{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... France

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 10/Aug/2016; it was sent by Chantal, from France. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from her country.

Back of the card

 

And here are the stamps she used

 Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... South Africa

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 10/Aug/2016; it was sent by Gaynor, from South Africa. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard form her country.

Back of the card (still looking for one written in Afrikaans)

 And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Italy

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 10/Aug/2016; it was sent by Elena, who is living in Italy. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from this country.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Ukraine

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 10/Aug/2016; it was sent by Vadim, from Ukraine. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from his country.

Back of the card (I'm still looking for this one written in Ukranian)

And here's the stamp he used. It's a Postcrossing stamp from Ukraine, I didn't know his country had issued one of those!

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #44] Greetings from... Barbados

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 10/Aug/2016; it was sent by Carol, who sent it from Barbados. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from this country, sent when she was visiting there.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

RU-4842286: Jane Austen

Hello! On 10/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Madina. It is a Reynard literary postcard about Jane Austen and many things about her life. It's the biggest postcard I've received so far.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used. She used two triangular stamps, and on top, two small regular stamps.

Cheers!

LV-205811: Thank you for driving carefully!

Hello! On 10/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from Latvia, sent by Natalia. It shows a cute animal trying to cross the road, and warm greetings from her country, where this kind of situation ends safely for animals. It's incredible this postcard had been traveling for almost 10 months!

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

 
Cheers!

FR-724060: Köln

Hello! On 10/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from France, sent by Didier. It shows the cathedral in Köln, over the Rhine river.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps he used. Apart from a stamp, he also used a machine label, and all with a machine cancellation.

 

 Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Nový Bydžov

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap; though I'm not sure if I received it on 02/Aug/2016 or 03/Aug/2016, and it was sent by Joseph, from Czech Republic. It shows an illustration of Nový Bydžov, a town in his country.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp he used

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Russia

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, though I'm not sure if it got to my doorstep on 02/Aug/2016 or 03/Aug/2016; it was sent by Alexei, from Russia. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from his country.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps he used. The one on the top is a special one issued for Postcrossing.

After I decided to get GF postcards written in national/original language, I received another one in Russian, sent by Elena.

Back of Elena's card

And here are the stamps she used. She was kind enough to send me this postcard with a first day of issue cancellation (the day this Postcrossing stamp was first sold to the public).

 Cheers!

AU-501221: Animals in Gallipoli

Hello! On 01/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from Australia, sent by Joanne. It shows a man and a dog, honouring the centenary of Gallipoli, and the use of animals in war.

Back of the card

Since this is a maxicard, there was supposed to be a stamp on the front; but since there isn't one, this is the square where the stamps are usually placed.

 

Cheers!

US-4106679: Mortgage payments make me swoon

Hello! On 01/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from the U.S.A., sent by Meredith. It is one from Anne Taintor, and it always has those nice words.

Back of the card

 And here are the stamps she used

 

Cheers!

RU-4811006: Grenadier & Musketeer

Hello! On 01/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Oleg. It shows an illustration of a grenadier and a musketeer chatting.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps he used

Cheers!

NL-3502381: La machine infernale

Hello! On 01/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from the Netherlands, sent by René. It shows an illustration of a poster featuring a cat, called La machine infernale.

Back of the card

 And here are the stamps he used

 Cheers!

ZA-99968: Phoenician characters

Hello! On 01/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from South Africa, sent by Gary. It is a maxicard about the history of writing, and it shows some Phoenician characters.

Back of the card

And since it's a maxicard, here's a close-up of the stamp and the conmemorative cancellation.

Cheers!

[LOCATION #33b] GB-792924: Snowdonia

Hello! On 01/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from Wales, United Kingdom, sent by Joanne. It shows a map of Sowdonia National Park in North Wales; she lives near that area.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

 Cheers!