Kea Parrot from New Zealand

Kea
New Zealand's famous mountain parrot.  These audacious birds often live around the snowline, apparently knowing no cold or fear.  Easily approached and fed, they eat all kinds of things - especially bright, shiny, chewy, or colorful objects..... that may be attached to your car.  Although amusing, they are potentially destructive and dangerous - anything could get pecked, including eyes (colourful and shiny).

This postcard was postmarked in 2017 with a bird stamp.

New Zealand stamp 2017

Recovering Native Birds

Black Stilt

2.20

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Here is one more postcard...

Kea in flight

This unused postcard is from 2012.

Gandalf - A Wizard is Never Late

A Wizard is Never Late

This postcard features Gandalf from Lord of the Rings and was postmarked from Russia in 2018.

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Although mainly known as Gandalf, the character has a number of names in Tolkien's writings. Gandalf himself says, "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Dwarves, Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not."

At times in The Lord of the Rings, other characters address Gandalf by nicknames, usually disparaging: hence Stormcrow, Láthspell, and Grey Fool. Láthspell means 'Ill-news' in Old English.

Russia stamp 2017

Folk Dances

Joint Issue with India, 35 P

Russia stamp 2016

Joint RCC Issue

The 25th Anniversary of the RCC

(Countries Communication Administrations)

Food, 21 P