{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #76a] Andorran winter

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 31/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Tessa, trevelling in Andorra. This time it’s a very nice postcard depicting some winter views.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used (this country's postal service is serviced by both the French and the Spanish postal systems, so any kind of mail can be sent with stamps from either of those countries' administrations; this one is from the French system)

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Flags of the World: Germany

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 31/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Lars, from Germany. This time it’s a Flags of the World postcard from his country.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp he used

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Macedonia

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 31/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Anita, from Macedonia. This time it’s a Greetings from... postcard from her country.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

US-5435654: Le vieillard et les nymphes

Hello there! On 26/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from United States, sent by J. It shows a painting by George Barbier called Le vieillard et les nymphes, from Pierre Louÿs's poem collection Les chansons de Bilitis.

This postcard came in an envelope, so I also got a cover from her country.

And here are all the stamps she used. She put stamps both on the front and the back of the envelope, such a nice surprise.

Cheers!

DE-7350856: Oberscheinfeld

Hello there! On 26/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Sandra. It shows the city of Oberscheinfeld.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

RU-6543778: Severus Snape

Hello there! On 26/Jul/2018 (probably, I didn't find out about this postcard until a year or so later) I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Anna. It shows Severus Snape, the Potions professor in the Harry Potter universe.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

FI-3256275: Black and grey cats

Hello there! On 26/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Finland, sent by Marika. It shows a colorful illustration of a black and grey cat.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

HK-575707: Sunset in Hong Kong

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Hong Kong, sent by Victor. It shows a nice sunset on the city full of buildings. Unfortunately, this postcard arrived in a pretty damaged condition, so it was delivered inside a plastic envelope, which I chose not to open. (That's why it looks iffy.)

Back of the card

And here's the stamp he used

Cheers!

HK-575944: Airport tunnel

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Hong Kong, sent by Kingsze. It shows a pencil illustration by Kong Kai-ming of an airport tunnel in Hung Hom (1989).

Back of the card. Unfortunately, this postcard arrived in a bad shape, so the mailman put in in a plastic envelope; I decided not to open it, that's why the image is not so clear.

Since this is a pre-paid postcard, here's a close up (as good as possible) of the stamp and cancellation

Cheers!

RU-6546025: Look at that cloud

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Alina. It shows an illustration of a little girl in an airplane looking for shapes in a pink cloud.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

RU-6549054: Northern lights over a forest

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Elena. It shows a beautiful view of the northern lights over a forest.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

RU:6551592: If the war comes tomorrow...

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Svetlana. It shows a propaganda poster called If the war comes tomorrow... by artist Viktor Koretsky.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

RU-6505884: Blue cats

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Inga. It shows an illustration of Blue Cats by Irina Zenyuk.

Back of the card

And here are the stamp she used

Cheers!

RU-6372825: Stavropol

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Julia. It shows a fountain located in the center of her city, Stavropol.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used

Cheers!

DE-7248497: Lake Siljan

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Marc. It shows a beautiful view of Lake Siljan, located in Dalarna, a province in Sweden.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp he used, it's a machine-printed sticker

Cheers!

DE-7268382: Brandenburg gate

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Germany, sent by Holger. It shows a view of the Brandenburg gate, one of the most iconic buildings in Berlin.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps he used

Cheers!

IE-163295: Kilkenny castle

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Ireland, sent by Anne. It shows the Kilkenny Castle, located in the city with the same name; it was built in 1195.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!