is a large bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
It is distributed widely in southern and northeastern New Guinea, where its name is kumul. It is also known as cenderawasih. As requested by Count Luigi Maria D'Albertis, the epithet raggiana commemorates the Marquis Francesco Raggi of Genoa.

The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea. In 1971 this species, as Gerrus paradisaea, was made the national emblem and was included on the national flag. "

Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.

## A User proposed stamp

This stamp was suggested at the SLOWLY Feedback site, by user **Educational\_Ad\_1575** in this topic. We pay tribute here to their valuable contribution to the community, since until then this country had *no Location stamps at all*. Thank you!
Russia

## Information

**Russia**, or the **Russian Federation**, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones, and has the most borders of any country in the world, with sixteen sovereign nations. It has a population of 146.2 million; and is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world. Moscow, the capital, is the largest city in Europe; while Saint Petersburg is the second-largest city and cultural centre. Russians are the largest Slavic and European nation; they speak Russian, the most spoken Slavic language, and the most spoken native language in Europe. *Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Saudi Arabia

## Information

**Saudi Arabia**, officially the **Kingdom of Saudi Arabia** (**KSA**), is a country in Western Asia. It spans the vast majority of the Arabian Peninsula, with a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi). Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East, and the second-largest country in the Arab world.

It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast and Yemen to the south; it is separated from Egypt and Israel in the north-west by the Gulf of Aqaba. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Its largest and capital city is Riyadh, and the country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam. *Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Tłusty czwartek

**Tłusty czwartek** is an exclusive single stamp in SLOWLY. This can be purchased in the shop when you visit Poland.

## Information

**Fat Thursday** is a Christian tradition in some countries marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opportunity for feasting (including simply eating forbidden items) until Easter. Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their homes or cafés with their friends and relatives and eat large quantities of sweets, cakes and other meals usually not eaten during Lent. Among the most popular all-national dishes served on that day are pączki in Poland.

In Poland, Fat Thursday is called **tłusty czwartek**. People purchase their favorite pastries from their local bakeries. Traditional foods include pączki (doughnuts), which are large deep-fried pieces of yeast dough, traditionally filled with fruit jam or rose petal jam (though others are often used) and topped with powdered sugar, icing or glaze. Angel wings (*faworki* or *chruściki*) are also commonly consumed on this day.

Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp could be purchased on the shop when you log into your account while inside the country.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
The Peak Tower

**The Peak Tower** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Hong Kong**.

## Information

"***The Peak Tower*** is a leisure and shopping complex located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It also houses the upper terminal of the Peak Tram. Both the Peak Tower and the Peak Tram are owned by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group, the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel and other properties. The tower and tram are jointly promoted by the collective branding known as The Peak.

The Peak Tower is located at an elevation of 396 m, 156 m below the summit of Victoria Peak. Because the architects sought a design which would be prominent on the skyline but would not interrupt the natural line of the hills, they chose a site in a dip along the line of the hills, and restricted the tower's height to 428 m above sea level. "

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Vaisakhi

**Vaisakhi** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit India during this special day .

## Information

**Vaisakhi,** marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April and sometimes 14 April. It is seen as a celebration of spring harvest primarily in Northern India. Further, other Indian cultures and diaspora celebrate this festival too. Whilst it is culturally significant as a festival of harvest, in many parts of India, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year.

For Sikhs, in addition to its significance as the harvest festival, during which Sikhs hold kirtans, visit local Gurdwaras, community fairs, hold *nagar kirtan* processions, raise the Nishan Sahib flag, and gather to socialize and share festive foods, Vaisakhi observes major events in the history of Sikhism and the Indian subcontinent that happened in the Punjab region. Vaisakhi as a major Sikh festival marks the birth of the Khalsa order by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism, on 13 April 1699. Later, Ranjit Singh was proclaimed as Maharaja of the Sikh Empire on 12 April 1801 (to coincide with Vaisakhi), creating a unified political state, Vaisakhi was also the day when Bengal Army officer Reginald Dyer orders his troops to shoot into a protesting crowd, an event which would come to be known the Jallianwala Bagh massacre; the massacre proved influential to the history of the Indian independence movement.

This holiday also is known as **Vaisakhi Deen** by Hindus and is known by various regional names in other parts of India. For many Hindu communities, the festival is an occasion to ritually bathe in sacred rivers such as Ganges, Jhelum, and Kaveri, visit temples, meet friends, take part in other festivities, and perform a mandatory *daan* (charity) especially of hand fans, water pitchers and seasonal fruits. Community fairs are held at Hindu pilgrimage sites. In many areas, processions of temple deities are taken out. Although Vaisakhi began as a grain harvest festival for Hindus, it eventually gained historical association with the Sikhs.

Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Roast Dinner Day

**Roast Dinner Day** is an exclusive single stamp in SLOWLY. This can be purchased in the shop when you visit United Kingdom.

## Information

Roast Dinner, probably the most British food since fish and chips. Most of us will have been lucky enough to experience the taste of warm gravy greedily layered over crisp roast potatoes and thick juicy chicken or chewy beef, complimented by delicious Yorkshire puddings. If not, **National Roast Dinner Day** is the perfect opportunity to try something new and enjoy a British favourite. National Roast dinner day will be celebrated on Wednesday 14th November and is organized by the Food For Life Partnership.

Food For Life Partnership aims to get all schools serving healthy meals for kids. National Roast Dinner Day encourages schools to do so more than ever, by enticing them to invite parents to enjoy an organic roast dinner with students and staff. Food For Life encouraging our children to eat healthily, with roast dinners.

Text and image from Duerr's.

## Method

This stamp could be purchased on the shop when you log into your account while inside the country.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Stari Most

**Stari Most** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Bosnia-Hezergovina**.

## Information

"***Stari Most*** (also known as Mostar Bridge), is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat paramilitary forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004.."

Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. If the country has more than one, any other location stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.
Sushki

**Sushki** is an exclusive single stamp in SLOWLY. This can be purchased in the shop when you visit Russia.

## Information

**Sushki** are traditional Eastern European small, crunchy, mildly sweet bread rings eaten for dessert, usually with tea or coffee.

The word *sushka* has a common root with the Russian verb *sushit* (сушить) "to dry".

Typical ingredients are flour, eggs, water, and salt, which are combined into a firm dough. This is then cut and rolled into thin strips of about half a centimetre thickness which are formed into rings, briefly cooked in boiling sugar water, then baked in an oven. The rings are generally about 3 to 5 cm in size. Sushki are sometimes topped with poppy seeds.

Traditionally, sushki were strung on a string for selling on the street or at regional markets. Nowadays, industrially produced pre-packaged sushki are sold in food shops all over the countries of the former Soviet Union. In other countries, packaged sushki can be found in markets that sell Russian foods.
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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp could be purchased on the shop when you log into your account while inside the country.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Thai National Artist's Day

**Thai National Artist's Day** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Thailand during this special day .

## Information

**วันศิลปินแห่งชาติ** (Wan Sinlapin Haeng Chat) on February 24 is annual celebration of National Artist Day in Thailand. Notable Thai artists in arts, literature, applied arts, performing arts, international dance, shadow play, puppetry, music, drama and film are recognized on this day.

The annual honoring ceremony was introduced in 1985 by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand. The date of the ceremony became the birth anniversary of Buddha Loetla Nabhala, King Rama II, who was an artist. His reign is known as the most peaceful time in Thailand and the “Golden Age of Rattanokosin Literature”. Among highly recognized artists of Thailand is King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was an inventor, musician, painter and photographer. He was named “Supreme Artist” in 1986.

Artist, who are honored on National Artist Day, receive a special prize, monthly salary of 12,000 baht (Thai currency) and health benefits. 15,000 baht are foreseen for funeral expenses and 120,000 baht are given for a memorial biography of the artist.

Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Morocco

## Information

**Morocco**, officially the **Kingdom of Morocco**, is the northwesternmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It spans an area of 446,550 km2 (172,410 sq mi) or 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi), with a population of roughly 37 million.

Its official and predominant religion is Islam, and the official languages are Arabic and Berber; the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and French are also widely spoken. Moroccan identity and culture is a vibrant mix of Berber, Arab, and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca.

*Text and image from Wikipedia*.

## Country Stamps Gallery

*Additional Reference : Country stamps listing - SlowlyStamps.blogspot*
Sky Lantern Festival

**Sky Lantern Festival** is a Limited edition stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Taiwan during this special day.

## Information

The **Taiwan Lantern Festival** (Chinese: 臺灣燈會; pinyin: *Táiwān dēnghuì*) is an annual event hosted by the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Many activities are held across Taiwan during the Lantern Festival; thousands of sky lanterns are lit over Pingxi District (平溪). In Yanshuei District, the firecrackers ceremony of the Wumiao Temple is also one of the important activities. The notoriously dangerous Tainan Yanshuei Fireworks Display, also known as the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival, ("beehive of fireworks") was originally celebrated to ward off evil and disease from the town. The Taipei Pingxi Sky Lanterns were released originally to let others know that the town was safe. These lanterns are decorated with wishes and images relating to the owner. These two events are known together as "Fireworks in the South, Sky Lanterns in the North."

Text and image from wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country during this special day. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.
Sacuanjoche

**Sacuanjoche** is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit **Nicaragua**.

## Information

"***The Sacuanjoche***, or Plumeria, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species variously are endemic to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and as far south as Brazil and north as Florida, but are grown as cosmopolitan ornamentals in warm regions.

Common names for plants in the genus vary widely according to region, variety, and whim, but frangipani or variations on that theme are the most common. Plumeria is also used as a common name, especially in horticultural circles."

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Text and image from Wikipedia.

## Method

This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.

You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.