Experience with postcrossing
It came as no surprise to me that the USA stamp Día de los Muertos became the Stamp of the Month January 2022.It is an unusual topic, because the celebrations are not so well known in Europe and Germany.I’m learning Spanish, so I also have a personal connection and was already familiar with these celebrations.I… Read more Día de los Muertos stamp is the postage stamp of the month January 2022
The rose postcard from Taiwan became the postcard of the month January 2022.The decision was very easy for me this time.The postcard is just beautiful. It is kept simple, the one pictured rose comes into its own.The headline and the text below it are kept unobtrusive and simple.When I received this postcard, I already had… Read more Rose postcard from Taiwan became postcard of the month January 2022
In September 2022, Deutsche Post launched a new stamp with Neuschwanstein Castle.The postage value is 85 cents. This is currently the value for a letter sent nationally. A postcard international is 95 cents.Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria is one of the most famous sights in Germany. More than a million tourists come to visit it every… Read more Neuschwanstein Castle new German postage stamp
On February 3, 2022, a postcard arrived from Brazil.It was the first one I got from Brazil.It’s a postcard from the EXPO 1998 World Fair in Lisbon.The then motte was oceans: a heritage for the future.She didn’t write anything about why she wrote a Lisbon postcard from Brazil.She wrote that she is a mother of… Read more Lisbon EXPO 1998 Oceans postcard from Brazil no 198
On January 29, 2022, a postcard arrived from Sweden.The postcard shows a snowy winter landscape with huts in the forest.The postcard conveys a cozy atmosphere.She didn’t write much, except greetings and that she had no snow.On the postcard were 2 Swedish Christmas stamps. The special thing about the two stamps was the triangular shape. The… Read more Snowy landscape with a hut postcard from Sweden no 197
On January 22, 2022, a postcard arrived from the USA.The postcard is about Aristotle and Wit.She wrote that she was graduating with a masters degree in philosophy.She also has 2 cats.There were 4 stamps on the postcard.I had already received the stamp with the pear and the grapes and they are in the overview of… Read more Postcard wit U.S. stamp Día de los Muertos from USA no 196
On January 8, a postcard arrived from Taiwan.The postcard shows a rose with the slogan ‘affection is desirable’.She wrote some nice lines. She is 19 and lives in Taipei.She wrote a few sentences in German because she is also learning this language.That doesn’t happen that often.On the postcard is a very nice cactus stamp. I… Read more Rose postcard and cactus postage stamp from Taiwan no 195
On January 8, 2022, a postcard arrived from Russia.The postcard shows a drawing of a howling wolf and the moon in the background.She wrote New Year’s greetings. She and her family are from Belgorod. The city has a little over 300,000 inhabitants.There are 5 Russian stamps on the postcard. One of the stamps stands out… Read more Wolf and moon postcard from Russia no 194
On January 8, 2022, a postcard arrived from the Netherlands.It was a cat postcard. A red tabby cat climbing a ladder out of the window.She wrote some nice greetings. It was an elderly lady who wrote the card.On the postcard was a Dutch 1 Euro standard stamp.The postcard traveled 620 kilometers, that is 385 miles,… Read more Cat postcard from Netherlands no 193
On January 8, 2022, a postcard arrived from Switzerland.The postcard shows a close-up of a kestrel.She wrote very nice lines and that she comes from the canton of Freibug, which is bilingual (German and French).On the postcard were 3 really exceptional stamps that required a lot of research from me.The 1st stamp with 20 centimes… Read more Kestrel postcard with great Swiss stamps from Switzerland no 192