Thursday 8 November 2018

JP-1053962: Deer Garden Temple

Hello there! On 09/Jan/2018 I received a postcard from Japan. It shows Rokuon-ji ("Deer Garden Temple"), a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Austria

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 09/Jan/2018; it was sent by Marianne, from Austria. 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} From Austria

Hello there! I received this cover through direct swap, I received it on 09/Jan/19; it was sent by Marianne, from Austria.

Front of the cover


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Postcrossing meeting

Hello there! On 09/01/18 I received this postcard from Ireland, sent by Kodzos. It's a souvenir card from a Postcrossing meeting celebrating the first Postcrossing stamp from his country.



Back of the card
 

And here is the stamp he used; it was issued in 2017



Cheers!

Monday 5 November 2018

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #63] Flags of the World: Austria

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 09/Jan/18 and it was sent by Marianne, from Austria. This time it’s a Flags of the World postcard from her country, apart from my first postcard from this location.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used

 

Cheers!

CN-2326386: the Great Wall

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from China, sent by Jimmy. It shows a part of the Great Wall, specifically the Badaling section.


Back of the card
 

 And here are the stamps he used


Cheers!

IE-143715: Flags of the World: Ireland

Hello there! On 22/Dec/17 I received a postcard from Ireland, sent by Dina. This time it’s a Flags of the World postcard from her country.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used


Cheers!

TW-2370601: from Taiwan

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from Taiwan. It shows an Asian-style building.


 Back of the card


And here's the stamp used




 Cheers!

RU-6035891: St. Basil's cathedral

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from Russia. It shows an illustration of the St. Basil's cathedral.


Back of the card
 

And here are the stamps used


Cheers!

ID-230778: Brastagi

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from Indonesia, sent by Agung. It shows Brastagi, a city in his country.


Back of the card
 
 

And here's the stamp he used


Cheers!

CN-2322136: Thranduil

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from China, sent by Hsu. It shows Thranduil, the Elvenking, a character from
Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.
 

Back of the card


And here's the stamp he used


 Cheers!

TH-265076: The Arrival

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from Thailand, sent by Leela. It shows a painting by Beatrix Potter called The Arrival.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

RU-6036106: Maxim Gorky street

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Maria. It shows the Maxim Gorky street, a street in Rostov-on-Don.


Back of the card



And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

RU-6040517: Cheburashka

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Olga. It shows a character in Russian children literature called Cheburashka, created by writer Eduard Uspensky.


Back of the card



And here are the stamps she used



Cheers!

Thursday 28 June 2018

{DIRECT SWAP} From France

Hello there! I received this cover as a thank you for a previous postcard sent, I received it on 22/Dec/17; it was sent by François, from France.

Front of the cover


And here are the stamps he used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Flags of the World: Canada

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 22/Dec/17 and it was sent by Emily, visiting Canada. This time it’s a Flags of the World postcard from the country she was currently in.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used. It has golden accents, but those don't scan well


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #62] Santiago de Chile

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received my first postcard from Chile, sent by Isi. It shows a view of Santiago, her city.


Back of the card


 And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #61] Prilep

Hello there! On 22/Dec/2017 I received my first postcard from Macedonia, sent by Father Zlatko. It shows a monument in Prilep, the city he lives in.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps he used


Cheers!