U.S.A.: Virginia map card

Commonwealth of Virginia. Named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, the virgin queen. First permanent English settlement in North America: Jamestown 1607. State song: Carry Me Back To Old Virginia. Nicknames: Mother of Presidents and The Old Dominion. Statehood: June 25, 1788. Area: 40,815 square miles. 2000 population: over 7,078,515.

Swap-Bot postcard exchange.

Italy: Dolomiti – Dolomiten

Dolomiti – Dolomiten

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/IT-150329

Austria: Opel

Opel. Die strasse ist sein spielplatz. Der neue Astra GTC.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/AT-87126
 

Canada: Montreal

Montreal, Quebec

Canada-to-Canada tag.

Canada: The Prairies

Farms dot the landscape of fields throughout the Prairie provinces.

Canada-to-Canada tag.

Belarus: Mira Castle

Mira Castle.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/BY-246450

Sweden: Stockholm

Stockholm. 1950s.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/SE-29973

U.S.A.: WOW

The girl he left behind is still behind him. She's a WOW (Woman Ordnance Worker).


http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1326251

Ukraine: Kharkiv

Kharkiv. Sergeevskie ryady.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/UA-137394

U.S.A.: Knott's Berry Farm

In 1952, one of America's last operating narrow-gauge trains was moved to Knott's Berry Farm. It is now called the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad.

A Thank-You card.

Canada: Owen Sound

Open every Saturday morning year round, the Owen Sound Farmer's Market is both a vibrant community gathering place and a tourist attraction, as visitors from around the world discover its charms. Ongoing since 1845, it is one of the oldest markets in Ontario. The weekly market is administered by a vendors' co-operative, that sees to the maintenance and restoration of the beautiful heritage building which the market inhabits.

Private swap. Thanks, Aimee.

Canada: CBC TV

One Family One Nation ad. The CBC Television Network launches their Coast to Coast coverage July 1, 1958.


http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/CA-192744

Finland: The Merry Grannies

The Merry Grannies mimicking the trees.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FI-1209038

Canada: Become a Nurse

Ok, this card is not a real swap. I've sent it to myself, frankly speaking. I just got this rare Canadian Nursing Association stamp and absolutely had to send it to myself! Because I'm a future nurse :)

Belarus: Bobruysk City

Bobruysk City Railway Station.

Private swap. Thanks, Osminozhka!

Russia: Army Mail

Army mail of the World War II in the USSR. A Red Army soldier shares news he's got from family.

Private swap. Thanks, Logped.

Russia: From Krapivin's book

Yura Zhuravin (Zhurka) from the "Zhuravlyonok i molnii" novel.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

Poland: Gas Station

Pitt Sauerwein. Texas
OMG, love it! A gas station in the middle of nowhere.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/PL-280351

Finland: An old lady and a girl

An old lady and a girl.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FI-1207777

United Kingdom: Steam railway

Lappa Valley Steam Railway. Zebedee passing the boating lake at East Wheal Rose.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/GB-260606