Experience with postcrossing
Shows postage stamps from postcards that have arrived and that are being sent.
The August stamp of the month came from Finland.It is dedicated to the popular writer Kalle Päätalo.He lived from 1919 to 2000 and was a novelist. His autobiographical work included 26 novels. The longest ever written.He brought out a total of 39 novels.The stamp shows a Finnish landscape and a wooden wall can be seen… Read more Postage stamp of the month August 2021 is a Finnish landscape for the writer Kalle Päätalo
The decision for the stamp of the month July 2021 was very difficult. There were 5 shortlisted candidates.In the end it was the thunderbolt stamp from Poland. (postcard 131 from Poland) I found the motif of the stamp to be extraordinary and the color scheme of the stamp. All the candidates were lying next to… Read more Thunderbolt weather stamp is postage stamp of the month July 2021
The decision for the postage stamp of the month June 2021 has been made. It is the volcano postage stamp from Japan. The key issue for me was the theme and the design of the stamp. The stamp shows the Japanese volcano Sakurajima. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan. In 1914… Read more Volcano postage stamp from Japan – stamp of the month June 2021
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
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
In April I received a postcard with a great postage stamp showing August Wilson. August Wilson was an American playwright. He won the Pulitz Prize twice. The first with his play The Fence in 1986. The second with the play The Piano Lesson in 1987. He was born on April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… Read more August Wilson playwright U.S. postage stamp
The postage stamp of the month April 2021 is the Irish Elk. This is a very large Russian postage stamp in a porridge format. They are impressive, powerful colors in a rich green. The Irish Elk, also Megaloceros Giganteus, appeared on earth around 400,000 years ago and stayed until around 8,000 years ago. There are… Read more Irish elk is the postage stamp of the month April 2021
There was a very nice stamp on a Canadian postcard. It was before I launched the Stamp of the Month category. The Canadian postage stamp would have won. The stamp shows an authentic, quiet and lonely canadian landscape. There is a lake, forest and fog. The sun is just rising or setting. I guess sunset.… Read more Authentic Canadian Landscape postage stamp
In 2017, Deutsche Post (German Mail Service) launched the VW Golf I postage stamp on the market. The VW Golf I was built from 1974 to 1983. Volkswagen sold over 6 million cars of this type. It was one of the VW Group’s successful models. The postage stamp of the Deutsche Post is in shades… Read more VW Golf I – German postage stamp of successful model
An impressive postage stamp of a Sunbeam Alpine was on a Russian postcard. She wrote that this stamp is rare. Research on the Internet revealed that the car was manufactured by the Rootes Group. The Rootes Group was a British automaker. The stamp is just wonderful. Very strong colors and the Sunbeam Alpine is a… Read more Sunbeam Alpine postage stamp on a Russian postcard