Experience with postcrossing
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
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
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
On May 14th a postcard came from the USA. She was from Renton, Wahington state. The postcard shows a drawing of a tiger. She wrote very nice lines about herself and her cats. She has 3 cats. There are 5 stamps on the postcard. 3 stamps show fruits that I have added to the overview… Read more Postcard with a tiger drawing from USA no. 106
The first postcard of May came on May 4th. The postcard came from Canada. The postcard shows a picture of the Basilica-Cathedral of Notre Dame of Quebec. According to the postcard, the picture was taken in 1996 by Jim Hamilton. She wrote that she has 2 cats and she already has grandchildren. She lives in… Read more Postcard from Quebec Canada – postcrossing no. 99
On April 30th a postcard came from the USA.It shows a sample of contemporary design.According to the postcard the title is: “Orfelia, 2012 – Hannah Schultz”.She wrote that she liked to hike.The stamp is a standard U.S. Global.The postcard covered 6,565 kilometers (4,079 miles) in 7 days.
On April 27th a postcard came from the USA. The postcard shows a picture of the Sleeping Bear Dunes a National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. She likes this place. She writes that she would like to walk the entire Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail somewhere. It’s 22 miles (35.5km) long. Who would like to know… Read more Postcard Sleeping Bear Dunes a National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan from U.S.A no. 95
On April 25th, a postcard arrived from Idaho, USA. She sent a postcard from the Astoria-Megler Bridge. This bridge connects Oregon and Washington. According to the postcard, the photo is from Don Kinunen. The Astoria-Megler Bridge is 4067 miles (6,55 km) long and crosses the Columbia River. The bridge belongs to the U.S. Route 101,… Read more Astoria-Megler Bridge and Columbia River postcard from U.S.A no.93
On April 14th, a postcard arrived from California, USA. The postcard shows a picture of Little Sur Beach – Big Sur California. The Big Sur is a 100 km (62 mi) stretch of coastline between San Simeon in the south and Carmel-by-the-Sea in the north. According to the postcard, the photo was taken by Michael… Read more Big Sur California postcard with a hologram art of magic stamp from U.S.A. no. 86
On April 10th, a postcard arrived from Los Angeles, USA. The postcard is a reprint from the period between 1930 and 1940. I associate the design and graphics a little with the world of comics. I am always happy to receive unusual postcard designs. She wrote that she has two cats and was in Germany… Read more Postcard from Los Angeles U.S.A. no. 84