Experience with postcrossing
On July 17th a postcard came from Poland.The postcard shows a cuckoo.She writes that she lives not far from the big city of Poznan.There are 5 stamps on the postcard. Four postage stamps show weather events such as rainbows, thunderstorms, tornados and a sandstorm in the desert. I really like the stamps and every single… Read more Postcard of a cuckoo from Poland no 131
On July 17th a postcard came from the USA.This shows a farm at sunset. More details about this picture below in the paragraph.He wrote some nice lines. He’s from Pennsylvania.There is a standard US postage stamp on the postcard.The postcard covered 6557 kilometers, that is 4074 miles, in 13 days. here the details to the… Read more Farm postcard from the USA no 130
On July 8th a very nice postcard came from the Netherlands. This shows the movie poster for the film “El viejo y el mar” with Spencer Tracy. The film came out in 1958 based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway from 1952. In English, the title is “The Old Man and… Read more Postcard movie poster El Viejo Y El Mar from Netherlands no 129
On July 8th I received the first postcard from India.It was a very nice orchid postcard. This showed a Dendrobium gibsonii orchid. This occurs mainly in China, the Himalayas and northern Indochina.The corresponding postage stamp also showed the same orchid.He didn’t write very much. He’s from Madurai. This is an Indian city with around 1… Read more Orchid postcard and postage stamp from India no 128
On July 8th a postcard came from England. The postcard shows a cat on a wooden fence. It says in French, Beware of the dog. The photo is according to the postcard from Richard Kalvar of Magnum Photos, published by the Royal Mail. She wrote that she is from Sheffield. This city is also called… Read more Cat postcard from the UK no. 127
On July 6th, I received a postcard from Hong Kong. This showed a building complex. Looks like something from a construction company. She wrote that she works in tourism and that COVID-19 stopped everything. There are 2 great postage stamps on the postcard. One shows typical local snacks. The second stamp is about Jeet Kune… Read more Postcard with Jeet Kune Do postage stamp from Hong Kong no. 126
On July 6th, a postcard arrived from Taiwan. This shows a Black Face Spoonbill. She wrote that it is one of her favorite animals. There were 5 postage stamps on the postcard. Among them were 2 beautiful fish stamps. These can now also be found in the animal stamp overview. They are definitely candidates for… Read more Postcard of a Black Faced Spoonbill from Taiwan no. 125
On July 6th, a postcard came from Russia. This shows the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kizhi Pogost. The construction is made of wood and was built in 1714. Further information can be found on the UNESCO World Heritage website Kizhi Pogost. She took a lot of time and wrote a lot of nice lines. Including… Read more Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site postcard from Russia no 124
The postcard for June 2021 came from Russia and shows an impression of a painting by Emerico Toth.It’s a woman in a red coat, sitting in the rain with an umbrella.Even then, when I held the postcard in my hand, I knew that it could become the monthly postcard.Emerico Toth is a Hungarian abstract painter.It… Read more Woman in red coat in rain is Postcard of month June 2021
The decision for the postage stamp of the month June 2021 has been made. It is the volcano postage stamp from Japan. The key issue for me was the theme and the design of the stamp. The stamp shows the Japanese volcano Sakurajima. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan. In 1914… Read more Volcano postage stamp from Japan – stamp of the month June 2021