My LEGO and Minion Wedding Cake for International Postcard Week

Happy International Postcard Week
October 7-13, 2018

To celebrate International Postcard Week this year I am sending a picture of my wedding cake!  I married Jack in April so my name is now Brenda Cole.  We had the funnest wedding anyone has ever had!  (We were married on April 28, 2018.)

Take care,
Mrs. Brenda Cole

The theme of our wedding was Star Wars, Minion, and LEGO!

limited edition of 100

This was postmarked in 2018.

USA stamp 2016

Legends of Hollywood

Shirley Temple 1928 - 2014

Forever first class

Advertisement for the Auction of The Home of Shakespeare

Shakspeare's (Shakespeare's) House

Stratford-on-Avon

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Mr. Robins

feels highly flattered at having been selected 

by the representatives of the late Mr. Thomas Court, 

to submit to public competition

At the auction mart, London

On Thursday, 19th of September, 1847

at twelve O'clock

The Truly Heart-Stirring Relic

of a most glorious period, and of

England's 

IMMORTAL BARD

The most honored monument of the greatest genus that ever lived.  

The sender writes:

Hi Brenda

We saw 5 plays in London and 5 plays in Stratford, loved most of them.  I could have stayed in Stratford longer.  

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This wood postcard was postmarked in 2019 from England.  It is of a paper advertisement to announce that the house in which Shakespeare was born and brought up in was going up for auction. After Shakespeare owned it, it remained in his family with his sister Joan Hart until is was sold to Thomas Court in 1806. 

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I know there are a lot of Shkespeare fans, however, to call him 'The Greatest Genus That Ever Lived', might be a bit of a stretch.  

Great Britain stamp 2019

Queen Elizabeth II, 1.35 P

Peter Capaldi

National Portrait Gallery

Peter Capaldi
Photo by Paul Stuart, June 2014

The purchase of this postcard supports the National Portrait Gallery, London.

This postcard was postcard in 2017 from Finland.

The sender writes:

I saw the episode where Doctor Who lost his sight.  I'm not sure if I want to see the next episode!  I just LOVE Capaldi!

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Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010.

Finland stamp 2016

WWF, Endangered Species

Nehalennia speciosa

Damselfly 

1 LK KL  

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Finland stamp 2017

Birds, Arktika

Clangula hyemalis

Long-tailed duck

0,10

Happy Easter!

"What happened to your hand?"

Greater love hath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

Artist: Lars Justinen

The sender writes:
Jesus is my Rock in times of trouble. 

A Funny Sign from the Florida Aquarium

The Florida Aquarium

Please keep hands out of water.

Animals poop in it.

Our Mission is to entertain, educate and inspire stewardship about our natural environments.

Rich Howard Photography 2013.

This funny sign postcard is unused. 

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Here are two more postcards from the Aquarium...

The Florida Aquarium 

Photo: Rich Howard, 2013

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The Florida Aquarium.

Photo: Rich Howard, 2013. 

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This aquarium is located in Tampa, Florida and opened on March 31, 1995.

Missing a Tooth? No Problem!

Kukaan ei ole taydellinen!

Translation from Finnish:
Nobody's Perfect!

This funny unused postcard was bought in Finland and is from 2017. 

A Typical Farmhouse in Emmental, Switzerland

Bauernhof im Emmental bet Schangnau
Farmhouse near Schangnau, Emmental
Switzerland

This postcard was postmarked in 2019.

The sender writes:
You can see a typical farm house on the front.  The farmhouses in this region are the most beautiful in Switzerland.

Switzerland (Helvetia) stamp 2018

Greetings stamp, Ladybug, 100

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Switzerland (Helvetia) stamp 2018

Swiss Railway Stations, 

Fleurier, 50

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Switzerland (Helvetia) stamp 2018

Swiss Railway Stations, 

Alp Grum, 20

A Dog Peeing on a Tobacco Plant, Cigarettes Taste Different?

Do Your Cigarettes Taste Different Lately?
Artist: N. Coletta

Is it just me or does this dog look like he knows what he's doing? haha

This funny postcard was postmarked around 1954.

USA stamp 1954

Liberty Issue 

In God We Trust

Statue of Liberty

3 cents

Saksun, Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands
Saksun, Excellent sport fishing place.

This postcard was postmarked in 1991.

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Saksun lies in the bottom of what used to be an inlet of the sea, surrounded by high mountains. The inlet formed a good deep natural harbour, until a storm blocked it with sand. The old harbour become an unaccessible seawater lagoon, only accessible by small boats on high tide.

Faroe Islands stamp 1991

Faroese Birds

Kittiwake

3.70 Kr

A Wooden Postcard of a Salmon from Finland

Lohi
(Salmo salar)

Translation:
Salmon
(Atlantic Salmon)

Sakke Yrjölä (Name of the artist)

This is a postcard made of wood and was mailed from Finland to the USA in 2019.
The sender used one fish stamp and six water stamps to mail it.

Finland (Suomi Finland) stamp 2018

NORDIC Issue - Fish in Nordic Waters

Coregonus Albula

vendace or European cisco

1.50

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Suomi Finland stamp 2008

Cross shaped stamp 

Water & Archipelago - 0,05

A Raised Topography Map of Germany

Germany

Ge Relief

Die Welt new entdecken

(Rediscover the world)

This postcard has a raised topography map on it!   It was sent in 2019 with the signatures of 18 people from a Postcrossing meet-up.   

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2019

Astrophysics - Cosmos

ESA Mission Rosetta, 60

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Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2017

Flora - Flowers, Phlox, 5

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There are three of these stamps on the postcard.... 

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2017

Flora - Flowers

Eranthis hyemalis

Winterling, 10 

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Click HERE to see some of my flower stamps from around the world. 

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch in Wales

Greetings from North Wales
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch

Church Mary a hollow white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool Church Saint's name cave red *

Swallow Falls, Nant Francon, Caernarvon Castle, Conway Castle and Bridge

Valentine and Sons Postcard
This is a real Photograph
Printed in Great Britain.

This vintage unused 'real photo' postcard is unused.

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Llanfair-pwllgwyngyll-gogery-chwyrn-drobwll-llan-tysilio-gogo-goch is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey in Wales.

*Literally translated, the name means: [The] church of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [of the] pool (pwll) of the white hazels (gwyn gyll) near "over against" (go ger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the church of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) of the red cave (-ogo[f] goch). The latter element has also been translated as "the cave of St Tysilio the Red".

Postcard Foods, Chicken Enchiladas, A Cut Box

PostcardFoods
Premium International Cuisine

Chicken Enchiladas
Tender white chicken meat in a soft tortilla with Suiza-style sour cream sauce topped with cheddar and mozzarella.
Product of Canada

This handmade postcard was mailed in 2020.

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I found this box of food at the store and bought it.  It wasn't that great  but it's "Postcard Food"!

So I cut the box apart and made a postcard with it. (Several years later - I was keeping the box then realized this was a better idea.)

USA stamp 2019

Healing PTSD

Forever a First-Class Stamp

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Proceeds from the “Healing PTSD” stamp are donated to the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Center for PTSD.

The stamp features a sprouting green plant surrounded by withered leaves, a design meant to elicit feelings of growth, healing, and hope.