Inge Look's Grannies are Popping Open Some Champagne

Design: Inge Look / 42

Here is another great postcard from Ingle Look.  This time the grannies are popping open a bottle of champagne in the greenhouse garden. 

This is postmarked from Finland in 2016. 

Finland stamp 2014

Bridges and Waters, 1 lk kl

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Finland stamp 2008 

Water & Archipelago, 0,10

Jars-NATO Archipelago in Aland

 Photo: Niklas Bidarkiv

The sender writes that this is Nato, Alandia and that there are beautiful spring flowers all around but very little butterflies.  

This is postmarked in 2016. 

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Järsö-NATO is an archipelago area in Åland. Jarso has a population of 201, and Nato has 87 people (as of 2015). 

Aland stamp 2015

Sailing Ships

Varlden, 1.20

If Only I could Find Bacon Seeds...

If only I could find bacon speed.
Then I could grow my own food.

This postcard can not make everyone happy.  It is after all, not bacon.

This funny postcard  was bought HERE and is postmarked in 2016.

USA stamp 2016

Botanical Art, Flowers

Forever a first class stamp

Hup - Mobile Car, Hupmobile, Detroit - Roadster

Hup - Mobile
typ Detroit - Roadster
rok vyroby 1930
obsah 3 500 ccm - 6 valec radovy

A translation from Slovakian:
HUP - Mobile
Type Detroit - Roadster
Vintage 1930
contents 3500 cc - 6 cylinder Inline

This unused postcard was given to me in 2013.

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Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1940 by the Hupp Motor Car Company, which was located in Detroit, Michigan. 

A Very Confusing Postcard About The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy

The Leaning Tower
The construction was begun in 1174 from the architect Bonanno Pisano and finished in 1350 from Tommaso Pisano.  The height is m. 58.36 (100 braccia pisane)  The weight is t. 14.453.  The vertical yielding is of approximately m. 2.36.  The maximum slope from the top to the center or the base is m 5.22.  The increment of slope until 1993 was off mm. 1.2 every year.  After consolidation jobs during 11 years the Tower reopens the 15/12/2001 whit (should read with?) an inclination reduced of cm. 38.

It is constituted from 8 shelves comprised the bell cell where there are 7 bells that reproduce 7 musical notes (Assunta Crofefisso san Ranieri, Pasquareccia, Dal Pozzo, Terza, Vespruccio).

The top of the Tower is caught up with a helicoidal scale of 293 steps.

From the top of the leaning Tower Galileo Galilei carried out its experiments around the gravity laws.

This is postmarked in 2009 from Italy.

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This is the most confusing postcard I've ever read!

Italy (Italia) stamp 2004

Women in Art, 0,85

Wilhelmina "Mimmi" Widbom, Professional Seafarer

Foto: Alands Sjofarts Museum (Maritime Museum) - Peter Ostberg

This is postmarked in 2016 with two stamps from Aland.  Check out the matching stamp!

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Serafina Wilhelmina “Mimmi” Widbom was a professional seafarer. She worked as cook and chief steward on several of Åland shipowner Gustaf Erikson’s ships in the early 1900s. She rounded Cape Horn eight times and made her last voyage as an active sailor in 1943.

Aland stamp 2015

Europa

Mimmi Widbon, 1,20 

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Aland stamp 2011

Aland Scenery

Rocks by the Ocean

Inrikes (domestic rate)

Washington D.C. - A Lantern Press Postcard

Washington D.C.
Night Scene
Lantern Press Original Poster
Image # 43875

The sender writes:
I spent the past four days in DC and came across a bunch of Lantern Press Postcards.  The poster designs are my new obsession.

(I agree with her - lantern press cards are usually stunning :D )

This is postmarked in 2016.

USA stamp 2004

Kwanzaa, 37

A Funny Astronaut Postcard, Out Of the World Deal

You don't have to go this far . . .
- - - see us for an out of the world deal.

This is the oddest advertising postcard ever!  There is no company listed.  There is no store, no nothing.  So if I want an 'out of the world deal' who do I go see?

In very very small letters on the bottom it reads C 1965 Pramar Adv. Spec. Co. Yonkers N.Y.  But this is who had the copyright on the postcard.

This is postmarked in 1973.  Below is a scan of the back of the card.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands

This is postmarked in 2013 from the Bahamas.

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Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the nation's capital, George Town. It is approximately 22 miles (35 km) long with its widest point being 8 miles (13 km) wide.

Bahamas stamp 2013

Royal Bahamas Police Force Band 

120th Anniversary 50 c

Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Britain's
Prince George and Princess Charlotte

This postcard is postmarked in 2016.

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The two children of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are:

Prince George of Cambridge (George Alexander Louis)
(born 22 July 2013)
and
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (Charlotte Elizabeth Diana) (born 2 May 2015)

Great Britain stamp (Universal Mail) 

Royal Yacht Britannia, XT 500

The Library in San Augustine, Texas

413 East Columbia
San Augustine, TX  75972

San Augustine Public Library
Membership in the Texas State Library system assures large selection of books for county wide distribution.  Specializes in Texas history and provides  a quality collection of genealogical records.  Daily schedule includes literacy and reading programs for children and adults and guidance in the use of films,  VCR's and furnishing information by computer.

This postcard is postmarked in 2009 with a 28 cent polar bear stamp.

USA stamp 2009

Polar Bear, 28 cents

Apollo 11 Astronauts, Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin

John F. Kennedy Space Center
N.A.S.A.

The prime crew for Apollo 11, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, watch as the space vehicle scheduled  to carry them to the moon was positioned on the launch pad.

This postcard is postmarked in 1970 from Florida.

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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

USA stamp 1966

Prominent Americans

George Washington

5 cents

Ciechanowiec, Poland

Ciechanowiec

Na zdj. Zalew na Nurcu, Swieto Chleba,

Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Folkloru 

Zawody w Powozeniu Zaprzegami Konnymi 

Translation:

In the picture. Lagoon on Nurcu, Feast of Bread,

International Folklore Festival

Competition in driving a horse-drawn carriage

This is postmarked in 2016 from Poland.  

Poland (Polska) stamp 2015

Roza, Rose Flower, 5

Camperland and Stardust, 1979, Las Vegas, Nevada

Stardust Hotel and Camperland

"On the Strip"

Las Vegas, Nevada

Photo by Carlo Marino 

This postcard is postmarked in 1979, although it says '76 in the sign. 

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The Stardust Resort and Casino opened in 1958 and was demolished on March 13, 2007.

USA 10 cent stamp from 1977

From: The Americana Series

People's Right to Petition for Redress

Head of statue of Justice

Issued in New York NY,  on November 17, 1977

Walt Disney and a Disney Employee Baseball Team, Disneyland's 60th Anniversary

Opening Day Special Edition

Walt Disney awards a winning employee softball team at his studio in Burbank, California, in the late 1950s.  Competitive softball games have been a part of Disney employee life since the 1930s and continue to this day with teams at almost every Disney outpost around the world.

During the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration come and relive your fondest memories of Walt Disney's original park while experiencing, in amazing and unforgettable ways, an exciting new era of Disney magic that could only happen at "The Happiest Place on Earth!"

Disneyland Resort 60

Diamond Celebration

This postcard is postmarked in 2015.

The sender writes:

We are staying at the Disney Paradise Pier.  Love it!!

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Here is one more postcard from Disneyland's 60th Anniversary... 

Disneyland Resort
Diamond Celebration
60 years

This postcard is postmarked in 2015.

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Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955. 

A Mother and Child in North Korea

This postcard features a mother and her child with a lot of groceries.  If anyone can translate the text please let me know what it says.

This is postmarked in 2016 from North Korea. 

North Korea stamp 2009

State Symbols, Flag, 10

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North Korea stamp 2002

Symbols of State

Rose Flower, 30

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North Korea stamp 2002

Symbols of State

Soldier Statue, 30

Tellus Scince Museum in Cartersville, Georgia

National Postcard Week
May 3 - 9, 2015

Tellus Science Museum
A world-class 120,000 square foot museum located in Cartersville, Georgia just off I-75 at exit 293.  The museum's exhibits open minds and ignite a passion for science. Tellus features 4 main galleries: Weinman Mineral Gallery, Fossil Gallery, Science in Motion and The Collins Family My Big Backyard.  A 120-seat digital planetarium and an observatory with a state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope is also located at Tellus. Eye-popping exhibits like an 80 foot-long Apatosaurus and a replica Wright flyer excite and amaze visitors of all ages.  Children will have a blast conducting hands-on experiments with light, sound, magnets and more.  Dazzling gems and minerals sparkle and glow alongside interactive exhibits demonstrating how the Earth moves and changes.

Happy National Postcard Week!

This unused postcard was made by Sherry G. and is number 3 in a limited edition of 80.

Santuario do Sameiro (Sameiro Sanctuary) Church in Braga, Portugal

Portugal
Braga
Santuario do Sameiro
Sameiro Sanctuary
Sanctuaire de Sameiro

This is postmarked in 2013 with a Portugal Christmas stamp featuring the Magi worshiping Jesus as a baby.

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Construction begun on 14 July 1863.

The founder of the shrine was the Vicar of Braga, Padre Antonio Martinho Pereira da Silva.

Pope John Paul II visited this Marian shrine on May 15, 1982.

Portugal stamp 2012

Christmas

Adoracao dos Reis Magos 

(Adoration of the Magi Kings) 0,80 

Adoracao dos Reis magos

E, tendo nascido, Jesus, em Belem da Judeia, (...) eis que uns magos vieram do oriente a Jerusalem, (...) E, entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria, sua mae e, prostando-se, o adoraram.  Mt. 2: 1-11

translation"

Adoration of the Magi Kings

And, having been born, Jesus, in Bethlehem of Judea, (...) behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, (...) And entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and prostrating they worshiped him. Matthew 2: 1-11

You Rock and You Rule!

You rule!
You rock!

The sender writes:
Congratulations on your new job!  I know you truly will rock at it!

This punny postcard is postmarked in 2016.

USA stamp 2015

Coastal Birds

Frigatebird

Postcard Rate

The Historical Locks of Lockport, New York

Historical Locks

Lockport, New York

Remaining 1800's "Flight of Five" locks are seen alongside Locks 34 and 35, the only double set of locks on the Erie Canal, where boats are raised and lowered 50 feet.  

Photo by John Penrod

This postcard is postmarked in 2016. 

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Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York and part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area.

USA stamp 2016

Botanical Art, Flower Stamps

Forever a first class stamp 

A Quilt of Eggs Dressed in Cloths

A friend of mine sent me this postcard for Easter.

In small letters where you usually find the name of a publisher is:
Talkootanssit, Nina Kivirinta
Äänekoski, Tilkkutanssit kilpailu (the last word is competition)

I have no idea why the artist of this quilt dressed up eggs in cloths, but I think it is wonderful.

This egg-cellent postcard is postmarked in 2016 from Finland.

Finland stamp 2013

Easter Rooster

with an egg and flowers, 1 LK KL

Medan, Indonesia

Colours of Medan

Colours of Indonesia Postcard

Medan City is the capital of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.  Interested Place are Maimoon Palace, Lumbini Park, Mesjid Raya,  (I think this is Masjid Raya (Grand Mosque)), Yelangkani Church, (and this one I think is Velangkanni Church), and Majestic's Clock. 

This is postmarked in 2016. 

Indonesia stamp 1998

Petrified Wood

International Stamp Exhibition

"Indonesia 2000" Bandung

Minerals, 2500

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Indonesia stamp 1999

Fungi, Mushrooms

Mycena sp. - 500

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Indonesia stamp 2012

World Stamp Championship

Bad Jawa, (Rhinoceros) and

Ujung Kulon National Park

Map, 2500

New York is Book Country

New York is Book Country
The Festival for Book Lovers!
23rd Year

Art Spiegelman
New York is Book Country, 2001
Gouache, Poster for New York is Book Country 2002

 I love that the pigeons are reading books that the old lady sitting on the bench is throwing to them instead of bird seed.  What's with the squirrel playing the video game boy??  :-)

This unused postcard was bought as a gift for me from the New York Public Library in 2016.

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New York is Book Country is an annual festival full of books, authors, publishers, and shoppers looking for the perfect book to read.