{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!