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| Kaiserstrasse |
This was
Kaiserstrasse, or Imperial Street, in old
Königsberg, East Prussia (nowadays
Kaliningrad, Russia).
Igor is 12 years old and has joined Postcrossing because he would like to send postcards around the world. I suppose he is learning English through this project with the help of his parents and teachers. Well done!
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Kremlins
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On the flip side, more stamps from the Kremlin series issued in 2009: one 4 R (Nizhny Novgorod) top left, one 1 R (Astrakhan) bottom left and two 10 R (Moscow) on the right.
Postcard from: Kaliningrad, Russia.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 4 R (Nizhny Novgorod kremlin), one 1 R (Astrakhan kremlin) and two 10 R (Moscow kremlin).
Спасибо, Igor!
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Drawing hands, 1948
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This time it was a wonderful drawing by Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, known by his mathematically inspired impossible creations. Two hands drawing each other, but -- which hand is the 'real one' and which hand is being drawn?
Postcard from: 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Received: May 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one
Licht stamp for Europa.
Thank you very much, Marcel!
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| Stari Most |
Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (
mostari) who in the medieval times guarded the
Stari Most (Old Bridge) over Neretva river. The
Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It was destroyed during the Bosnian War in 1993 and rebuilt in 2004. The reconstructed Old Bridge and Old City of Mostar,
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a symbol of reconciliation, international co-operation and of the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities.
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| Vijećnica |
The
Vijećnica is the largest and most representative building of the Austro-Hungarian period in Sarajevo, and was purpose-built as the city hall. It was handed over to the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1949. During the
Siege of Sarajevo in 1992, the building was hit by heavy artillery and incendiary bombs, burned out and largely destroyed, causing incalculable damage to the physical structure of the building and to the library holdings. It is currenty being repaired.
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| Mrkva |
My friend Toni went to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a photography course during a week in the summer of 2009 and as usual, he only told me about this trip afterwards by postcard. These two amazing views of pre-war Bosnia came to my letterbox as a very pleasant surprise. On both cards, this pretty stamp from the 2006 series
"Vegetables": 1.00 convertible mark featuring a watercolour of carrots.
Postcards from: Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva canton, and Sarajevo, Sarajevo canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Received: August 2009.
Language: Spanish.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 1.00 convertible mark Carrots for each card.
This week's theme is
food and drink.
