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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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| 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}
I came back home from my holidays to find these wonderful postcards in my letter-box:
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| Eestimaa |
1. Angla windmills.
2. Taevaskoja and Ahja Primeval Valley.
3. Kingfisher.
Elena, who lives in St-Petersburg, went to Tallinn for holidays and sent me this. Elena was once my swap partner on Postcrossing and we have been swapping cards regularly since then.
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| Nissi by Mari Kaarma |
Postcard from: Tallinn, Estonia.
Received: August 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 1€ stamp from 2012 featuring a
woman of Nissi parish in late 19th century dress.
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| Police of Poland promotional card for Euro2012 |
Ania worked as a volunteer during the last Eurocup which was hosted by Poland and Ukraine. She gathered a few promotional postcards from the event and offered to send them to her readers. Of course, being a footie fan I requested one! Now I have a souvenir from the championship my country won.
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| Gniezno (left) & Sieradz (right) churches |
Postcard from: Otwock, Poland.
Received: August 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 2zl Gniezno's church and two 20gr Sieradz's church.
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| Die Mosel von Koblenz bis Trier |
Leonie, on the other hand, went to a short holiday trip to Trier and sent me this wonderful map card of the Moselle river from Koblenz to Trier with pictures of all the worth visiting buildings (castles!) along the river banks. What a wonderful place Germany is!
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| Pfälzer Hütte |
Postcard from: Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Received: August 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 0.75€ stamp from 2012 featuring the Pfälzer Hütte, an Alpine refuge located in Liechtestein.
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Thank you very much, ladies! I really liked your postcards and reading about your travels. ♥
