Saturday, January 17, 2009

Ottawa


This card shows the Parliment Hill in Ottawa which is the capital city of Canada.




This card is a pre paid postcard, which means that the postage is paid when the card is bought. Thanks Krista for sending this card!

National Holy Hearts Basilica


This card shows the National Holy Heart Basilica in Brussels,Belgium. According to the sender, the basilica is the largest of it's kind in the world. It's built in an Art Deco Style.





Nice stamps. The cancellation marks show that the stamps were canceled in Antwerp, 21 April 2008. Thanks Gerda !
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Venice


This card is extra ordinary, because of it's shape. Its longer than normal cards. However the card it self is really beautiful. It shows the romantic city of Venice of Venezia in Italian.





The card was canceled in Padova on 5.05.08. There is also cancellation mark, with the writing Mal Ensamindo A El Salvador C.A. Does anyone know what that means? Thanks Eleue for sending this card!!
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Rio de Janeiro


This wonderful card is one of my personal favorites as well. The statue of Christ the Redeemer over looking the city of Rio and the Sugar loaf mountain, a cracking view indeed!





Nice stamps used as well and both stamps are canceled quite well! It reads Rio De Janeiro-9 Mai 2008!Thanks Jorge Baotes Fuhrmann
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A lake in Finland.

I received this official postcrossing card from Finland. I am not sure of the name of the place in the card but the place doesn't seem beautiful.




The sender didn't write his/her name on the card . So ...thanks ,sender!
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Allianz Arena


Allianz Arena is the home of German Champions Bayern Munich and their cross town rivals 1860 Munich.







I was amused with this card when I received it because there wasn't a stamp on it at all! On closer inspection I figured out that the stamp must have fallen off some where along the way from Germany to Malaysia, because there are parts of cancellation marks on the card, as seen above!Thanks Yukiko for sending this card!
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University of Coimbra


A really interesting card, mainly because of the error that occurred during the cancellation of this card! If you look at the stamp it is uncanceled ,but when you look at the front part of the card you notice a cancellation mark! Errors like this don't usual happen. I guess the card was not the right way up when the machine was supposed cancel the stamps! Cool!!




Thank you Kel for sending this card ...oh and thanks to the Portuguese postal service for making the mistake!lol!!
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Dole.


This postcard shows a building in the city of Dole,France. According to the sender, the building was formerly a hospital ,but now it's the city's library!



A very nice cancellation mark. The picture cancellation is almost perfect!! Thanks Meunier for sending me this card!
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A self made postcard


This was a self made postcard by Jill from The USA. According to her, she took the picture at the Museum of Glass in Seattle. The art work was a masterpiece from Dale Chiholy.





Nice stamp canceled in Seattle. Thanks Jill!!
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WWF card


This is a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) card sent from Finland. I am not sure of the place in the card though as it is not mentioned by the sender neither the card makers.


Interesting that the stamp used was a British stamp, so obviously the postage was paid by other method. Nice stamp though, Harry Potter! Thank you Kiti for sending this card!!
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Kuressare Bishop Castle

Here is an official postcrossing card sent from Estonia. It shows the Kuressare Bishop Castle in Saaremaa. Just look at the reflection of the castle in the water! Isn't it beautiful?



If you look properly, you will notice that the castle on the postcard and on the right most stamp are the same. The cancellation marks reveal 11.05.08 and the card was canceled in Tallinn ,the capital of Estonia. Thanks Maire!!
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Friday, January 16, 2009

Chinese house


This card shows the Zhongyun residential quarters .It was sent by Deng Jiang Ke of China. It looks like an ad card to me, but I am not sure .


Nice stamp. The one on the right is a prepaid stamp. The cancellation mark is quite interesting as it is in Mandarin, unfortunately I don't read Mandarin ,so I don't have clue where it was canceled. Anyway, thanks Jiang Ke
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Liege

This is a veiwcard of a bridge in the city of Liege,Belgium. A very beautiful bridge indeed.


Nice stamps, oddly enough no cancellation marks were found. Thanks Teerunesh for sending this card!
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Estonia Map

A card from map card from Estonia. Interesting coat of arms all over the country.





Again nice stamps used. Canceled in Johvi on 24.03.08.Thanks Kristiina for sending me this card!!
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Ships!!


This is a really interesting postcard from Germany. It shows many sail ships.




The Stamps used are really nice.The cancellation on the left is quite interesting. This is the first time I have received a German card with that kind of mark. I think the card was canceled in Essen. Thanks Anja for sending this card!
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Los Angeles

This card shows downtown Los Angeles. The city of Angels.





Stamp canceled on the 14th of APR 2008. Thank you Susantje for sending this card.
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Buenos Aires


This is one of my personal favorites as well.It shows the Ciudad de Cupula , a very beautiful structure.



The stamps shows something that is the epitome of Argentine culture-Tango. I really like the cancellation mark as well- Cordoba ,23 ABR 2008. Thank you Silvina for this wonderful card!!
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