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Stoat in winter coat
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I am always happy to receive such postcards showing animals I cannot find at my country. A stoat! I have only heard of them at fairy tales, and just because (shame on them) royalty used their fur to make luxury clothes. Isn't it beautiful and elegant, alive?
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| HockeyBird |
The official stamp of the ice hockey world championship 2012 tournament to be organized in Helsinki portrayed the widely noted mascot HockeyBird. The stamp is designed by Lead Artist Toni Kysenius of Rovio Entertainment. Finland and Sweden shared the hosting of the ice hockey world championship tournament in 2012 and 2013.
Postcard from: Äänekoski, Western Finland, Finland.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one
HockeyBird stamp.
Thank you, Suvi!
{FI-1421652}
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| H.M. Queen Paola of Belgium |
Slowly, all members of the European Royal families are making their ways here! Meet
Paola, Queen of the Belgians, posing for her official portrait and wearing family jewels.
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| Tulipa bakeri - lilac wonder |
A nice calm stamp picturing some watercolour Tulipa bakeri - Lilac wonder
issued in 2009 for European postage.
Postcard from: near Bruges, Belgium.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one prior A stamp with tulips.
Thank you so much, Christine!
{BE-151974}
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This is entry number 100. Happy anniversary to the blog!
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| Tō-ji |
This breathtaking sunset view is Kyōōgokoku-ji, the five storied pagoda of Kyoto, also known as Tō-ji ("East temple"). It is one of the
historic monuments of ancient Kyoto that were declared
World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. They are part of the Japanese history from the times when Kyoto was the capital of the country. The temple is located in the ward of Minami.
As a note side, I love Japanese Western handwriting. It has an unique air! I would show it here if it weren't so unpolite towards the sender.
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| Bee (left) & modern art painting Dancers (right) |
What do people think about when they hear Kyoto? Geishas, of course. It wouldn't be a proper Kyoto card if it hadn't some geishas on it. Besides the stamp of a modern art painting of women wearing kimono, there is a little cute sticker of a geisha apprentice alongside my address. ♪
The stamp on the left depicts a bee (I love Japanese culture of respecting and admiring the nature in all its aspects) and the one on the right is a painting called
Dancers and issued in 1980 as part of the series
Japanese Modern Art.
Postcard from: Kyoto, Japan.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one bee 20 yen and one modern art painting 50 yen.
Thank you so much, Reiko!
{JP-269068}
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| U.S. parcel post · 50 cents |
Stamp-themed postcards! Aren't they pretty? This was a 50 cents old stamp from the USA featuring a dairy farm. It came from Wisconsin and was sent by a Postcrosser who is on 10 top senders from this country (which, in my opinion, given the large number of users, is quite impressive).
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| Legends of Baseball 2000 (top) & birds (bottom) |
On the flip side, these amazing sets of stamps:
Legends of Baseball issued in 2000 on the top (
Eddie Collins and
Jackie Robinson), facial value 33 cts, and birds from the
Wildlife from Canadian-United States Border sheet on the bottom (mallard, Canada goose and blue jay), 13 cts each, issued in 1978 for the
Canadian International Philatelic Exhibition. Wow! I feel lucky today
As a 1978 girl, I am touched. ♥
Postcard from: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: two 33 cts Legends of Baseball (2000) and three 13 cts birds from wildlife series (1978).
Thank you very much, J. Tills!
{US-1687340}
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| 츄츄캣 |
I am about to die of cuteness. Before joining
Postcrossing, I have never heard of Jetoy cats before. Once there, I noticed these postcards were very popular and no wonder they are. These illustrations are superb.
Jetoy is a Korean company and this character is called 츄츄캣 (literally, Choo Choo Cat). On this card, white and black kitties are enjoying a trip in the hot air red balloon. ♥
My first Choo Choo card! ♪
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| 44 eurocent |
The stamps, however, aren't related to the postcard (how cool would be to have Choo Choo stamps?!). I recall one of Limner's Dutch readers once complaining about these stamps. The funny thing is the came uncancelled. There isn't a single scratch on this card. Did the postofficers respect Choo Choo cats and protect them devotely? Who knows.
Postcard from: Dordrecth, South Holland, The Netherlands.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: two 44 eurocent from 2007.
Thank you very much, Nanda! ♥
{NL-1222469}
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| Wang Jian's water & ink painting |
A water & ink Chinese painting from a series of postcards called "Appreciation of Famous Chinese Paintings". I love it. This one, although similar to another one
I received before, was painted by artist Wang Jian (ca. 1598-1677). Sadly I don't know the title of this work. I can't read Chinese characters!
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| Happy New Year |
This beautiful red & gold stamp is a greeting stamp for
New Year issued in 2007.
And what do you think about the red ink cancellation? So cool.
Postcard from: Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 3 yuan (元)
Happy New Year stamp from 2007.
Thank you, Fengyi! 谢谢
{CN-595569}
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| Victorian Houses |
Danielle went out for holidays too and sent me this wonderful card of San Francisco's famous Victorian houses and city skyline. The lighting of this picture is just amazing because despite having the cold colours on the front and the warm ones on the back you don't miss the perspective at all.
Postcard from: San Francisco, California, USA.
Received: August 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: $1.05 amish carriage at Pensilvannia county stamp. ♥
Thank you very much!!
