Card #: RU-503368
From: zabavatts
Origin: Russia
Caption: Baikal Seals
Note: "Hello! I'm Tatiana. My profession supposes reading a lot of books. I wish you healthy and sunny mood forever."
Stamp: Kremlin (I think)
Card:
This is another panoramic type card.
Showing posts with label Postcards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postcards. Show all posts
Friday, October 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Chillaxin'
Card #: CZ-121206
From: semmelra
Origin: Czech Republic
Note: Hy, my name is Rodhe and I have two children. Adam is 8 and Nelly is 4 years old. Both loves animal too. We have at home small fish, a (male) mouse Jerry and two guinea pigs Max and Bobeh. We was satisfy that they are two boys. But today I was very surprise that we have 6 new guinea pigs. Have a nice days."
Stamps: Bramborik (Cyclamen?), Fifinka and Myspulin (cult comic characters by Jaroslav Nemecek
Card:
The picture is deceiving. This is a panoramic sized postcard.
From: semmelra
Origin: Czech Republic
Note: Hy, my name is Rodhe and I have two children. Adam is 8 and Nelly is 4 years old. Both loves animal too. We have at home small fish, a (male) mouse Jerry and two guinea pigs Max and Bobeh. We was satisfy that they are two boys. But today I was very surprise that we have 6 new guinea pigs. Have a nice days."
Stamps: Bramborik (Cyclamen?), Fifinka and Myspulin (cult comic characters by Jaroslav Nemecek
Card:
The picture is deceiving. This is a panoramic sized postcard.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Rare
Card #: MO-5195
From: DiannaMacau
Origin: Macau (Yeah, that's what I said, too. Here it is.)
Note: "Hello, J. Ni Hao! Greetings from Macau! Did the Macau street cat looks about the same in your country? All the best."
Stamps: From what I can read, the first stamp is This, and the second is This. Ask yourself why there are words in Portuguese on Chinese stamps. Curiouser and curiouser.
Card:
Most of the postcards that arrive here have ID numbers that indicate that country has sent hundreds of thousands of cards. By comparison, this card from intriguing Macau is rare.
From: DiannaMacau
Origin: Macau (Yeah, that's what I said, too. Here it is.)
Note: "Hello, J. Ni Hao! Greetings from Macau! Did the Macau street cat looks about the same in your country? All the best."
Stamps: From what I can read, the first stamp is This, and the second is This. Ask yourself why there are words in Portuguese on Chinese stamps. Curiouser and curiouser.
Card:
Most of the postcards that arrive here have ID numbers that indicate that country has sent hundreds of thousands of cards. By comparison, this card from intriguing Macau is rare.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Patina
Card #: UA-122932
From: Fita
Origin: Ukraine
Caption: Leonid Utyosov Monument--not what I expected at all.
Stamps: This card more than makes up for the Ukraine card with the missing stamp.
Card:
From: Fita
Origin: Ukraine
Caption: Leonid Utyosov Monument--not what I expected at all.
Stamps: This card more than makes up for the Ukraine card with the missing stamp.
Card:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
In Your Face
Card #: NL-716665
From: gardenofeden
Origin: Netherlands
Note: "Hello, J! I'm Suzanne from the Netherlands. I hope you like this cat-card! I also love animals. We have 2 dogs and 4 cats. We've found all of our animals as strays and took them along with our family."
Stamps: The little comic stamps translates roughly to "there was not a cent more into the treasury majesty. and if he comes in handy."
Card:
From: gardenofeden
Origin: Netherlands
Note: "Hello, J! I'm Suzanne from the Netherlands. I hope you like this cat-card! I also love animals. We have 2 dogs and 4 cats. We've found all of our animals as strays and took them along with our family."
Stamps: The little comic stamps translates roughly to "there was not a cent more into the treasury majesty. and if he comes in handy."
Card:
Monday, October 10, 2011
Imperial
Card #: CN-408533
From: zjq19761104
Origin: China
Caption: The Imperial Palace in Shen Yang
Note: "Happy Postcrossing!"
Stamp:
Card:
From: zjq19761104
Origin: China
Caption: The Imperial Palace in Shen Yang
Note: "Happy Postcrossing!"
Stamp:
Card:
Friday, October 7, 2011
Merry, Merry King of the Bush, is He
Card #: AU-146178
From: Sharon_2
Origin: Australia
Caption: The Kookaburra's unmistakeable call is startlingly close to human laughter, albeit slightly hysterical. These kingfishers fill the air with the sounds of their merriment.
Stamps:
Card:
From: Sharon_2
Origin: Australia
Caption: The Kookaburra's unmistakeable call is startlingly close to human laughter, albeit slightly hysterical. These kingfishers fill the air with the sounds of their merriment.
Stamps:
Card:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Cruzin'
Card #: US-1203038
From: MsHelper
Origin: California
Caption: Amusement Park on beach, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, local teen hotspot!
Note: "J, I worked with 6th graders this year. Even though each person is different, these are some of the things that the students really like: Cell phones (for texting only), those shaped rubber band bracelets, skateboarding, video games, music, Twilight, sports, and Hello Kitty is loved by both girls and boys. Does this sound like you or your classmates?"
Card:
MI (mom intrusion, in case you don't remember): What do you think? With a mom who thinks texting has brought about the death of dignity in our society, breaks out in hives at the thought of Silly Bandz and Hello Kitty and does a fair impression of Chernobyl at the mention of Twilight, does this sound like J?
"Angels and ministers of grace defend us!"
From: MsHelper
Origin: California
Caption: Amusement Park on beach, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, local teen hotspot!
Note: "J, I worked with 6th graders this year. Even though each person is different, these are some of the things that the students really like: Cell phones (for texting only), those shaped rubber band bracelets, skateboarding, video games, music, Twilight, sports, and Hello Kitty is loved by both girls and boys. Does this sound like you or your classmates?"
Card:
MI (mom intrusion, in case you don't remember): What do you think? With a mom who thinks texting has brought about the death of dignity in our society, breaks out in hives at the thought of Silly Bandz and Hello Kitty and does a fair impression of Chernobyl at the mention of Twilight, does this sound like J?
"Angels and ministers of grace defend us!"
Monday, October 3, 2011
Meet Meets
Card #: TW-322208
From: simpleplandd
Origin: Taiwan
Caption: Meets the Cat
Note: "Hello friend, I'm Annie. 17 years old, from Taiwan. I'm so envy you, cuz to be a farmer owner is my dream! And I have four parrots and one sugar glider. I love animals. Hope you'll like it."
Stamps:
Card:
From: simpleplandd
Origin: Taiwan
Caption: Meets the Cat
Note: "Hello friend, I'm Annie. 17 years old, from Taiwan. I'm so envy you, cuz to be a farmer owner is my dream! And I have four parrots and one sugar glider. I love animals. Hope you'll like it."
Stamps:
Card:
Friday, September 30, 2011
What a Loon!
Card #: US-1194620
From: AshleyDePover
Origin: Minnesota
Caption: The common loon is Minnesota's State Bird, and is well loved as a symbol of the state's wilderness.
Note: Greetings from Minnesota. This bird is the state bird of Minnesota. I have only ever seen it in the Northern part of our state. They can be kind of hard to find."
Card:
From: AshleyDePover
Origin: Minnesota
Caption: The common loon is Minnesota's State Bird, and is well loved as a symbol of the state's wilderness.
Note: Greetings from Minnesota. This bird is the state bird of Minnesota. I have only ever seen it in the Northern part of our state. They can be kind of hard to find."
Card:
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Disappearing Act
Card #: UA-110971
From: Tatiana09
Origin: Ukraine
Caption: Bukovel, Carpatians
Note: "Hello! I live in Lvor not far from mountains named Carpatians (in Ukraine). I like nice cities and nice nature, I like animals. I wish you a lot of nice postcards from all over the world!"
Stamp: No stamp. Neat trick. Maybe the stamp is with all of the missing skiers. There is a picture of a black bear on the back of the card. Maybe he ate the stamp. And the skiers.
Card:
From: Tatiana09
Origin: Ukraine
Caption: Bukovel, Carpatians
Note: "Hello! I live in Lvor not far from mountains named Carpatians (in Ukraine). I like nice cities and nice nature, I like animals. I wish you a lot of nice postcards from all over the world!"
Stamp: No stamp. Neat trick. Maybe the stamp is with all of the missing skiers. There is a picture of a black bear on the back of the card. Maybe he ate the stamp. And the skiers.
Card:
Monday, September 26, 2011
Hole in One
Card #: NL-700449
From: Marlissa92
Origin: Netherlands
Caption: "Groeten van de Velnwe" or Greetings from the Veluwe (National Park)
Note: Hi, J. My name is Morlissa and I live in the Netherlands, in a region called "Veluwe". There's a lot of forest with animals around. Like deers, wildebeasts (what we'd call wild pigs, I think) and foxes, as you can see on the postcard. The tree on the card is a very famous and old one."
Stamp: repeat
Card:
The yellow circle is a cut out in the card.
From: Marlissa92
Origin: Netherlands
Caption: "Groeten van de Velnwe" or Greetings from the Veluwe (National Park)
Note: Hi, J. My name is Morlissa and I live in the Netherlands, in a region called "Veluwe". There's a lot of forest with animals around. Like deers, wildebeasts (what we'd call wild pigs, I think) and foxes, as you can see on the postcard. The tree on the card is a very famous and old one."
Stamp: repeat
Card:
The yellow circle is a cut out in the card.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Funny Business
Card #: SG-44343
From: deliaisreelynice
Origin: Singapore
Caption: "Your HDB flat is your home and a long-term asset!"
Note: "Hey there, J. I'm Delia from Singapore! I'm a 13 year old girl and school life is extremely hectic. By the way, you are 12? That's really cool! I hardly meet a postcrosser my age! Would you like to be my penpal? I find it really stress relieving to write letters/postcards. Email me if you want to, okay? Then I can give you my address. This card is Singapore's cartoon style."
Stamp: Destination Singapore
Card:
From: deliaisreelynice
Origin: Singapore
Caption: "Your HDB flat is your home and a long-term asset!"
Note: "Hey there, J. I'm Delia from Singapore! I'm a 13 year old girl and school life is extremely hectic. By the way, you are 12? That's really cool! I hardly meet a postcrosser my age! Would you like to be my penpal? I find it really stress relieving to write letters/postcards. Email me if you want to, okay? Then I can give you my address. This card is Singapore's cartoon style."
Stamp: Destination Singapore
Card:
Monday, September 19, 2011
Fabio
Card #: US-1152346
From: linuxalexa
Origin: Utah
Caption: Fabio the Romney Ram
Note: "J, Meet Sadie (picture of kitten included). She is 11 weeks old. I rescued her when her mom left all the kittens. Sadie is the only survivor of 6 kittens. I now have 2 dogs, 3 cats, 11 chickens, and 2 goats. Happy postcrossing!"
Card:
Why, Yes, I do see the resemblance.
From: linuxalexa
Origin: Utah
Caption: Fabio the Romney Ram
Note: "J, Meet Sadie (picture of kitten included). She is 11 weeks old. I rescued her when her mom left all the kittens. Sadie is the only survivor of 6 kittens. I now have 2 dogs, 3 cats, 11 chickens, and 2 goats. Happy postcrossing!"
Card:
Why, Yes, I do see the resemblance.
Friday, September 16, 2011
C'luck-ting postcards
Card #: NL-687682
From: toonoomens
Origin: Netherlands
Note: "Hi, J! Hope you like my chicken. We have also chicken and I love eggs! Happy postcrossing!"
Stamp: repeat
Card:
From: toonoomens
Origin: Netherlands
Note: "Hi, J! Hope you like my chicken. We have also chicken and I love eggs! Happy postcrossing!"
Stamp: repeat
Card:
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Musil-licks
Card #: CZ-118152
From: Valecek
Origin: Czech Republic
Caption: N/A, but the picture is a Borzoi.
Note: "hello, My name is Milos, I live in the Czech Republic. I like traveling, castle, train, nature. Sending postcard for you. Happy Postcrossing!"
Stamp: Alois Musil 1868-1944
If you've never watched Lawrence of Arabia, now might be a good time.
Card:
From: Valecek
Origin: Czech Republic
Caption: N/A, but the picture is a Borzoi.
Note: "hello, My name is Milos, I live in the Czech Republic. I like traveling, castle, train, nature. Sending postcard for you. Happy Postcrossing!"
Stamp: Alois Musil 1868-1944
If you've never watched Lawrence of Arabia, now might be a good time.
Card:
Monday, September 12, 2011
Tired of Titles*
Card #: PL-226945
From: Demifortes
Origin: Poland
Caption: Poznanski Palace, History Museum and Contemporary gallery of Lodz.
Note: "Hey! I'm Ewa, 15 & I live in Lodz. It's in the middle of Poland. I love reading and writing. I'd like to be a writer. I love animals, too! I've got only one, blue cat called 'Gizmo', but he's really cool. Greetings, Ewa."
Stamps: Jan Matejko Manor and Sopot

*While you are reading these posts over the course of several months, they were all written in about 3 days. Today is really the 29th of June and this is postcard number 24 for the day. I'm done naming stuff.
From: Demifortes
Origin: Poland
Caption: Poznanski Palace, History Museum and Contemporary gallery of Lodz.
Note: "Hey! I'm Ewa, 15 & I live in Lodz. It's in the middle of Poland. I love reading and writing. I'd like to be a writer. I love animals, too! I've got only one, blue cat called 'Gizmo', but he's really cool. Greetings, Ewa."
Stamps: Jan Matejko Manor and Sopot

*While you are reading these posts over the course of several months, they were all written in about 3 days. Today is really the 29th of June and this is postcard number 24 for the day. I'm done naming stuff.
Friday, September 9, 2011
A Letterbox!
Card #: RU-449813
From: Mihanti
Origin: Russia
Note: "Hi, J! Greetings from Russia! My name is Mikhail. I live in a small town Kostroma. P.S. On a postcard typical Russian mailbox.
Stamps:
From: Mihanti
Origin: Russia
Note: "Hi, J! Greetings from Russia! My name is Mikhail. I live in a small town Kostroma. P.S. On a postcard typical Russian mailbox.
Stamps:
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Potential meets Kinetic
Potential energy is the stored energy of an object due to its position. Jack Russell terriers, on the other hand, are the definition of Kinetic energy, or the energy of an object in motion.
Card #: FI-1098679
From: Ksanthia
Origin: Finland
Caption: None, however, the card was printed in Detroit. :)
Note: "Hi, J, What a pretty name you have! My name is KatrĂ¼na and I'm from Finland. I'm 21 years old. I love animals and I would really like to have a dog and 2 cats as well. Maybe one day... I hope you like this card! Take care and have a great day! KatrĂ¼na"
Stamp:
Card #: FI-1098679
From: Ksanthia
Origin: Finland
Caption: None, however, the card was printed in Detroit. :)
Note: "Hi, J, What a pretty name you have! My name is KatrĂ¼na and I'm from Finland. I'm 21 years old. I love animals and I would really like to have a dog and 2 cats as well. Maybe one day... I hope you like this card! Take care and have a great day! KatrĂ¼na"
Stamp:
Monday, September 5, 2011
Here Comes the Bride
Card #: NL-675876
From: eiramenna
Origin: Netherlands
Note: "Hallo, Hope you like this card made by schoolkids in my hometown, Oldenzaal. Greetings, Annemarie."
Stamps:
From: eiramenna
Origin: Netherlands
Note: "Hallo, Hope you like this card made by schoolkids in my hometown, Oldenzaal. Greetings, Annemarie."
Stamps:
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