Experience with postcrossing
On April 17th a postcard came from the Netherlands. The postcard shows the Gouda cheese market in the city of the same name, Gouda. An extraordinary postcard that I like very much. He writes that he lives in the city of Gouda. I wouldn’t have imagined a cheese market like this. It has to be… Read more Gouda Cheese Market postcard from Netherlands no. 88
On April 14th a postcard came from Japan. The postcard shows a dog and is from the animal protection organization Peace Wanko Japan. She wrote that she has three cats as pets that the snow is starting to melt right now. There are 2 beautiful Japanese postage stamps on the postcard. A kind of heron… Read more Dog postcard from Japan no. 87
On April 14th, a postcard arrived from California, USA. The postcard shows a picture of Little Sur Beach – Big Sur California. The Big Sur is a 100 km (62 mi) stretch of coastline between San Simeon in the south and Carmel-by-the-Sea in the north. According to the postcard, the photo was taken by Michael… Read more Big Sur California postcard with a hologram art of magic stamp from U.S.A. no. 86
An impressive postage stamp of a Sunbeam Alpine was on a Russian postcard. She wrote that this stamp is rare. Research on the Internet revealed that the car was manufactured by the Rootes Group. The Rootes Group was a British automaker. The stamp is just wonderful. Very strong colors and the Sunbeam Alpine is a… Read more Sunbeam Alpine postage stamp on a Russian postcard
On April 10, the first postcard from the Philippines came. It was a monk postcard. The scene shows an elderly woman giving rice to three monks. She wrote that the postcard is from Myanmar. The scene can be seen very often there and is normal. She has visited Myanmar many times and hopes to do… Read more Monk postcard from Philippines no. 85
On April 10th, a postcard arrived from Los Angeles, USA. The postcard is a reprint from the period between 1930 and 1940. I associate the design and graphics a little with the world of comics. I am always happy to receive unusual postcard designs. She wrote that she has two cats and was in Germany… Read more Postcard from Los Angeles U.S.A. no. 84
On one of the Swiss postcards that arrived there was a special stamp from Swiss Post Helvetica. The stamp is part of the Pro Patria 1973 V4 series. The design is from the Lenz brothers. This stamp shows a portrait sculpture from the Historical Museum in Bern. A search revealed that the stamp year is… Read more Helvetica swiss postage stamp Pro Patria 1973
On April 9th, a postcard came from Russia. The postcard shows picture of the tower of the city’s post office. She wrote in German because she had been learning German for half a year. I was happy about it. She wrote very nice lines. The postcard was in a large envelope with 9 stamps on… Read more Postcard with city wall stamps from Russia no. 83
On April 9th, a postcard came from Russia. Portraits from films can be seen on the postcard. The theme was “Rebel without a cause”. At that local film festival, which the postcard is from, films like “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Easy Rider” were shown. She wrote that she is from St. Petersburg. There are three… Read more Postcard with pumpkin plant postage stamp from Russia no. 82
On April 9th, a postcard came from China. It’s a slightly larger postcard and shows the character HE XIANGU from the Eight Immortals Series from Chinese mythology. The postcard broke the previous record in terms of duration. 152 days passed before it was in my mailbox. She didn’t write much, but a whole lot of… Read more Postcard of He Xiangu from the eight immortals Series from China no. 81