Thursday 8 March 2018

{DIRECT SWAP} Red Fort complex

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 23/Sep/17 and it was sent by Anurag, from India. It shows the Red Fort complex, a a palace fort built in the 5th century.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps he used

 

Cheers!

ID-221998: Floating market

Hello there! On 04/Sep/2017 I received a postcard from Indonesia, sent by Oce. It shows a morning floating market in his hometown, Banjarmasin.


He sent it in an envelope, so I received a cover from his country too.



And here are the stamps he used


Cheers!

RU-5822157: St. Basil's Cathedral

Hello there! On 04/Sep/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Dimitry. It shows the St. Basil's Cathedral, in Moscow.


 Back of the card

 

And here are the stamps he used; although this is a maxicard, he needed to put extra stamps to cover the trip to Peru 
 





Cheers!

NO-150916: Artic Norway

Hello there! On 04/Sep/2017 I received a postcard from Norway, sent by Heidi. It shows a view of Artic Norway, featuring the northern lights on the back.

 

 Back of the card
 

And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Sri Lanka

Hello there! I received this postcard through an indirect direct swap (I sent a postcard to Person 1, and Person 1's friend sent this), I received it on 04/Sep/17 and it was sent by a friend of Lyla, from Sri Lanka. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from his country.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps used


Cheers!

Wednesday 7 March 2018

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Indonesia

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 04/Sep/17 and it was sent by Livinda, from Indonesia. 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 China

Hello there! I received this cover through direct swap, I received it on 01/Sep/17; it was sent from China.

Front of the cover


This was a pre-paid envelope, so there's no real stamp; but here's a close-up of the postage in the envelope.



Cheers!

Tuesday 6 March 2018

SK-113334: Flower

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received a postcard from Slovakia, sent by Viera. It shows one of the works of Alphonse Mucha, called Flower.


Back of the card
 

 And here are the stamps she used
 


Cheers!

US-4772809: Morning (spring)

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received a postcard from the United States, sent by Scott. It shows a painting by Maxfield Parrish, called Morning (Spring).


Back of the card


 And here's the stamp he used


Cheers!

US-4785460: Niagara falls

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received a postcard from the United States, sent by Anne. It shows a view of Niagara Falls, a natural site shared by this country and Canada.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used
 

Cheers!

RU-5824323: Artsy instrument

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Maya. It shows an instrument turned art.


Back of the card


 And here are the stamps she used


 Cheers!

FI-3030186: Happy (early) holidays

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received a postcard from Finalnd, sent by Pirkko. It shows an illustration of a holiday scene, with a Bible and a Christmas tree on the back.


 Back of the card


And here are the stamps used
 

 Cheers!

[LOCATION #57] CZ-1218424: Dala horse

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received my first postcard from Sweden, sent by Julie; she is actually from Czech Republic, but she was travelling in this country. It shows an illustration of a statue/toy called Dalahäst, original from a Swedish provice called Dalarna.




 Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used



 Cheers!

BR-444668: Nossa Senhora das Dores

Hello there! On 15/Aug/2017 I received a postcard from Brazil, sent by Polly. It shows an illustration of a church called Nossa Senhora das Dores.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!