Airmail Special

Thursday, August 9, 2012

U.S.A.: Drive Oregon Highways

Drive Oregon Highways. A retro poster reprint.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1793262

Samsung Touchnote: Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie, one of my favourite show.

A Samsung Touchnote card from tu-zi. Thanks! :)

This postcard is from a set that was issued by the city administration to show old and modern views of Rishon LeZion. The front of the card says: "Looking from the past to the future. Rishon LeZion's timeline as of 2011. Postcard set for the citizens".

A RAS from a dear friend.

U.S.A.: US Capitol Building

United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. In this building, the Congress of the United States meets to debate bills and make laws and to discuss issues of national and international importance.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

U.S.A.: Mystery of the Apocalypse

Daniel Martin Diaz. Mystery of the Apocalypse

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1780497

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Austria: Harry Potter

Hedwig, Harry's owl. And look at the coolest number in the ID! I'm so lucky!

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/AT-111111

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Malaysia: Vespa

The iconic Vespa, considered the ultimate motor scooter, was originally a utility vehicle. By the 1960's, it had become an object of the Italian's imagination, becoming one of the best known Italian trademarks in the world today.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/MY-111761

Russia: Japanese Gopniks

Japanese Gopniks from the Fresh Fruits Postcards set by Shoichi Aoki.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

Russia: Hunting Mushrooms

Sergey Sochivko. "Hunting Mushrooms". Oil on canvas. Fragment.

Private swap. Thanks, Marinka!

Samsung Touchnote: Chicago & North Western Railway

I don't know who sent this Samsung Touchnote card, from which country and what country is on the postcard... But thank you! The bridge looks like Lethbridge Viaduct in Alberta, Canada, but it is actually a Chicago & North Western Railway, steel viaduct over Des Moines River.

Netherlands: Lighthouses

Lighthouses.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NL-1334170

Italy: Italian Postlady

This card is to commemorate 150 years of Italian Post. I wondered, how come? Russian Post celebrated 300 years recently, but Italy's is only 150. I was surprised to learn that Italy is a quite young state, it was created (unified) in 1861.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/IT-189767

Poland: Skull Chapel in Czermna

Skull Chapel in Czermna, Poland.

http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/PL-492641

Samsung Touchnote: Jurchen tortoise

Stone tortoise from the grave of a 12th-century Jurchen leader found near today's Ussuriysk. It is a part of exposition of Museum of Anthropology in my hometown - Khabarovsk, Russia.

A Samsung Touchnote card from Belka. Thanks! :)

U.S.A.: South Carolina

Greetings from Myrtle Beach and South Carolina's Grand Strand.

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!

U.S.A.: We Appreciate Our Servicemen

"We Appreciate Our Servicemen" U.S. patriotic stamp issued in 1966. I could not find why the card also has 'Fort Sumter National Monument in South Carolina' text on the front. But the card was sent to me from there, the place where the American Civil War began in 1861. And I've got special postmarks!

Private swap. Thanks, Erin!