Airmail Special

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Russia: The Human Body

The Human Body.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

U.S.A.: Leland Fishtown

Leland, Michigan. The quaint village of Leland is a pleasant community along the shores of Lake Michigan in Leelanau County.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

France: Montmartre

Montmartre, Paris.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FR-211008

Thursday, July 12, 2012

I got this ad card from a seafood restaurant in Victoria, BC. When I learned that there is a special cancellation postmark available at Steveston Museum and Post Office I chose this card to send to myself. Because Steveston is a heritage fishing village.
Well, 1.5 hours on the bus and their untidy and poorly maintained postmark is on my stamp :)

Finland: Brita and I

Carl Larsson. Brita ja minä. 1895, akvarelli.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/FI-1471333

U.S.A.: Wenonah

Princess Wenonah was the mother of Hiawatha in Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha. This mosaic was inset in the elevator lobby of the original Wenonah Hotel in Bay City. Its colorful history includes being lost in a cow pasture for 13 years. Restored, it is on display at the Bay Country Historical Society, Bay City, Michigan.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Germany: Berlin

Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-1445213

Monday, July 9, 2012

Russia: Shanghai

Nanking Road, Shanghai.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

Russia: The Just and Unjust Judges

The Parable of the Just and Unjust Judges. Mural on the western wall of the Faceted Chamber. 1882. Detail.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/RU-1011780

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Russia: Hello from Perm

Hello from Perm! The 3 stamps below are old USSR stamps and are not valid to pay for postage, but Russian Post is still very thorough cancelling them :)

Private swap. Thanks, helga_chandler!

U.S.A.: The Last of the Mohicans

Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848). Scene from "The Last of the Mohicans", Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund, 1827.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1691949

Germany: Army of the Dead

The Lord of the Rings. Army of the Dead.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/DE-1420815

Russia: Tractor driver's supper

A. Plastov. Tractor driver's supper, 1951.

Private swap. Thanks, Hola1204!

Russia: The Oldest Painters

A. M. Gerasimov (1881-1963). Group portrait of the oldest painters, 1944.

Private swap. Thanks, Hola1204!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Canada: Monty Python

I went to Victoria BC last week and found an amazing store with many-many postcards I'd love to receive. I sent this one to myself, making sure I've got this special postmark :)

U.S.A.: The Lord of the Rings

This amazing LOTR maxi card was made by New Zealand post.
Text from the back side: After the breaking of the Fellowship at Amon Hen, Legolas joins Aragorn and Gimli in the hunt for the Uruk-Hai who captured Merry and Pippin. Legolas's keen sight and sharp ears allows him to descry from afar the signs of their enemies while constantly scanning for sign of the Hobbits amid the trodden und of the Uruks' trail.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!