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Sunday Stamps: the Letter "S" - Good day and welcome to my blog. It is a beautiful partly cloudy day in the American Midwest.It's time for Sunday Stamps, and we are up to the letter "S"...

Beaches in Malaysia - Malaysia offers a diverse array of islands, from world-class diving spots to laid-back tropical retreats. But to avoid ruining a trip to any Malaysian beac...

LATVIA - Old town of Kuldīga - "Located in the western part of Latvia, the town of Kuldīga is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional urban settlement, which develope...

The Great American Road Trip: Part III - With the bulk of our trip behind us, it was finally time to start the trek home. Day Nine: Rapid City, SD ⮞ Grand Forks, ND When we initially set out on th...

Ouray, Ute - This postcard of a Ute leader features a photo from the Colorado Historical Society. Its unusual for a postcard to include specific details about Nati...

A nice view from Wallis et Futuna - A nice view from Wallis et Futuna Thanks to Jean-Pierre

Открытка от Вики из Тольятти - Маяк Хорнби у южного входа в гавань Сиднея, Австралия. Маяк построен в 1858 году на мысе Саут-Хед после ряда крупных кораблекрушений. Высота цилиндрическ...

Follow My Instagram @IndigoCheshireCat - I'm no longer going to post on this blog. Follow me on the Instagram website and/or app! https://www.instagram.com/indigocheshirecat/ @IndigoCheshire...

August Rose -Postcard Friendship Friday #518 - I love Roses--they are particularly lovely in August. This postcard celebrates birthdays in August. The flower is wild rose, the stone is a moonstone,...

Noia-Pozoblanco Postcard Swap - AMADO - Another postcard traveling to Cordoba province! This time it was written by Amado, and it features a very elegant quote by the German writer Goethe! On t...

Saudações de Vizela - Our teacher Tamara Silva has sent us a lovely postcard from Vizela, a town in the north of Portugal, where she is spending 5 days to job shadow an innovat...

533 - 538 - Botanical - Моя новая страсть - ботанические иллюстрации)) Часть из них прилетела из Китая, остальные из России))

No 2846~CN-2144490 - From~Helen

Каникулы в Мексике. Лев Троцкий и его открытки - Я не большой любитель истории и не фанат Льва Троцкого, но пройти мимо его дома в Мексике было бы странным. Что делал Троцкий в Мехико? Прятался. Именно т...

New Web Address - Hello, I had to change the name and address of 9teen87s Postcards - the entire blog is still here... but it is now 'My Favorite Postcards'... at this addr...

Sent Card #211 - I sent this card to Michele of Lake Stevens, Washington, USA. The card is from the beautiful Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden here in Richmond, Virginia. She ...

Request from the Visually Impaired - Welcome to the "Tell Me About World" initiative. You can send a letter or a postcard telling about you, your town, country, hobbies. You can tell anything y...

Italian post - Being in Italy this time I have not used red box! Souvenir shop sells stamps for gps-mail and tabacceria - for some strange "friend post". They assuare th...

An Update - As you can see, I haven't been updating this blog that frequently. At some point, I may come back & post again, but for now, you can find postcards, stamps...

Guinea - *Hi there! Still a busy guy with no time for postcard swaps, thus the reason for my absence.* *However, yesterday I received this beauty and rarety of a...

Temple of Heaven - *Наикрасивейшая открытка пришла из Китая. Великолепная фотография Храма Неба в Пекине. Этот храм был построен еще в 1420 и отличается своей круглой фор...

Received 6. June 2014 - *From China:*

30 July 2013 - TW- 804457 - Linkow - My first postcrossing card in my new home is from.. Taiwan! It is actually a late happy newyear card. Its because it has traveled pretty long! It has trave...

Jetoy - I love these cards. They are so cute!!! And thanks to participating in the North America Round Robin every month, I received all these adorable Jetoy card...

Просто очень красиво -

- Being a member of Postcrossing, is a wonderful way to meet and greet other postcard collectors (or accumulators, as some would say). The project is quickly...

Another Large Batch - It's been a rough couple of weeks health wise, so the cards have piled up. Here they are! Great Texas Map Card! A beautiful place in San Diego. Church...

Nr 202: Received from USA - Distance: 5,665 km (3,520 miles) Travel time: 20 days Met een ticker van les miserables zo leuk!

My first postcard from Ukraine - Stamp from Ukraine

Postcard #165: Do you know your way home? (by Maria Hortense) - You can find this postcard inside the book: *Livro do Desassossego *(author: Fernando Pessoa) @ Olokuti @ Tienda Astúries, Astúries 36-38 Bajos @ Barcelona...

Another card from Russia - Hi again, Just a short message saying I received this card from Moscow-Russia. It's from a guy named Alexander. RU-1306128 It traveled 2.107 km in 1...

Aurora Boreralis - It's been too long since I've posted here. I've been trying to get back at it for a while now, but it's amazing how difficult it is to regain momentu...

Tuscany, Italy -

Package w/ Souvenir from JAPAN!!! - Thank you so much for this amazing surprise Futabako! ;) On top you can see the original "envelope" and the stamps. Then, inside another small package...

Grodno/Hrodna, Blarus - Distance: 1,080 km (671 miles) Travel time: 40 days

CZ-70963/RU-197954/DE-677803 + swap - Hello all! I'm very tired so i'm keeping it simple today. CZ-70963: RU-197954: Sent from Egypt DE-677803: S...

6 more postcards to share! - This week, Jack and I have received 6 more beautiful postcards! I am excited to share them with you! The first one is from Finland! It's a picture from N...

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Definitive stamps (Landscapes, 2012) on cover from Ross Dependency (New Zealand) - *Timbres courants (Paysages, 2012) sur lettre de la dépendance de Ross (Nouvelle-Zélande) * La *dépendance de Ross* est une région de l'Antarctique reven...

GERMANY ~ Kunsthalle - Bremen ~ - ... Nice view of the Kunsthalle with the new eastern extension on the park side... over the course of its 180 year history, it has developed into a museum ...

#5176-DE-300 - - On postcard: *BERLIN* / *Charlottenburg Castle* Country: Federal Republic of Germany / State of Berlin Number: 5176 // GER- 300 // B-1/624 ...

Flops - Well, during the first few days I had a few flops.This chopstick/cutlery holder was the first. This was what it was supposed to look likeThis is what it t...

Segovia, Spain - *Segovia* is one of the most impressive and most important historical cities in Spain, about 90 km north of the capital city Madrid, situated on a 1.0...

0569 - Bullet train postcard from China via Postcrossing - Sent 09 Sept 2025 Received 05 Feb 2026 Travel time 155 Days !

1274 MX - Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco (2008) - Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the...

Autumn Kittie - And so the spring is gone, and the summer...my favourite season just behind the corner. I have been busy with work but also with cats - in all, three ...

- Dear Friends, After so many years I have to stop collecting due to health problems and especially because I can no longer travel. I thank everyone for ...

FOTW Cocos (Keeling) Islands -

EU Map Series - EU Map Series Updated: 5 March 2020 *Received (20/29)* *Missing (9/29)* *Looking for: (5) Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Malta, Sweden* *1. Austria* *2. Belgi...

Sunday Stamps - (N) Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve - For the letter N - Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve 2005 - Belize - Ecological and Heritage Sites 2005 - Belize - Ecological and Heritage Sites is a...

Light cruiser Belfast in battle on December 26, 1943 - From Sveta, Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, Russia

Received from Yalova - TURQUIA 06.06.2016 - *THANK YOU MY FRIEND SALAH!*

- Nach sehr langer Pause wieder mal eine Postcrossing-Karte im Briefkasten. Und zu meiner großen Freude ein Motiv aus meiner Wunschliste, dazu mit einer int...

So what happened since? - What happened in the 18 months since I stopped posting here? I had a son. I finished my bachelors degree and started my masters degree. I got back into postc...

All the pretty flowers - This beautiful card was sent to me from Max, from Germany. He writes in the back that an international stamp in Germany costs about the same as: - 3 bana...

Sunday Stamps: Words and numbers - Hello, friends. I’m coming back to Sunday Stamps again after a loooong period of hiatus. I hope old friends and new ones will find their way back here Fr...

№551 - FI-1812334 - 5 Aug 2013 - from Finland by pampula Thanks a lot for a map of Estonia! I'm happy to have a new map for my collection, you made my day :) ______________________ Travell...

0463 Macedonia - private swap There are around 70 various types of richly decorated traditional costumes in Macedonia. Macedonian traditional costumes are devided into tw...

New mailbox, new adventures - Hurray! We've got a new mailbox! Not yet "working", but still a new mailbox. A few days ago I mentioned that our new house is being built, and of course ...

Taiwan - Colorful Card - *Country:* Taiwan *Postcard ID:* TW-1017057 *Description:* Well, this card takes time to find all the interesting spots. So colorful and joyful!

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Teddy with a lamp and George V - a postcard from Great Britain - *TEDDY WITH A LAMP AND GEORGE V* Country: Great Britain Place: Wirral Received: 06/06/2013 Distance: 1 857 km Travelled: 26 days A card from my friend Scr...

Naxi Farmer and his son in Xuesong village - This man wears felt hat and sheepskin short gown. Most men are responsible for nurse. Except plowing,women undertake the most farm works.

ROMANIA - Delta of Danube - RO-21167, by daniela_dmp

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Lighthouses of Martha's Vineyard, U. S.A - *Left to Right: Cape Poge Lighthouse, Edgardtown Lighthouse, East Chop Lighthouse, Aquinnah Lighthouse and West Chop Lighthouse.* *I purchased the...

Do Not You Sometimes Feel Like Using Childish Stationery? - Letters sent to Laura (the UK), Bryon and Phillip (the USA).

The Grace of Swans - *1971: Definitive - Mute Swan*A serene swan *1956: Nordic Day*Whooper swans on the wing, The five swans symbolise the five Nordic nations. 1986: Water ...

A Postcard A day - Friday 5 June 2026 - Friday smiles - Hello lovely peeps, It's Friday again and for a lot of people the end of a working week and the road into the weekend. For me being retired, it's the ot...

Austria - Book - Received April 30, 2026I got this pretty card from Karin in Austria. She basically just sent greetings and translated the phrase on the front of the card f...

0569 - Bullet train postcard from China via Postcrossing - Sent 09 Sept 2025 Received 05 Feb 2026 Travel time 155 Days !

Order from an Online Stamp Shop IV -

Australia - HAPPY EATER TO AL VIEWERS Well a hot day in Sydney tody so good to be on here once again my compute...

Neuschwanstein - *From*: Germany *Category*: collection *Date:* August 2020 *Neuschwanstein Castle* is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill above the villag...

Art - Walter Moras - Art - The Hunter in Winter Forest - Oil on Canvas by Walter Moras (1856 - 1925). Thank you Valentina in Siberia, Russia

Christmas tree window - Gnome trying to get the tree inside the log cabin, climbing through the window. So cute :)

Cook Islands - Not sure what has been my longest hiatus on the blog, but these almost-eight-months might win the trophy. Where has that time passed? Well, it's been one r...

Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina), Greece - Another postcard from Sini in Finland... This wasn't my intention when choosing the cards to post about, but then again, she does send me some of the most ...

Bulgaria issued pre-stamped postcard on 50 Years of Pakistan-Bulgaria Friendship 2015 - A magnificent collector item for the collectors of Pakistan-related or Bulgaria-related philatelic items. Bulgaria issued a pre-stamped postcard on 22 June...

Gilgit River in Phunder Valley - Ghizar - Gilgit Baltistan -

Środa Wielkopolska - Jak Wam mija długi weekend? U mnie na razie jest zimno, ale mam nadzieję, że od jutra pogoda się poprawi... Dzisiaj przygotowałam dla Was pocztówkę ze Śro...

370. BAHAMY - Flaga - Hejoo!! ;-) Dawno mnie tu nie było.. prawie 5 miesięcy.. kompletnie nie wiem jak to się stało i nie mam na siebie konkretnego usprawiedliwienia :P ale wiem...

No nie wytrzymam - *Cześć! * *Wiem, wiem, dwa posty w jeden dzień to przesada, ale nie mogłam się powstrzymać. W zasadzie swoje otrzymane kartki trzymam w albumach i raczej...

something wrong photos invisible-- RU-3769512 Postcrossing - *Sorry but something wrong and the photos are invisible.* *I did my best to fix but it was impossible.* Lovely small bird from Russia.

Israel - I really like this cute map of Israel as well as the stamp, as a fun fact it's a joint issue between Israel and Nepal featuring the highest and lowest ...

Dolina Roztoki - Schronisko PTTK im. Wincentego Pola w Dolinie Roztoki położone jest, wbrew nazwie, w Dolinie Białki, przy drodze do Morskiego Oka, nieco poniżej wylotu ...

Flag of The Bahamas - Niki from The Bahamas sent me this great card featuring the national flag and some interesting stamps. My first card from this country. The flag of The Bah...

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Super-cool postcard for Postcrossing! - It’s that time of year when dozens of Christmas gift catalogues start spamming the newspapers and in an idle moment’s perusal I spotted this superb postcar...

Received card #42 - My 42nd card came from Germany ... from a town called Kraichtal, that I'd never heard of before. But now I know that it's in Baden-Württemberg. :-) The ca...

Three for the Price of One - Last week I published a blog post that included information about the General Electric 44-Ton Locomotive. I also presented some information about the railr...

Minsk - Belarus - *Europe-Belarus-Minsk . One of my previous early travels to this country was in 2004. So pleased after 22 years to get back and see more. Spend 6 days ...

Postcard from Slovenia - Typical stairs in a house in the Kras region, Slovenia (received on 26th May 2026, thank you very much Pedrag)

Germany - Bavaria - Kulmbach - A watercolor painting of the German town Kulmbach in Bavaria. Sent by *Thomas* from Kulmbach in North Bavaria, Germany. *Kulmbach* (German pronunciation:...

CN-P614 - A art postcard on artifact displayed in Yunnan Provincial Museum (云南省博物馆). This is a decorative buckle known as three water birds buckle (三水鸟扣饰). Thanks ...

DE - 15959444 Autumn ♡♡ - Did you notice those yellow falling leaves declaring autumn has arrived.. aren't they like the pieces of us we loose along the way.. those tiny changes w...

FRANCE - *MONT SAINT-MICHEL (Normandia)* - Mont Saint-Michel Abbey (WHS Unesco) *Thank you BASTET*

7th August 2023: Museum Koenig in Bonn, Germany - The Museum Koenig in Bonn is a natural history museum and zoological research institution. It was opened in 1934. In 1948 the museum saw the opening of t...

Shaped Card-Vermont - If anyone wants this beautiful shaped card just ask me

1650, 2980, 3359, 3465 THAILAND (Bangkok) - Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha - 2980 Wat Pho *Posted on 11.06.2015, 11.03.2017, 16.01.2020, 14.03.2021* Named after a monastery in India where Buddha is believed to have lived, *Wat Ph...

Postcard #2713 - USA - This postcard was sent to me from Boston, MA. It's a cute art card saying "Greetings from the Moon" - a clever take on the classic "Greetings from" postcar...

Cook Islands - Not sure what has been my longest hiatus on the blog, but these almost-eight-months might win the trophy. Where has that time passed? Well, it's been one r...

Postcard of Spain | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands - [image: Mapcard Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain] [image: Old Town of Regensburg stamp; Germany 2011] *POSTCARD:* A map card Tenerife, the largest & most popu...

Received letters, weeks 29-41/2018 - Talking about mail piles, anyone? Even though I have not been the best pen pal lately, I have to say that these pieces of mail have literally saved my day...

My First postcard from Cape Verde - الرأس الأخصر Cape Verde 佛得角 Cabo Verde Кабо-Верде Kap Verde *Republic of Cabo Verde *is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands ...

A New Year, A New Start - Sometimes, it’s good to take a break, to step away from things you’ve been doing for a while but have lost interest in. It took an email from Postcrossing,...

Seasons Greetings - *A lovely card with Seasons Greetings from My Dear Friend Ella.*

[紐西蘭New Zealand] 2016 里約奧運郵票 Rio Olympic stamps 〈持續更新〉 - 紐西蘭郵政官網 紐西蘭這個國家就是美！真的是很善用他們的美景，自然風景結合奧運項目圖騰，這個設計，讚！秀出了紐西蘭有可能奪金的運動項目，分別是田徑，拳擊，皮划艇，游泳，馬術，曲棍球，鐵人三項，賽艇，自行車和帆船。 紐西蘭也是用即時郵票的方式發行了奧運奪牌選手郵票，所以另外增加了這篇文章，其他國家有日本及澳...

England - Coronation Song Book - Here's a fabulous card from Chris featuring a 1937 song sheet. I love this one - thank you!! GB-776473

Järjestyksen lumous... - Tsekki, 9. joulukuuta 2015 (#770) Romania, 6. joulukuuta 2015 (#753) Hellou! :) Minun rupesi äkisti tekemään mieleni kirjoittaa uusi blogipostaus. Edelli...

OFFICIAL Card - Austria - Claudia writes to me saying she visits Vienna a few times a year. While she sent this great map of the subway system or U-Bahn as it is known, she prefers ...

Postiliikennettä kuukausien takaa - Tälläinen blogimerkintä oli luonnoksissa, jäänyt jostain syystä julkaisematta. Tää postaus on kirjoitettu jo useampi kuukausi sitten :') Maailmalle lähtene...

Sea Bridge of Palanga, Palanga, Lithuania - Here's a beautiful package from Lithuania. The colours on this card are supposed to be much more saturated, but as usual, my scanner doesn't do it justice...

Sochi 2014: The winter olympics - ID: RU-541439 The Winter Olympics is just 2 years away, and what a beautiful postcard came through postcrossing to help start the countdown for Sochi 2014!...