The Tropical Colors of Mauritius

Ile Maurice - Mauritius

The sender writes:
This card shows the tropical colors of my country.

This postcard was postmarked in 2017.

Mauritius  stamp 2013

Sites and Monuments

Prison de Belle Mare

Rs 5 

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Mauritius stamp 2016

Freshwater Flora

Ludwigia octovalvis 

Mexican primrose-willow

Flower, 13

Happy Valentine's Day

An Emblem of Love
To My Valentine

The sender writes:
Thanks for your super letter - will answer when we get settled.
P.S. Do you want a bunch of postcards?  They are from when I won the birthday draw, motels and such. They are boxed and all ready to go, maybe 100 or so.  - let me know soon if yes.

This was postmarked in 2005.

USA stamp 2002

George Washington, 1732-1799 

23 cents

Desert Tortoise

Desert Tortoise
(Gopherus agassizi)
A rare species found in Southern and Western Arizona into Sonar, Mexico.   The desert tortoise feeds mainly on grasses and herbs and burrows into the ground during periods of extreme heat or cold.

Photo by Paul Berquist.

This postcard is unused.
(I am guessing this card is from the 1980's.) 

Filling Up (With Beer, not Gas) in Ireland

Ireland 

Murphy's Irish Stout

Lady's Well Brewery

Cork - Ireland

Filling up in Ireland.

Photo: Liam Blake

This funny postcard was postmarked in 2018 with four stamps and features a gas pump filled with beer!  I know so many people who would love one of these.  

Great Britain stamp 1996

The 50th Anniversary of the Wildfowl 

and Wetlands Trust

Botaurus stellaris

Eurasian bittern, 35 P 

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Great Britain stamp 1989

The 100th Anniversary of RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Birds, Northern Gannet, 

Morus bassanus

Sula bassana, 35  

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Great Britain stamp 1989

Food and Farming Year, 35 P

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Great Britain stamp 1981

Folklore

Medieval Mummers

December, 25 P

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A medieval mummer was a medieval entertainer who was an amateur actor. He performed at different plays in the villages that were held at the harvest time or on some religious occasion such as Christmas.

Three Advertising 'Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Porcelain' Postcards

Classic 

Walt Disney

Collection

Beautifully detailed animation art sculptures from Walt Disney's 1953 film classic, Peter Pan.  

Peter Pan "Nobody Calls Pan A Coward!" 7 1/2"

Captain Hook "I've Got you This Time!" 8"

Crocodile "Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock" 6 1/4"

This set was released in 1994. 

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Classic
Walt Disney
Collection

You Can Fly!
Tinker Bell 
Special Event Piece
Available One
Weekend Only!

Walt Disney once said, "All the characters Peter Pan are touched with magic."  This is particularly true of Tinker Bell, Peter''s feisty but ever-loyal pixie.  Now, the Walt Disney Classics Collection introduces Tinker Bell in beautifully hand-detailed porcelain, captured in a perfect moment of loutishness (brought on by Wendy, no doubt).  Her wings are plussed with opalescent points that seem to sparkle as if in flight.  Tinker Bell was one of Walt's favorites and is sure to be one of yours too!

This exquisite time-limited piece is only available during the Walt Disney Classics Collection Open House weekend.
May 4th and 5th, 1996.
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A Splash of Spring

Premier Event

May 4-6, 2012

Tinker Bell: 7 1/2"

Numbered Limited Edition 1500

Designed by Disney Master Artist David Pacheco

Sculpted by Jacqueline Perrault-Gonzales

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All three of these advertising postcards are unused.

The Disney Peter Pan movie was released on February 5, 1953.

An Advertising Postcard from the Island of Grenada

Pure Grenada

The Spice of the Caribbean

Visit Grand Anse Beach on your next visit to Pure Grenada!

The sender writes:

We had a wonderful time here!  We toured a spice plantation and a chocolate factory. This was a free postcard at the tourist information desk!

This postcard was postmarked in 2018. 

Grenada stamp 2013

Birds, Parrots

Blue-Winged Macaw

Primolius Maracana, $ 1

One More Payment . . .

One More Payment ...
And it's ours!

Photo by Jim Doane

haha!  I actively look for shacks, ruined buildings, etc postcards like this.  This one was postmarked from South Carolina in 2013.

USA stamp 2013

Rosa Parks

Forever a first class Rate

A Divi-divi Tree in Aruba

Aruba

1. Historic "Alto Vista" Chapel
2. Cultural Center
3. Divi-divi tree
4. The Old Dutch Mill.

This 'H.S. Crocker' postcard is unused.

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A Divi-divi tree (Libidibia coriaria) is native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

They rarely reach their maximum height of 9 m (30 ft) because the growth is twisted and bent out of shape by the trade winds that batter the coastal sites where it often grows. 

Finnish Nightmares

Finnish Nightmares

When a stranger looks you in the eyes

and smiles

This postcard is unused.

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Finnish Nightmares

Someone sits next to you in public transport

And then they start speaking to you.

The sender writes:  It is true, while you walk down the street no one looks at each other! 

These funny postcards were designed by Karolina Korhonen. 

This one was postmarked from Finland in 2017.

Finland stamp 2016 

Food, Gastronomy

Karelian Pasty, 1

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The most familiar and common recipe for Karelian pasties are made from a thin rye crust with a filling of rice. Butter, often mixed with boiled egg (egg butter or munavoi), is spread over the hot pasties before eating.

German Author, Karl May

Erlebnisrundgang mit Karl May  >> Damals, als ich Old Shatterhand war... 

jedes Wochenende (Apr - Okt), Karl -May-Museum, Radebeul 

Translation from German:

Adventure Tour with Karl May >> Back when I was Old Shatterhand ...

every weekend (Apr - Oct),  Karl May Museum, Radebeul

This postcard was postmarked from Germany in 2018. 

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German author Karl May (1842–1912), wrote many books about the American frontier and Native Americans featuring the fictional characters Winnetou (a Mescalero-Apache Chief) and Old Shatterhand (a white European settler). 

The Karl May Museum is located in Radebeul, Germany.  It containing artifacts from May's life as well as from life on the American frontier and Native American life of that era.

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2017

Menschliches Haar 

(Human Hair)

Mikrowelten

Microworld, 70 c

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Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2017

Flowers, Common Bluebell, 20 

The Piasa Bird in Illinois

The Piasa Bird (pronounced PIE-A-Saw) is a local legend.   Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on their journey down the Mississippi in 1673, described the bird like monster which is painted on the bluffs.  The Illini Indians name it "The Piasa", meaning a bird that devours men.

Photo by Tom Wright.

The sender writes:
Hello!  This isn't too far from where I live in Illinois.  There's nothing in the picture to give it size perspective, but it's actually quite large.

This postcard was postmarked in 2013 with two bird stamps... One that could have devoured people!

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The legend:

This creature attacked and devoured people in a nearby Indian villages shortly after the corpses of a war gave it a taste for human flesh. The legend claims that a local Indian chief, named Chief Ouatoga, managed to slay the monster using a plan that came to him in a dream. The chief ordered his bravest warriors to hide near the entrance of the Piasa Bird's cave. Ouatoga then acted as bait to lure the creature out into the open. As the monster flew down toward the Indian chief, his warriors slew it with a volley of poisoned arrows.

USA stamp 1989

Prehistoric Animals

Dinosaurs

Pteranodon, 25

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USA stamp 1988

Birds

Boreal Owl, 25 c

Andes Mountains in Chile

Cordillera de los Andes (Andes Mountains)
Chile

Cordillera Sarmiento.
Ubicada en la Region de Aysen en el limite con la Ripublica Argentia.  llamada asi en honor a don D. Faustino Sarmiento quien fuera el creador de la Escuela de Preceptores y gran impulsor de la amistad entre ambas naciones.

I put this into an on-line translator....

Cordillera Sarmiento.
Located in the Region of Aysen on the border with the Ripublica Argentia. so called in honor of Don Faustino Sarmiento who was the creator of the School of Preceptors and great promoter of friendship between both nations.

This postcard was given to me in 2018.  

Saturn's Moons, Enceladus and Tethys

Enceladus and Tethys
Two of Saturn's moons were lined up when Cassini captured this image with its narrow-angle camera, which was aimed at the unlit side of Saturn's rings. Enceladus, in the foreground, is roughly 313 miles (504 kilometers) across, while Tethys is 660 miles (1,062 kilometers) across.

This was postmarked in 2018 with two stamps.

The sender of this card has a goal of sending 1,000 postcards.  This is card number 322.  I am so happy he sent it to me!

USA stamp 2007

Tiffany Lamp, 1 cent 

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USA stamp 2014

Hummingbird 

Illustrator: Nancy Stahl

Issue Date: February 7, 2014

Postcard Rate 34 Cents

A Cow with an Unfriendly Cat

Photo: Iwago Mitsuaki

The sender writes:

I am a big cat lover and have a 17 year old male tabby cat named Tora.  I want him to live forever!

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 from Japan with a 'cat food' stamp, ummm, I mean, a bird stamp.

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As for me personally, I would rather have a cow as a pet.
(They taste better than cats.  (hahaha))

Japan (Nippon) stamp 2016

 Natural Monuments, Kamikochi

Bird, 82

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I have well over 100 postcards of domestic cats.  Click HERE if you want to see them. 

To be fair, I also have MANY Cow cards.... Click HERE to see those.  

Pai, Mae Hang Son, Thailand

Thailand
Pai Maehongson

I like the rose on his hat.  ;-)

This postcard was postmarked in 2009.

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Pai is a small town in northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, near the Myanmar border.   As of 2006, it has a population of 2,284.

Thailand stamp 2007

Tourist Spots - Seaside

Khao Tapoo or James Bond Island

15 BAHT

Old Key Lime House, Florida, Flower Seeds, plant me

Old Key Lime House

plant me

This handmade paper contains flower seeds.  Plant paper under a light layer of soil in a sunny place.  Water well and keep moist until sprouted.

This unique novelty postcard is postmarked in 2017.

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Old Key Lime House is Florida's oldest waterfront restaurant.  It is located in Lantana, Palm Beach County, Florida.

USA stamp 2015

Coastal Birds

King Eider 

Postcard Rate

The Quay House, Smallest House in Great Britain

The Smallest House in Great Britain

This vintage postcard is unused.

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The Smallest House in Great Britain, also known as the Quay House, is a tourist attraction on the quay in Conwy, Wales.

The tiny home was created in the 16th century and remained in use until 1900, when the tenant was a 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) fisherman named Robert Jones. The rooms were too small for him to stand up in fully and he was eventually forced to move out when the council declared the house unfit for human habitation. The house is still owned by his descendants.

The house has a floor area of 3.05 by 1.8 metres (10.0 by 5.9 ft). The ground floor is devoted to the living area with room for coal and an open fire, and a water tap tucked behind the stairs. The upstairs holds the cramped bedroom, which also comes with a small space for storage.