Saturday, March 31, 2012

BY-389843, Belarus

Business centre



Sunday, March 25, 2012

KG-777, Kyrgyzstan

My first card from Kyrgyzstan, with a great Id number!

IT-172872




RU-837966, Russia

Syktyvkan, Russia

JP-247708, Japan

Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto

Right: Scene from "Nezumi no jodo". A Japanese folklore.

NL-1098870, Netherlands

A cat card in black and white. Delicious.


GB-309036, United Kingdom

Cute! I love ladybugs too.

"Matilda" by Roald Dahl

US-1590589, USA


Another lovely cat card!

An American clock, Oveta Culp Hobby (1st United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) and Paul Dudley White (an American physician and cardiologist)

Saturday, March 17, 2012

China, CN-557608

An alley in Beijing.
The buildings are conserved and converted to shops and cafes.

Left: Painting of Xiling Gorge
Second from left: Chinese knot
Second from right: A scene from a Chinese novel
Right: Painting of a pair of lovebirds



Ukraine, UA-230295


Carving of a hound in York Minster.
This little puppy has been around since the 13th century.


Netherlands, NL-1076907


I guess it's a view of the beach in winter? Beautiful.

Middle: Stamp of Prince William of Orange, leader of Dutch revolt against the Spanish.
Right: "one hundred years association Rembrandt"

The stamps were put on by the sender's daughter.
She also wrote me a message! Really made my day.

Poland PL-375926


Katowice sports stadium


Belarus BY-370609



The description of the postcard is not in English. Lovely town, nevertheless.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Germany - DE1261541


The Brandenburg Gate


"50 years new Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church" and "marigold"

Ukraine, UA-215592



I guess that's what cats do at night - Having a good time!


Impressive stamps




Spain, ES-152366



A Spanish kitten

International Women's Day


China, CN-514625


A painting of traditional carp-selling.
The seller would balance the 2 baskets of the pet fish on a bamboo pole and sell door-to-door.


Beautiful Beijing 2008 Olympics stamps

Netherlands, NL-1049084


My second sea turtle card. Cute!

Canada, CA-224338


Silhouette of a pumpjack on the Canadian prairies.
This is used for oil drilling.



Impressive dragon stamp in the year of the Dragon