Husum (North Frisian: Hüsem) is the capital of the Kreis (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The stamp shows a Ballonblume or Chinese Bellflow...
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Brazilian waterfall
PostcardCaracol Falls, or Cascata do Caracol, is a 426-foot (130 meter) waterfall about 7 km from Canela, Brazil in Caracol State Park. Canela, meaning Cinnamon in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, is a town located in the Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul ( "Great River of the South") is the southernmost state in Brazil. Stamps(left) Obra Desaparecida means Missing Artwork. This is a missing painting called Marcel Gontrau...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Bosnia Herzegovina, city of Banja Luka
PostcardBanja Luka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative city of the Republika Srpska entity.StampsBear eating fish and a Wild bo...
Bulgaria, the ancient city of Nesebar (WHS)
PostcardNesebar (Bulgarian: Несебър, also transcribed as Nessebar or Nesebur; ancient name: Menebria and Mesembria) is an ancient town and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province.StampFide World Chess Championship 2010Anand vs Topalov...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Denmark, crown prince and princess and their first born
PictureFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (born 26 May 1968).As it is a tradition in the Royal House that kings are named either Frederik or Christian, the baby was baptised Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John on 21 January 2006.Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson on 5 February 1972). Denmark Europa stamp - a design featuring an inquisitive red squir...
Jordan: King Abdullah Mosque, Amman
This mosque located in El-Abdali district (Amman, Jordan) was completed in 1990 as a memorial to the late King Hussein's Grandfather. It is capped by a magnificent blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer pray...
Baku the capital of Azerbaijan
PostcardThe statue is in honor of Uzeyir bey Abdul Huseyn oglu Hajibeyov (1885 – 1948). He was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. He is the first Muslim author of an opera. The building is the Musical Academy of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Stamps(butterfly) The Apollo or Mountain...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Large postcard from Taiwan
These large stamps need a really large postcard, thx Jerry. POSTCARD:BuiIt in 1653, Fort Provintia, popularly known as the Red-Haired tower, is located on the shore across the Tai-Chiang inland sea from Fort Zeelandia. It is another important fort built by the Dutch during their occupation in Taiwan. The fort was built in response to an uprising in the year before. STAMPS:The yellow flowersGentiana scabrida var. punctulata (NT$5):...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Travel by train through Australia
PostcardRoute: Adelaide – Alice Springs – DarwinDuration: 2 nights in either directionDistance: 2,979 kilometres (1846 miles)St...
Friday, July 22, 2011
WIP M swap: Maiko and Geisha
Maiko (まいこ, マイコ?) is a Japanese word for dancing girl and is an apprentice geisha. Maiko is also a feminine Japanese given name. [Wikipedia]Two matching stamps as well...
Thanks Estafania for this beauty from Argentina
Ushuaia is the capital city of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Department of Ushuaia, which has an area of 9,390 km2 (3,625 sq mi). [wiki...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Athens, capital of Greece
Postcard Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece, it is one of the world's oldest citi...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunset from Finland
Nice sunset from a Finnish postcrosser. Take a closer look at the stamp, its odd shaped and Im not sure what it shows....
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
From the city of Sivas in Turkey
Thanks Apo for sending me this postcard of your hometown. Sivas is located in mid-Turkey. The stamps show Atatu...
