On January 7th I received another postcard from the USA. More precisely from New Mexico.There are even 2 postcards in total that were in one envelope. A postcard shows the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge un San Antonio.Rare animals and plants threatened with extinction live there.The other postcard shows Pueblo Bonito in the Chaco… Read more Postcard from USA New Mexico no 33
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Postcard from Switzerland Locarno no 32
The 32nd postcard arrived on January 7, 2021. The postcard came from Switzerland. The motif is a collective postcard 41 from Animania. Pictured is Yu Yu Hakusho.She lives in Locarno in the south of Switzerland. Every year in August, the film festival takes place there on the Piazza Grande.There are two nice stamps on the… Read more Postcard from Switzerland Locarno no 32
Russia city of Ufa postcard with a Lynx no 31
The first postcard of the new year arrived on January 7, 2021. The postcard came from Russia, the city of Ufa.The postcard shows a close-up of a lynx. Since I like big cats, I particularly like this postcard.She also selected two wonderful stamps for the postcard. I really like the postage stamp with the old… Read more Russia city of Ufa postcard with a Lynx no 31
Finland postcard with winter landscape no 30
The last postcard of 2020 arrived on December 29, 2020. The postcard came from Finland and shows a lonely winter landscape with a single snow-covered tree. It’s a painting.She describes on the postcard that she and her family have a project not to buy anything for 1 month and to live on the things that… Read more Finland postcard with winter landscape no 30
Hong Kong christmas postcard no 29
The 29th postcard arrived on December 29, 2020. The postcard came from Hong Kong. It’s a Christmas postcard with a cheerful Christmas motif.The postcard came in an envelope. There was also a homemade paper tree and a small coin in it.I liked all of this very much, because you could tell that a lot of… Read more Hong Kong christmas postcard no 29
Postcard from Netherlands and a Hoatzin bird no 28
At the end of December a postcard or rather an envelope with a photo came from the Netherlands. She was on vacation in Ecuador and took a picture of the Hoatzin bird. It is not as easy to meet a Hoatzin as she writes. She stuck a cut-out bird on the envelope. A unique letter… Read more Postcard from Netherlands and a Hoatzin bird no 28
Postcard from France Cluny no 27
On December 26th, 2020 I received the 27th postcard. This time the postcard came from France. It is a souvenir postcard from Cluny Abbey. The picture shows an excerpt from Cellier et Farinier. In four days, the postcard traveled 348 miles (561 kilometers).
Postcard from Czech Republic christmas time no 26
Just in time for Christmas a Christmas postcard arrived from the Czech Republic. The postcard shows an atmospheric Christmas picture with Christmas greetings in Czech. It took the postcard six days to cover the 418 kilometers (259 miles).
Postcard from Taiwan Liushidan Mountain no 25
Another postcard came from Taiwan in mid-December 2020. The postcard shows a beautiful landscape shot from Liushidan Mountain. The mountain is 800m (2,624 feet) high. She writes on the postcard that the mountain is known for the Daylily Flower Season in August. At this time the orange daylilies are in full bloom and cover the… Read more Postcard from Taiwan Liushidan Mountain no 25
Stamp of a lighthouse
In mid-January I bought a very nice stamp pad with the motif of a lighthouse. The Deutsche Post has a number of stamps in this category to choose from. The stamp shows a lighthouse of Bremerhaven on the North Sea. I like this stamp very much and I think that the recipient of a postcard… Read more Stamp of a lighthouse