Experience with postcrossing
On June 5th a postcard came from the USA. This shows a sketched sheep and some explanations about the animal in Latin. She wrote a few lines. She is from the New York area. The stamps she chose are very nice. Two of the stamps have the theme of coffee. Caffe Latte and Caffe Mocha.… Read more Sheep postcard from USA no. 114
The stamp of the month May 2021 is the Finnish Himos Jämsä stamp.Himos Jämsä is a ski resort with 12 kilometers of ski and snowboard slopes.It also offers 15 lifts, lighting in the evening, accommodation for rent, a sauna world and much more. For more information, here is the website of the Ski Resort Himos… Read more Himos Jämsä Finnish ski resort is postage stamp of the month May 2021
On June 5th a postcard came from Russia. This shows a greyhound dog as a motif. She is from Saint Petersburg and she like dogs. There are two Russian postage stamps on the postcard. There are 56 rubles and 2 rubles stamps. The postcard covered 1790 kilometers, that is 1112 miles, in 21 days.
The decision has been made. The postcard of the month May 2021 became the postcard from Luxembourg.There were 13 postcards to choose from in May. The mountaineering postcard and the wine postcard were also shortlisted.In the end, the choice of pictures for the picture postcard from Luxembourg made the difference. A very nice compilation that… Read more Postcard of the month May 2021 from Luxembourg
On June 5th a postcard came from Kazakhstan. The first postcard from Kazakhstan. The postcard shows a bronze-tone drawing of a mountain hiker. A very beautiful and extraordinary postcard and therefore also a candidate for the postcard of the month of June. She wrote very nice lines. She brought a paw print of her cat… Read more Drawing mountain hiker postcard from Kazakhstan no. 112
The first postcard from Luxembourg arrived on May 29th. This is a tourist picture postcard of Luxembourg. She wrote very nice lines in German. She lives for a while near the German city of Ulm. That’s a three-quarters of an hour drive from Munich. She decorated the postcard very nicely. There is a great Luxembourg… Read more Tourist picture postcard from Luxembourg no. 111
On May 20th a postcard came from Washington State, USA. This shows an illustration by Sidney Paget for the book The Death of Sherlock Holmes. He did the illustration for “The Advanture of the Final Problem”. She didn’t write much. There was a standard US postage stamp on the postcard. The postmark was dedicated to… Read more postcard illustration Death of Sherlock Holmes – Sidney Paget – from USA no. 110
Another postcard arrived from Finland on May 18th. This time from Helsinki. The postcard shows the rear view of a yellow and black VW Beetle. The photo was taken in Kumpula not far from Helsinki. According to the postcard, the photo is from JcJordan. She wrote some nice lines. At the turn of the millennium… Read more VW Beetle postcard from Finland no. 109
On May 18th a postcard came from Finland. The postcard shows a picture of white and red grapevines and 2 carafes filled with wine. A very nice postcard. According to the postcard, the picture is from Friedhelm Volk at Stoockfood picture agency. She wrote some nice lines. So it was still snowing in Eastern Finland… Read more White and red grapevines and carafes filled with wine postcard from Finland no. 108
On May 18, a postcard came from Hefei City, China. It’s a Hefei Meet-up group postcard. According to the postcard, the meeting was on June 300, 2019 in Hefei. The postcard shows Dashu Hill in Hefei. The city of Hefei has over 7 million inhabitants. Otherwise she didn’t write much. The usual greetings. There are… Read more Hefei Meet-up postcard from China no. 107