This is a card from my hometown. Takeuchi Apartment Building, built in 1912 by a Japanese entrepreneur, living in Khabarovsk.
Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Germany: A Holiday Card
Frohes Fest und ein gutes neues Jahr! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-1169851
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-1169851
U.S.A.: Nancy Drew
The Clue of the Tapping Heels by Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #16.
Private swap. Thanks, Erin!
Private swap. Thanks, Erin!
U.S.A.: Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
A lovely reprint from a retro patriotic poster. So cool, related to healthcare and awesome stamps too!
Private swap. Thanks, Erin!
Private swap. Thanks, Erin!
Russia: Monet
Claude Oscar Monet. 1840-1926. Corner of the Garden at Montgeron 1876-77. Oil on canvas. 172X193 cm.
Russian Postcrossing.
http://postcross.ru/cards/received/RU-313014/
Russian Postcrossing.
http://postcross.ru/cards/received/RU-313014/
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Canada: Winnipeg
The wonderful cluster of high rise buildings at Portage and Main in downtown Winnipeg.
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CA-209885
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CA-209885
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Russia: Think before you drink
A beginning of my collection of Artlebedev Studio cards, I want them all. I can't translate this poem in English, but the bottom line is so much fun in the evening, so little fun in the morning :)
Private swap.
Private swap.
Russia: Happy New Year!
A cute New Year card from a Russian postcrosser. I've sent an official card to her. Then we did a swap. This card is totally unexpected and very pleasant :) I struggled to understand what this thing is that looks like a fan. My husband said it is a microphone :)
Private swap. Thanks, Svetik!
Private swap. Thanks, Svetik!
Belarus: Minsk
The Dinamo Stadium. Central entrance. Opened in 1934. Renovated in 1954.
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/BY-291846
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/BY-291846
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Turkey: Ornamental tile
A blossoming spring spray on a cobalt-blue ground and rumis palmettes on a turquoise-blue ground, separated by a knotted band. 1561. Rustem Pasha Mosque. Istanbul.
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/TR-80124
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/TR-80124
Friday, December 9, 2011
Lithuania: Nida
Nida (German: Nidden) is a resort town in Lithuania, located on the Curonian Spit.
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/LT-167220
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/LT-167220
Hong Kong: Taiwan card
A Taiwan card from Hong Kong. Yeah, I know, it's complicated :)
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/HK-43383
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/HK-43383
Monday, December 5, 2011
United Kingdom: Classic Locomotives of England
PHQ card. Classic Locomotives of England (L&YR 1093 No.1100). Reproduced from a stamp designed by Delaney Design Consultants and featuring photography. Copyright: National Railway Museum/Science & Society Picture Library reference 10444570. Issued by Royal Mail on 1 February 2011.
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/GB-274677
No trace of a stamp again. Must be stolen... Bastards!
http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/GB-274677
No trace of a stamp again. Must be stolen... Bastards!
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