Saturday 30 May 2020

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!

Thursday 28 May 2020

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!

Wednesday 27 May 2020

CA-822666: Terracota warriors

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from China, sent by Milenko. It shows the Terracota Warriors, located in Xi'an.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp he used. He had to add it to the postcard so it could cover the trip all the way to Peru.


Cheers!

AT-392437: Linz

Hello there! On 12/Jul/2018 I received a postcard from Austria, sent by Eleonora. It shows some views of her city, Linz.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used


Cheers!

Thursday 21 May 2020

{DIRECT SWAP} Flags of the World: Finland

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Victoria, from Finland. This time it’s a Flags of the World postcard from her country.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #75a] UN HQ, NY

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by AP, from the United Nations headquarters in New York. It shows a single view of its facilities (I' pretty excited to receive it!).



Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used. The UN has its own postal administration, so it produces its own stamps and perform its own cancellations, regardless of where the office is located.


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Chile

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Jordan, from Chile. This time it’s a Greetings from... postcard from his country.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps he used



Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Wingardium leviosa

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Anja, from Germany. It shows an illustration (the classical one) of Hermione casting the levitating spell.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Tom Riddle

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Yuka, from Japan. It shows a scene from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, where Tom Riddle appears.


Back of the card


And here are the stamps she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #74] Greetings from... Estonia

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I actually received it on 27/Jan/2017 (I must have skipped it somehow; it should have been location #52) and it was sent by Alexandra, from Estonia. This time it’s a Greetings from... postcard from her country, apart from my first postcard from this location.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Åland Islands

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Katrin, who was on Åland Islands for a Postcrossing meeting. This time it’s a Greetings from... postcard from the country she was in.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used; it's a Europa stamp featuring bridges


Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from... Greece

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Britta, living in Greece. This time it’s a Greetings from... postcard from the country she's in.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used



Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} May-Britt Moser

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Maicy, from Taiwan. This time it's a postcard from the Women in Science collection; May-Britt Moser is featured here.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp she used


Cheers!

Wednesday 20 May 2020

{DIRECT SWAP} Sottunga church

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Patrick, travelling in the Åland Islands. It shows Sottunga, the municipality with the smallest population in the country; in this case, its church.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp he used



Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Cork meetup

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 12/Jul/2018 and it was sent by Kodzos, from Ireland. It's actually a commemorative postcard from a Postcrossing meeting in this country.


Back of the card


And here's the stamp he used


Cheers!