{DIRECT SWAP} Flags of the World: Russia

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap, I received it on 16/Jun/18 and it was sent by Ekaterina, from Russia. This time it’s a Flags of the World postcard from her country.

Back of the card

And here is the beautiful stamp she used, with a special cancellation mark

Cheers!

BY-2087125: State circus

Hello there! On 25/Apr/2017 I received a postcard from Belarus, sent by Tatyana. It shows the Belarus State Circus and some monuments related to it. This postcard had a metallic finish on the letters, but the scanner doesn't show it.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

FR-760883: Douai

Hello there! On 22/Oct/2016 I received a postcard from France, sent by Stephanie. It shows different views of Douai, her city.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

RU-4842286: Jane Austen

Hello! On 10/Ago/2016 I received a postcard from Russia, sent by Madina. It is a Reynard literary postcard about Jane Austen and many things about her life. It's the biggest postcard I've received so far.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps she used. She used two triangular stamps, and on top, two small regular stamps.

Cheers!

FR-674670: Illustration

Hello! On 12/May/2016 I received a postcard from France, sent by Sophie. It shows an illustration made by Margaux Motin.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

The postcard was supposed to arrive much earlier and I honestly thought that it had got lost, so Sophie was kind enough to send me another one; I got this one on 31/May.

Back of the card

 
And here's the stamp

 
Cheers!

US-3951518: Folk dance

Hello! On 12/May/2016 I received a postcard from the U.S.A, sent by Des. It shows a special folk dance or ceremony; unfortunately, I don't know where it is from.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

US-3949544: Books

Hello! On 21/May/2016 I received a postcard from the U.S.A., sent by Megan. As the title says, it shows a bookshelf full of neatly placed books, next to an iron staircase.

Back of the card

And here are the stamp she used

Cheers!

US-3958513: Dancer

Hello! On 21/Apr/2016 I received a postcard from the U.S.A., sent by Chingle. It shows a black and white dancer in a certain position, like she’s meditating.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} Greetings from… Czech Republic

Hello there! I received this postcard through direct swap; even though I don’t remember the date I received it, this was sent to me on 09/Apr/2016, sent by Verča from Czech Republic. This time it’s a Greetings From… postcard from her country.

 Back of the card

 

And here's the stamp she used

 

After I decided to get GF postcards written in national/original language, I received another one in Czech, sent by Romi (I’d love to know what it says).

Back of Romi’s card

Close-up of the stamps she used

 Cheers!

{DIRECT SWAP} [LOCATION #37] Hello from Mauritius

Hello there! I received this postcard through an indirect direct swap (person 1 offered to ask person 2 to send me this postcard in exchange for me sending person 1 some postcards); even though I don’t remember the date I received it, this was sent to me on 28/Mar/2016, sent from Mauritius. It’s an aerial view of the island and the sea, and some other views.

Back of the card

And here are the stamps used

Cheers!

US-3752326: Statue of Liberty

Hello! On 17/Feb/2016 I received a postcard from the United States, sent by David. It shows the Statue of Liberty, located in New York, and one of the most iconic monuments in this country.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp he used

Cheers!

US-3517360: Averse to Beasts

Hello! On 12/Aug/2014 I received a postcard from the United States, sent by Cheryl. It’s an illustration made by Nick Bantock, from his poetry book Averse to Beasts (1994).

Back of the card

And here's the stam she used

 Cheers!

US-3517321: Vision/Ear

Hello! On 12/Aug/2015 I received a postcard from the United States, sent by Linda. It’s a vintage one, and it shows how our vision works, as well as the parts of the ear. It’s all indicated in French, so that’s interesting.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!

[LOCATION #22] CZ-618089: Czech language in a nutshell

Hello! On 14/Apr/2015 I received my first postcard from Czech Republic, sent by Pavel. It shows a lot of words and expressions in Czech, and he was nice enough to put its translation on the back of the card.

Back of the card



And here is the stamp he used. He says the stamp is a possible look of the creator of the round stamp. There are 136 possible looks!

 Cheers!

US-3300488: A quilt from Pennsylvania

Hello! On 7/Apr/2015 I received a postcard from the U.S.A, sent by Diane. It shows the Double Wedding Ring, a quilt pattern that used to be made in Pennsylvania. She said they used to spoke a German dialect called Pennsylvania Dutch.

Back of the card

And here's the stamp she used

Cheers!