The Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes and Sweeps Derby

Sporting Ireland

Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes (a lottery)

and

The Irish Sweeps Derby (Horse Race)

According to the postcard, the lottery helps fund the derby.

A Musical Manhole Cover from Hannover, Germany for International Postcard Week

International Postcard Week

October 5-11, 2025

Hannover, Germany

The Manhole cover is actually a speaker where people can listed to a program of local musicians and bands! The sender writes that the list of music changes monthly.

This postcard was postmarked in 2025.

 

Challenger Inn, Sun Valley, Idaho

Summer at Sun Valley, Idaho

Challenger Inn

This postcard was postmarked in 1975.

A Metal License Plate Postcard of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

This is a metal 'license plate' postcard of the Eiffel Tower in France.  It was bought in 2014.

Disney's Pocahontas and Meeko

Pocahontas and Meeko the Raccoon canoe down the river.

This Disney postcard was mailed in 2026. 

The Home of Shirley Temple, Los Angeles, California

Home of Shirley Temple

Los Angeles, California

This postcard is unused. 

Goddard, Guggenheim and Lindbergh with a Goddard Rocket

Robert H. Goddard (center), patron of aviation Harry Guggenheim (left), and Charles Lindbergh, stand before a Goddard rocket in New Mexico, 9/23/35. 

NASA photo

This postcard is unused.

A Metallic Walt Disney Postcard from 1999

Walt Disney World 1999

This metallic postcard features Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto and is unused.

An Elephant at Sunset

An Elephant at Sunset

This postcard was postmarked from Germany in 2026.

The Turtle Hospital on Marathon Island, Florida Keys

The Turtle Hospital and Ambulance

Marathon, Florida Keys

This postcard was postmarked in 2026.

A Postcrossing Meet-up Postcard in Dinant, Belgium

Dinant, Belgium

Birthday Meeting for Postcrossing

June 6th, 2026

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This meet-up postcard is signed by the members who attended and was postmarked in 2026. 

The Passat Windjammer Ship from The Aland Maritime Museum

Segel beslias pa Passat under sista resan runt

Kap Horn ar 1949

Alands sjofartsmuseum

Translation from Swedish:

Sails being set on the Passat during the last voyage around Cape Horn in 1949

Aland Maritime Museum

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This postcard was postmarked in 2026 with an Aland Sailing stamp. 

Disney's Pluto Celebrating July 4th

Happy 4th of July!