Experience with postcrossing
Postcards from Russia sent by postcrossing.
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 December 31, 2021, a postcard arrived from Russia. It was the last postcard for 2021.It’s a Valentine postcard. A drawing of a pair of rabbits standing by the window.She wrote some nice lines with many greetings and wishes for the new year.There were 2 stamps on the postcard. These were very large format.The postcard… Read more Valentine postcard from Russia no 189
On November 18, 2021, a postcard arrived from Russia.The postcard is a kind of comic. If you look closely, you can see which dog has which owner. 😉They come from Tartastan, whose capital is Kazan. It is located in the eastern part of European Russia.The family has postcrossing as a hobby.She wrote many nice lines.On… Read more Postcard with train postage stamps from Russia no 172
On October 14th I received a postcard from Russia.It was a homemade photo postcard and shows a winter landscape in a small town. It is probably the city in which she lives.She didn’t write much except for a few greetings and that she also has a cat.On the postcard is a beautiful postage stamp from… Read more Postcard of a small town in Winter from Russia no 162
On September 3rd a postcard came from Russia.The postcard shows a virtual city called “Edge City“.She wrote some nice lines. She comes from Perm. It is a city near the Ural Mountains.On the postcard were 2 xxl postage stamps, each showing a winter landscape. Just beautiful. They are candidates for the postage stamp of the… Read more Postcard from Perm Russia with beautiful winter landscape postage stamps no 153
On August 11th, a postcard came from Russia.This shows a monkey in the water with a smartphone in hand.She wrote that she is from Ekaterinburg, that she is a dancer and enjoys reading.There are standard Russian postage stamps on the postcard.The postcard traveled 3,389 kilometers, that’s 2105 miles, in 29 days.
On July 6th, a postcard came from Russia. This shows the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kizhi Pogost. The construction is made of wood and was built in 1714. Further information can be found on the UNESCO World Heritage website Kizhi Pogost. She took a lot of time and wrote a lot of nice lines. Including… Read more Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site postcard from Russia no 124
On June 25th I received a postcard from Russia. It was the last postcard for June. The postcard is part of the “Keep Calm” series. The title is “Keep Calm and travel to Russia”. She wrote some nice lines. She found that we have a lot in common. So we both like English humor. There… Read more Keep calm postcard from Russia – postcrossing no. 123
On June 8th a postcard came from Russia. This shows a young woman in a red coat sitting in the rain with an umbrella. It comes from a painting by Emerico Toth. She wrote that she often visited Munich. She loves this city. There are two standard Russian postage stamps on the postcard. A 5… Read more Postcard of a young woman in red coat in rain – from Russia no. 115
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.