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!