Experience with postcrossing
On June 25th I received a postcard from Russia. It was the last postcard for June. The postcard is part of the “Keep Calm” series. The title is “Keep Calm and travel to Russia”. She wrote some nice lines. She found that we have a lot in common. So we both like English humor. There… Read more Keep calm postcard from Russia – postcrossing no. 123
On July 1st a postcard came from the USA. This shows the Long Bridge to Sandpoint, Idaho over Lake Pend Oreille. in the 1950s the old wooden bridge was replaced by steel. The bridge was expanded in the 1980s. She wrote a few nice lines. She enjoys reading manga and cooking. There was a U.S.… Read more The Long Bridge to Sandpoint, Idaho postcard from USA no. 122
On June 23, I received a postcard from Hungary. It was my first postcard from Hungary. The postcard has the title “Life is better with cats”. This fits very well because I have cats myself. She wrote that she has a white cat. There were 4 beautiful postage stamps on the postcard. I particularly liked… Read more Life is better with cats postcard from Hungary no. 121
On June 22nd another postcard came from Kazakhstan. She lives in the capital Nur-Sultan. She wrote very nice lines. She is a student and has relatives in Germany. On the postcard there was a nice stamp of a sturgeon. This stamp is now also in the animal stamp overview. The postcard traveled 4215 kilometers, that… Read more Postcard with a sturgeon stamp from Kazakhstan no. 120
On June 20th a postcard came from Canada. It’s a “Greetings from Canada” postcard. This shows typical illustrations that are associated with Canada. According to the postcard, the design comes from Stinkypaw. She wrote some nice lines. This is how she works in the local post office. It’s a lot of work during the COVID-19… Read more Greetings from Canada postcard no. 119
In 2017, Deutsche Post launched the Wartburg Castle postage stamp on the market. It is a very nice stamp and belongs to the European Castles series. There are many postcrossers who want old castles and palaces as postcards. This German postage stamp from Deutsche Post is an ideal combination with my new postcard of a… Read more Castle Wartburg Germany – German postage stamp World Heritage Site
On June 18th a postcard came from Japan. She wrote that she is from Yokohama. I can’t really classify the postcard. It is an illustration or drawing of several monkeys with a kind of queen in between. All around the queen. She wrote that she enjoyed traveling and collecting stamps. There are two nice stamps… Read more Postcard with volcano stamp from Japan – postcrossing no. 118
A postcard came from the Netherlands on June 10th. The postcard shows the Eurasian oystercatcher with offspring in close-up. The oystercatcher is widespread on the North Sea coast and is at home there. He wrote that he was very fond of taking the train. On the postcard there was a nice stamp with 2 bees… Read more Eurasian oystercatcher postcard from Netherlands – postcrossing no. 117
On June 8th I received a postcard from Finland. The postcard is titled Francy-dress Ball. According to the postcard from Andree Prigent. She didn’t write much. She is from Tampere. She wrote a quote from Einstein. There is a beautiful floral stamp on the postcard. The postcard covered a total of 1678 kilometers, that is… Read more Postcard from Finland postcrossing no. 116
On June 8th a postcard came from Russia. This shows a young woman in a red coat sitting in the rain with an umbrella. It comes from a painting by Emerico Toth. She wrote that she often visited Munich. She loves this city. There are two standard Russian postage stamps on the postcard. A 5… Read more Postcard of a young woman in red coat in rain – from Russia no. 115