Russia: St. Petersburg

Church of the Ressurection (Church of the Spilled Blood). 1883-1907, architects: Alfred Parland, Archimandrite Ignaty (Ignaty Malyshev).

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RU-973755

Russia: St. Petersburg

Petropavlovskaya fortress by V. Kulikov.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RU-985561

Finland: Merry Old Ladies

Two ladies in a boat, not counting the umbrella. Merry Old Ladies by Inge Löök.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FI-1392787. Special thanks to brkip for re-sending this card, because it was lost.

This card was sent in an envelope, but the sender used an old Finnish cancelled stamp to make this card special. Smart!

China: Tianzifang, Shanghai

Tianzifang by Zhang Zhuoqun.
Tianzifang or Tian Zi Fang (Chinese: 田子坊) is an arts and crafts enclave that has developed from a renovated residential area in the French Concession area of Shanghai, China. It comprises a neighborhood of labyrinthine alleyways off Taikang Road (Chinese: 泰康路), and is therefore also referred to as Taikang Road or Taikang Lu. Tianzifang is known for small craft stores, coffee shops, trendy art studios and narrow alleys. It has become a popular tourist destination in Shanghai, and an example of preservation of local Shikumen architecture, with some similarities to Xintiandi.

Private swap. Thanks, murz!

Singapore: Republic of Singapore Navy

Graduate from PlayStation to action station. Ad card for Republic of Singapore Navy.
Some ad cards are so cool! I wish to receive more like this one.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/SG-69459

U.S.A.: Platform 9¾

Another lovely Harry Potter card! Platform 9¾. King's Cross Station. Hogwarts Express.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

Russia: Karadag

Karadag, Golden Gate by Vlad Kravchuk.

Private swap. Thanks, shizolation!

Hong Kong: Night View

Night view towards Eastern Hong Kong.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/HK-58947

Latvia: Ritupe

Station staff standing by a train at the Ritupe border station in 1935.

Private swap. Thanks, zettra!

Ukraine: May Day

May Day in the USSR was celebrated on May 1st.
The 3 stamps on the bottom are not actually postage stamps. These served as a proof of payment for membership in certain organizations and unions. That's cool to receive them on a postcard.

Private swap. Thanks,  Schifezza!

Poland: Kronika Polski

Ptaszek, obraz Jonasza Sterna.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/PL-400824

Belarus: Novopolotsk

Novopolotsk (Belarus).

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/BY-445612

Russia: A Book of Trains

Puffin Picture book cover. A Book of Trains. 1951. Cover illustration by F.E. Courtney.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

Lithuania: Vilnius

Vilnius. Pilies street.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/LT-208996

U.S.A.: Tender is the Night

Penguin Modern Classics book cover. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

Russia: Shanghai

A Chinese card sent from Russia.
Bridge of Nine Turns Zigzags. The central part of the area, around the historic Huxinting Teahouse, is reached by way of the Bridge of Nine Turns Zigzags. It is said that evil spirits are unable to turn corners and the number nine signifies eternity, as well as denoting the highest form of patriarchial power.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

United Kingdom: Aberdeen

Provost Skene's House, Marischal College, Union Street, The Harbour. Aberdeen, Scotland.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/GB-328286

China: Shen Yang

The Imperial Palace in Shen Yang.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CN-602618

Netherlands: Holland Images

I usually don't like typical Holland cards with tulips (and windmills). But this tulip card is so special! Love it.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-1211042

Netherlands: Inge Löök

Merry Old Ladies skating. Or kiting? :)

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-1200314

Romania: Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania. Mihail Moldoveanu. Apunake, 1990.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RO-43409

Japan: Osaka

Osaka, Shinsekai. Shinsekai, "New World" in English, is an old neighbourhood located in Osaka. The centrepiece of the neighbourhood is Tsutenkaku Tower. Shinsekai is home to a large number of legitimate business outlets. It is the scene of low-cost restaurants, cheap clothing stores, a few cinemas, shogi and mahjong clubs, and pachinko parlors.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/JP-265878

Germany: Take it easy

Ina Hafner, "Take it easy".

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-1368767

Finland: Krteček

My childhood was brightened by this Czechoslovakian animation.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FI-1417290

U.S.A.: Vintage Nurse

Red Cross Roll Call poster.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

Indonesia: Inge Löök

This is very odd and amazing! My lovely friend Erin tagged this person from Indonesia in a RAS tag and again asked them to send a card to me. The person has sent me a wonderful surprise: an Inge Löök card with Harry Potter stamps! How come there are Harry Potter stamps everywhere except for us? :)

RAS tag from shinta on behalf of my dearest Erin. Thank you!