Tuesday 31 October 2017

DE-63001799: Añay!

Hello there! On 03/Jul/2017 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Beatrix. It shows many many ways to say thank you in different languages (by the way, añay means "thank you" in Peruvian [Cuzco] Quechua).



Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


 Cheers!

RU-5720055: Not in London

Hello there! On 03/Jul/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Konstantin. It shows a view of the Kremlin, the Bolshoi Kamenny bridge and the Pashkov House.


 Back of the card


 And here are the stamps he used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Flags of the World: Slovenia


Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, and I was very excited for it reaching my doorstep. I received it on 03/Jul/2017 and it was sent by Mateja, from Slovenia. I had seen these series of postcards before but I never knew how they were called until recently. The series is called Flags of the World, and it’s produced by Postcardsmarket, an online postcard store; the postcard's main detail is the flag of an specific country it represents, along with some interesting facts about it (Slovenia, in this case). Many people collect them and want to have one postcard per each country.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers! 

Monday 30 October 2017

RU-5717547: Moyka river

Hello there! On 28/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Jane. It shows an illustration of the Moyka river, in Saint Petersburg.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used



Cheers!

RU-5725567: Electric guitar

Hello there! On 28/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Mary. It shows a close-up of an electric guitar being played.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

JP-972416: Kabuki cats

Hello there! On 28/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Japan, sent by Fumiko. It shows some cats dressed as Kabuki actors (Japanese traditional classical drama).


Back of the card


 And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

DE-6287111: Hogsmeade

Hello there! On 28/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Angela. It shows the name of Hogsmeade, a town nerby Hogwarts in the Harry Potter universe.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

CA-730569: Dinosaur provincial park

Hello there! On 28/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Canada, sent by Anna. It shows the Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, where you can find dinosaur bones.


Back of the card


And here is the stamp she used. It's the second time I receive a stamp with hand cancellation.


Cheers!

Tuesday 24 October 2017

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Ireland

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 28/Jun/17 and it was sent by Josh, studying in Ireland. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from the country he's currently in.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp he used



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


And here's the stamp she used. It's a special Europa stamp, 2017 edition featuring castles.


Cheers!

NL-3817588: Zsolnay vases

Hello there! On 23/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from the Netherlands, sent by Anett. It shows many vases know as Zsolnay vases, very well-known in her country of origin, Hungary.


Back of the card


And here are the stamp she used


Cheers!

KR-184136: Sinjang

Hello there! On 20/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from South Korea, sent by Maria Yoo. It shows a painting of a goblin found in the Woljeongsa buddhist temple.

 

Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

Monday 23 October 2017

GB-899912: Lincoln

Hello there! On 20/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from England, United Kingdom, sent by Pam. It shows many sights of Lincoln.


Back of the card
 

And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

DE-6255055: Dorsten

Hello there! On 20/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Klaus. It shows the St. John's church in Dorsten.


 Back of the card


 And here are the stamps he used

 

Cheers!

NL-3821405: May

Hello there! On 20/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from the Netherlands, sent by Bertha. It's a maxicard showing a painting called Bloeimaand (old word for the month May), depicting an activity during this month.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used; it's an Europa stamp from this year, featuring castles.


But since this is a maxicard, here's a closeup of the stamp on the front.

 
 Cheers!

Sunday 22 October 2017

US-4696901: Aristotle says

Hello there! On 20/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from the United States, sent by Rebecca, Emma, Noelle and Jasmine; they're members of a library, and they sent this postcard through the library. It shows an illustrated saying by Aristotle.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp they used


Cheers!

DE-6257710: St. Stephen's cathedral

Hello there! On 20/Jun/2017 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Udo. It shows some views of St. Stephen's cathedral, in Vienna.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp he used


 Cheers!