Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania

Fallingwater

Fallingwater, famed architectural masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright, located at Bear Run near Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania.  Built for Edgar J. Kaufman in 1936, this mountain home is a cantilevered structure, perched on a rock ledge above a 30-foot waterfall.  The house is now owned by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Color Photo by Richard C. Miller

This postcard is unused.  

Sunset at Sandy Cove on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland

Sunset at Sandy Cove
Morning Cheer Bible Conference at Sandy Cove, located four miles below North East, Maryland on the beautiful Chesapeake bay.

Kodachrome by Kalbach

This postcard is postmarked in 1957 with two 1 cent stamps.

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From their website:
Since 1946, Sandy Cove Ministries has provided life-changing experiences through camps and conferences. In addition to hosting hundreds of church groups each year, Sandy Cove provides innovative programs for families, adults and children in two locations.

USA Stamp 1954

Washington 1 cent

Old Havana in Cuba - UNESCO site

Habana Vieja (Old Havana)

Ciudad de la Habana Cuba. (City of Havana, Cuba)

Plaza de la Catedral, La Bodeguita del Medio y Habaneras 

This is postmarked in 2015 from Cuba.

The sender writes:

We spent most of the day with the youth of the church visiting museums.  These kids are amazing!  And they are ALL gorgeous, their faces just light up!! 

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Plaza de la Catedral (English: Cathedral Square) is one of the five main squares in Old Havana and the site of the Cathedral of Havana from which it takes its name. Originally it was a swamp, then later it was drained and used as a naval dockyard. Following the construction of the Cathedral in 1727, it became the site of some of the city's grandest mansions. 

Since 1982 Old Havana has been an UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Cuba stamp 2014

Cubania en Mariposas III

Butterflies of Cuba

Holguinia holguin, 65

Shania Twain: Still the One

Shania
Still the One

This postcard is postmarked from Las Vegas in 2014 with a USA Flower stamp.

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Shania: Still the One is a show by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain (born: August 28, 1965), performed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show began on 1 December 2012, and will conclude on 13 December 2014, with Twain performing a total of 105 shows.

USA stamp 2014

Winter Flowers - Cyclamen 

Forever a first class rate

Kauai's Waimea Canyon in Hawaii

Kauai's Waimea canyon from the interior looking out
Photo: Douglas Peebles

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 from Hawaii.

The senders writes:
Hi from the Island of Kauai.  A Long bus ride again today to see the canyon on the other side of the card.  When we got up there we were in the clouds so we didn't get to see much.  Tomorrow we get to watch them dig up the pig from a fire pit under ground for a luau tomorrow night.

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Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, is a large canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep.

USA stamp 2014

Hummingbird 

Postcard Rate 34 Cents

Three Postcard of the Seattle Space Needle in Washington

Space Needle

Nestled in the Seattle Center, a 74-acre city park that was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition, is the Space Needle, the result of a vision shared by Jim Douglas, of the Westin Hotel, and Eddie Carlson, the World's Fair chairman.  Inspired by a television tower seen in Stuttgart, Germany, the 605 foot Space Needle has become the symbol of Seattle.

A 43-second elevator ride takes visitors to the observation platform at the 520 foot level for a spectacular view of the city, Puget Sound, the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges, as well as Mount Rainier, 60 miles to the southeast.

Dine at "the Needle's," revolving restaurant found at the 500 foot level, where diners not only enjoy the many Northwest delights fond on the menu, but also take in the panoramic view as the restaurant slowly turns 360 degrees each and every hour.

Seattle, Washington

Photo by Gary Greene
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Seattle, Washington

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Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter in Seattle, Washington

The Four Seasons

All three postcards are from 2010. 

Kiowa Chief Satanta, Made with a Tractor by Stan Herd

Satanta
Stan Herd created this earth-sculpture of Kiowa chief Satanta on a quarter-section of land using a tractor and disc-harrow.  The portrait was produced near Jetmore, Kansas, 16 miles north of Dodge City.  Satanta, a signer of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty in 1867, was known as the "Orator of the Plains."

Photograph by Tim Wenzl, 1981.

This postcard is unused. 

Acores (Azores) Portugal

Acores (Azores)

Arquipelago dos Acores
Archipelago of the Azores

This map postcard is postmarked in 2014 from Portugal.

Shown are:
Flores, Corvo, Sao Jorge, Graciosa, Terceira, Faial, Pico, Sao Miguel,  and Santa Maria

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The Azores is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Mount Pico, on the island of Pico, is the highest point in Portugal, at 2,351 m (7,713 ft).

Portugal stamp 2014

Meuselo 

Football, Soccer

Fej Sa, 5

1.20 g

WARNING!

WARNING!
This is a postcard.
Do NOT attempt to open.

Design: Brenda Perez

This funny postcard is unused and was purchased HERE in 2015. 

Bosworth Battlefield Country Park in England

Standard of Richard III
Standard of Henry Tudor
Standard of Lord thomas Stanley

Bosworth Battlefield Country Park

This is postmarked from England with two Great Britain stamps.

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The Battle of Bosworth was the penultimate battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the House of Lancaster and the House of York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty by his victory and subsequent marriage to a Yorkist princess. His opponent Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed in the battle. Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, making it one of the defining moments of English history.

Great Britain Stamp 1989

Queen Elizabeth II

Blue - 2nd

Traditional Cloths in Holland, The Netherlands

Holland
Edam

This postcard of Traditional Clothing, including wooden shoes, is postmarked in 2015 with two Netherlands stamps.

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Edam is a city in the province of North Holland.  It is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name.

Netherlands (Nederland) stamp 2014

Dutch Icons, Cow, 1

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Netherlands (Nederland) stamp 2014

Dutch Icons, Tulip Flower, 1

Soldiers from the Navy or Coast Guard, The Great White Fleet?

There is no description on this real photo postcard. The stamp box reads: 'Velox, Place Stamp here'.  This style of stamp box was used from 1907 to 1917.

I asked a friend of mine who is in the Navy what she thought, here is her reply...

Definitely Navy.... Sometimes when they worked they would modify the uniform.. The "hat" is called a dixie cup and in this picture some have it flipped up like Popeye and others have it flipped down like a safari hat...

Also, a few of them tucked their bellbottom pants into their socks and boots to make it easier to work...

It looks like they may be in Australia with the origin natives... Aborigines... Im guessing on that one..

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On December 16, 1907 Teddy Roosevelt dispatched sixteen U.S. Navy battleships of the Atlantic Fleet on a worldwide voyage that lasted until February 22, 1909.  These ships would later come to be known as the Great White Fleet. On August 20, 1908 they landed in Australia.  I wonder if this postcard is from then????
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Here is a close up of one of the rifle in case anyone knows about these.  Maybe that can tell what year this was.

A Stuttgart, Germany, Calendar Postcard from 2012

Stuttgart 2012

Schone GruBe aus Stuttgart 

(Greetings from Stuttgart)

This calendar postcard is postmarked in 2014 with three stamps from Germany.

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Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. The greater Stuttgart Metropolitan Region has a population of 5.3 million (2008).

After the month of April on this card is The 'Old Castle', which dates to 950.

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2014

Leuchtturme (Lighthouses)

Buk lighthouse, 45

(This was built in 1878.)

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Germany (Deutschland)  stamp 2005

'Tagetes' (African Marigold flower) 20

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Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2005

Flowers - Tulpe (tulip flower) - 10

SparaKOFF - Bar / Tram in Helsinki Finland

SparaKOFF
Timetable from Monday to Saturday
including stops at Railway Square, Amusement Park, Opera House and Market Square.

The tour starts at Railway Square in front of the Fennia building and ends at Market Square.  All times are approximate.  The tour takes about 40 minutes.

There are 24 seats and 6 places for standing in the tram.
SparaKoff is also available for private tours.

The sender writes:
Trams are usually green here (see the stamp), but this tram is a pub and sort of started the trend of colorful trams.  Now we have several moving advertising trams on the move.

This shaped postcard is postmarked in 2015 with a Finland Tramway stamp.

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Spårakoff is a tram converted into a bar in Helsinki, Finland. It does circular tours of Helsinki picking up passengers for a fee during summer months.

Finland stamp 

Green and Yellow Trams

1 luokka klass

Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Parque Nacional Volcan Arenal

Arenal Volcano National Park

Fotos Jean Mercier

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Volcan Arenal, Costa Rica La Fortuna de San Carlos

Both of these postcards are unused and from 2009. 

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Arenal Volcano is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1,633 metres (5,358 ft) with a crater spanning 140 metres (460 ft). 

Elvis Presley's Lisa Marie Airplane

Elvis' Lisa Marie
Elvis Presley purchased this aircraft a few years back and had extensive interior changes made.  The "TCB" logo on the tail has become known world-wide as well as the aircraft's registration number N880EP.  Elvis named this plane after his daughter, Lisa-Marie and it is now open to the public across from Graceland.

This postcard was printed in 2003 and postmarked in 2015 with two USA stamps.  One of them is an Elvis stamp!

The sender (Postcards and Road Trips) writes:
I've been to visit Graceland but have never toured the jet.  Sadly, the two jets that Elvis owned, "Lisa Marie and "Hound Dog II" were offered up for sealed bid auction.  I hope they stay at Graceland, no matter what!

USA stamp 1993

Elvis Presley

Rock and Roll Singer, 1935-1977, 

(January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) 

29 cents

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USA stamp 1974

It All Depends on Zip Code, 10 cents

The Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick, Canada

Hartland Bridge
New Brunswick

The Hartland Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the world at 1,282 ft.

This is postmarked in 2011 with a Canada fox stamp.

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Before the bridge, the only way to cross the Saint John River was by ferry.

The bridge was constructed in 1901.  The bridge was not originally built covered.

A fire in 1907 burnt some of the structure and nearly destroyed the toll house.

On April 6, 1920, two spans of the bridge collapsed due to river ice. The bridge reopened in 1922 after construction to repair the structure, at which time the bridge was also covered.

A pedestrian walkway was added to the bridge in 1945.

The bridge was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980, and a Provincial Historic Site in 1999.

In 1982, the bridge was again closed for repairs after a car struck a steel beam, causing part of the bridge to drop. The bridge was reopened to traffic on February 10, 1983.

In the winter of 2007, the bridge was closed due to the central beam splitting down the middle. It has since been reopened after repairs were carried out.

Canada Stamp 2011

Baby Wildlife series

Red Fox 1.03

Steve Martin

Real Photo Post Card by Kowalak, River Edge, NJ

This unused  postcard is of Steve Martin holding a Panavision Panaglide camera and a cream pie.

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Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright and producer.

He has also become a successful pianist and banjo player and has earned Emmy, Grammy and American Comedy awards, among other honors.

A Chain Round Robin Postcard from Jupiter, Florida

This is a postcard of Jupiter, Florida that was mailed from The United States to Ireland, then that person covered up my address with stamps and sent it to China.  Then that person covered up the address again and sent it to Taiwan.  The last person wrote a new address box, added my address and sent the card back to me.  All the postmarks are in 2015. 

Chorzow, Poland

Chorzow

Foto: M. Habinka

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with three stamps from Poland.  

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Chorzów  is a city in Silesia in southern Poland. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million.

The street shown in the upper left is Ulica Wolności (Freedom street). 

The building in the lower left is the main post office. 

The windmill is part of the open air museum in Chorzow. 

Poland (Polska) stamp 2014

Alternative Energy Sources, 2,35

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Poland (Polska) stamp 2015

Heart, I Love You, 2,35

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Poland (Polska) stamp 1997

Architecture 50 GR

Good Will Hunting with Robin Williams and Matt Damon

Good Will Hunting

Movie Go

This is a free advertising postcard from Taiwan.  There is a small amount of Taiwanese writing on the back.

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Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and stars Matt Damon, Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014), Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgård. It was written by Affleck and Damon.

The film received universal critical acclaim and was a financial success. It grossed over US$225 million during its theatrical run with only a modest $10 million budget. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, and won two: Best Supporting Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Damon and Affleck.

Plot:
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

A Multiview of Argentina, Including Mar Del Plata . . .

Argentina

Misiones

San Luis

Mar del Plata

Bariloche 

The sender writes:

Here are Iguazu Falls (Misiones) San Louis Province (West) The coastal city of Mar del Plata (East) and Bariloche (South)

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with five Argentina stamps, four of soccer and one airmail. 

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Watching all the sea lions is one of the attractions of Mar del Plata.  This statue of Lobo Marino (The Sea Lion) has become a famous landmark of the city. It was made by Argentine sculptor José Fioravanti in 1941. 

Argentina stamp 2014

The Decade Won

Football, Soccer stamp, $ 1

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Argentina stamp 2014

Recovery of Commercial Air Navigation Sovereignty

Aerocomercial

Commercial Air

Aerolineas Argentinas 

$ 20

A VERY Patient Fisherman

"Man! How Patient Can They Get!"

Here's Another Comicard by Clem

This skeleton fishing postcard is postmarked from Iron River Wisconsin in 1954 with a 2 cent stamp.

USA stamp 1938

John Adams 1797-1801

2 cents

Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway with Art by Rick Geary

National Postcard Week
May 4-10, 2014

Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway
1910 - 1942

The art on this unused postcard is by Rick Geary for the Wichita Postcard Club.

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The interurban (or radial railway) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like light electric self-propelled railcars.