Suomenlinna, Seaborg in Helsinki, Finland

Suomenlinna, Sveaborg

The sender writes:
This is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.  I visited this island on my first day in Helsinki.

Finland stamp 2016 

Food, Gastronomy

Karelian Pasty, 1

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Suomenlinna, Sveaborg

Sarkan linnoitus 1750-luvulta
Fastningen pa Langorn fran 1750-talet
Fortress of Sarkka from 1750's

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Suomenlinna (Finnish), or Sveaborg (Swedish), literal translation in Finnish is Castle of Finland and in Swedish Castle of Sweden is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands and is part of the city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site.

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Both of these postcards were postmarked in 2017 from Finland.

Finland stamp 2016

WWF, Endangered Species

Nehalennia speciosa

Damselfly 

1 LK KL 

GroBbeeren and Großbeeren Tower for International Postcard Week

International Postcard Week
October 7-13, 2018

Hello, and greetings from Germany.  My name is Anke and I live in a village called GroBbeeren.

I discovered International Postcard Week through a member of Postcrossing.

On the front you can see an aerial view of my home.  I took the photo from the tower you can see in the upper right corner.  It's a monument for the defeat of the Frenchman in 1813, where Napoleon was prevented to conquer Berlin.
Every year in August we have a festival where this feat is celebrated.
Bye, Anke

Limited Edition # 4 of 30

This wonderful postcard comes from Anke in Germany. 

Algarve, Portugal

Algarve

The sender writes:

Dear Brenda

It was such a pleasure to meet you in Tampere, Finland last week!  You mentioned enjoying 'weird postcards' so here's a quirky one for you.  They managed to cram everything about our region in a singe card via photoshop: the fish next to the flowers next to the beach and the sunflowers.  There are a few more things they should have added (figs, almonds, golf...)  maybe I'll find a more comprehensive card!

Hugs,

Ana

This wonderfully quirky postcard was postmarked from Portugal in 2017. 

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Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal.  It is famous for its hand-painted pottery and ceramics.

Portugal stamp 2014

Major Awards of Portuguese Architecture

Goncalo Ribeiro Telles

0,80

A Young Woman in The Ivory Coast in Africa

Republique De Cote D'Ivoire

Jeune femme Ivoirienne 

Translation from French:

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Young Ivorian woman

At first I thought she was pouring flour or something, however it is all over the ground and I see a chicken in the background.  So I'm guessing she is feeding the chickens.  However, this is just a guess. 

This postcard was postmarked in 1984 from The Ivory Coast in Africa. 

Ivory Coast (Republique de Cote D'Ivoire) stamp 1983

Birds, Psittacus Erithacus

Grey Parrot, 125

Two 'Connect the Dots' Postcards with Moomin

Muumi
Moomin Charaters

Yhdista pisteet - Connect the Dots

Putinki Oy
Helsinki, Finland

Muumi
Moomin Charaters

Yhdista pisteet - Connect the Dots

Putinki Oy
Helsinki, Finland

Both of these unused postcards were purchased in  2017. 

Fort George, Grenada

Isle of Spice

Grenada

West Indies

Fort George

St. George, Grenada W.I.

This postcard was mailed from Grenada in 2018.

The sender writes:

We walked in-front of this fort.  We Loved Grenada!

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Fort George is located on the promontory to the west of the harbor.  It was built in 1705 by the French.  As of now many of the buildings are used by the police. 

Much of the fort is still intact and open to visitors. However, the buildings are very dilapidated, from a combination of Hurricane damage and neglect.

Grenada stamp 2013

Birds, Parrots

Blue-Winged Macaw

Primolius Maracana, $ 1

Happy 4th of July!

Liberty

Independence Bell 1776

This embossed patriotic postcard was designed by C. Chapman.  

Printed in Germany # 51668

It was postmarked in 1909.  

The sender writes:

Dear cousin Emma,

Have not heard from you for quite a while; hope you are all well and wish you a pleasant "Fourth'.

Love to all,

Elizabeth Page

July 4th, 1909

USA stamp 1908

Benjamin Franklin

1 cent

Happy Summer from Gyro Gearloose

Glad Sommar (Swedish for Happy Summer)

Walt Disney Productions

This postcard features Gyro Gearloose from DuckTales.  It was postmarked from Sweden with a stamp from 1992.

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Gyro is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic chicken that is Duckburg's most famous inventor.  He was created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company.

Sweden (Sverige) stamp 1992

European Football (Soccer) Championship

2.80 kr

Happy Father's Day!

To Dear Dad

The sender writes:
Dear Papa, I am well, hope you all are the same.  Besure and write.  I will answer mothers letter soon.
With best regards to all,
I remain your Daughter, Anna.

This postcard is embossed and was postmarked in 1909.

USA stamp 1902 

United States of America

Presidents & Other Famous People 

Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790

1 cent 

Suurhusen Steeple in Germany

Suurhusen

Kirche aus dem fruhen 13.  Jahrhundert mit dem "schiefsten" Turm der Welt.
Der Uberhang betragt 2 Meter und 47 Zentimeter.

The sender wrote:
The Steeple of the Suurhusen Church, inclined at an angle of 5.19 degrees (or 2.47 metre) at a  height of 27.37 metres and is the most leaning tower in the world.  The settlement was first mention in the downments from 1255 (early 13th century).

This was postmarked from Germany in 2009 .

Germany (Deutschland) stamp  2008

Klosterinsel Reichenau

(Monastic Island of Reichenau)

Weltkulturerbe Unesco  45

(Unesco)

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Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of 

Carl Spitzweg 1808 - 1885

55

Aland Islands Postcrossing Meet-up with Artist Autograph

Postcrossing
Aland Islands
7-9 &10 June 2017

Greetings from Postcrossing meetup!

Illustration: Ammi Krogius
(The artist also designed the stamp and autographed the front of this postcard!)

This postcard was signed by 18 members of the meeting and has a Postcrossing stamp from Aland on the front and on the back of the card.

Aland stamp 2017

Postcrossing mote pa Aland

(Postcrossing on Aland)

Seagulls with Postcards and a lighthouse

Artist: Ammi Krogius

Three Different Postcards of Bambi...

Here are three different postcards of Bambi with the butterfly on his tail.  Bambi is in the same pose for all three postcards, yet the scene around him is different in all three.  I have not seen this movie in YEARS.  I am going to have to find a way to watch it to see if all three of these scenes take place while Bambi just stands there. 

Grafiche (Italian for: Graphics) Biondetti

Disney

This postcard of Bambi and Thumper was postmarked in 2017 from Finland. 

The sender writes:

My mum can't watch Bambi without crying.  

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Walt Disney Classics

This postcard is unused. 

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Bambi and Thumper in 3-D

The back of this unused postcard says 'printed in Japan'.

A Punny Postcard for National Postcard Week

Happy National Postcard Week!

May 5-11, 2019

I hope you like this GRATE postcard!

Hello and Happy National Postcard Week from Clearwater, Florida!  I hope you're a little like me and appreciate a postcard with a pun on it. 

Take care,

Brenda Cole

This funny postcard was postmarked in 2019. 

USA stamp 2019

Black Heritage

Gregory Hines

Forever a first class stamp