The current statistics from www.postcrossing.com show for March 2021, 480,837 postcards received. Compared to the pre-pandemic year 2019, it is an increase of approx. 5.1% (457,532 in March 2019). Compared to the COVID-19 year 2020, an increase of 25.3%. The hobby is becoming more and more popular. A great development. Happy postcrossing!
Postcard of an old Chevrolet from Lithuania Vilnius no 74
On March 25th, a postcard came from Lithuania. A wonderful postcard showing an old green Chevrolet at sunset. A candidate for postcard of the month. She is from Vilnius and wrote some nice lines. She enjoys reading, photography and traveling. The Lithuanian postage stamp on the postcard is also very nice. An old painting of… Read more Postcard of an old Chevrolet from Lithuania Vilnius no 74
Postcard from Belarus no 73
On March 25th, a postcard arrived from Belarus. It is a kind of Christian postcard and shows a church walk with a Christian saying in text form in German. She wrote a lot. She is a teacher and when she wrote the postcard she was not doing very well. I hope she is doing better.… Read more Postcard from Belarus no 73
Postcard cat by the sea from Netherlands no 72
On March 24th I received a postcard from the Netherlands. A very nice one. It is a drawing of a cat sitting on some books, next to it a glass to drink and looking at the sea. I like it very much. Research revealed that this postcard is being sold by “Inkognito”. I’ll buy some… Read more Postcard cat by the sea from Netherlands no 72
Russian cosmonauts postcard by postcrossing no 71
On March 18th a postcard came from Russia. The postcard shows nine portraits of Russian cosmonauts. Yuri Gagarin is one of them. He was the first person in space. On April 12, 1961, he once circled the earth. On March 27, 1968, he died on a training flight in a Russian fighter plane. There wasn’t… Read more Russian cosmonauts postcard by postcrossing no 71
Postcard from Italy – Naples stamp postcrossing no 70
On March 16, a postcard arrived from Italy. The postcard itself is a Russian one from OwlCard.ru. The postcard shows a drawn cat, dressed in the snow. Everything kept in shades of green. She didn’t write much. She said it was a jaguar, a little doubt allowed. It was probably meant ironically. The stamp on… Read more Postcard from Italy – Naples stamp postcrossing no 70
Postcard from Russia no 69
On March 14th a postcrossing postcard came from Russia, Moscow. The postcard is a colored drawing of a young seamstress. Has a bit of a fairytale feel to it.He didn’t write very much. Standard stamps from the Russian Post were on the postcards. The postcard traveled 1,972 kilometers (1,225 miles) in 75 days. That was… Read more Postcard from Russia no 69
Postcard from Taiwan – postcrossing no 68
On March 12th, a postcard came from Taiwan through postcrossing. The postcard is a drawing with a Chinese character, which I unfortunately cannot translate. She wrote a lot. At the time she wrote the postcard it was Chinese New Year. She wrote the Chinese character “Fu”. It stands for good fortune, good things come to… Read more Postcard from Taiwan – postcrossing no 68
Satellite postage stamp from Deutsche Post – German Mail
In 2019, Deutsche Post (German Mail Service) launched a satellite stamp for 60 cents with ESA. The acronym ESA stands for European Space Agency. The stamp shows a satellite in space with a view of the earth. The stamp is dedicated to the ESA Mission Rosetta. A wonderful stamp and I think that Postcrossers will… Read more Satellite postage stamp from Deutsche Post – German Mail
Postcard from U.S.A. through postcrossing no 67
On March 9th I received a postcard from Chigaco USA through postcrossing. The postcard shows a teddy bear and a text field with an anecdote about Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, a former president of the USA. He didn’t write much on the postcard that came in an envelope. The stamp is a standard U.S. postal service… Read more Postcard from U.S.A. through postcrossing no 67