Five Fun Frogs Frolicking in a Bathtub

Both of these fun postcards are designed by E. Schlunegger.  They features five frogs playing in a bathtub and are from 2017.

Here is the second card.  It is exactly the same except for the background.  What a difference! 

Color Language - A Set of 10 Postcards

Red, Purple, Orange, Brown, Yellow, Black, Green, White, Blue and Pink

This unused postcard set features different colors in many languages and is from 2015.
Each card can be bought separately HERE. 

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France (A Three Postcard Set)

Tour Eiffel "in color", Paris France

by Serge Ramelli

This is a three postcard set and is mailed in 2015 from France.  

Here are all three cards individually . . . .

2003 USPS Patriotic Postcard Set, Stamped 1 a Year for 5 Years on (or around) 9-11

The top of a brightly colored silk bookmark woven as a souvenir at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.  The rest of the bookmark (not shown on the stamp) contains the words and music of the national anthem.

Here is the postmark on September 11, 2007...

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A whimsical piece of 20th-century folk art made of cast iron, wood, and tin, featuring Uncle Sam proudly waving a "Liberty" flag as he pedals a high-wheel bicycle.

Here is the postmark on September 11, 2008...

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A 19th-century carving of a woman wielding a 24-star American flag and a sword.  Known by a variety of names, including "Columbia" and "Liberty," female personifications of the United States have been popular since the nation's beginning.

Here is the postmark on September 11, 2009...

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A modern hand fan - made of paper and balsa - unfolds to reveal the stars and stripes of Old Glory.

Here is the postmark on September 11, 2010...

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This 1888 presidential campaign badge includes a miniature brass canteen with a photograph of Benjamin Harrison, who became the nation's 23rd President.

Here is the postmark on September 13, 2011 (the 11th was a Sunday, and I didn't make it on the 12th)

A Stork from Heimat-Tierpark Olderdissen, A Zoo in Germany

Postcard 1

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Postcard two

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Heimat-Tierpark Olderdissen

Here are the two postcards put together to featuring a tall bird called a stork.
They are both postmarked in 2013 with Finland ‘postal vehicles’ stamps.

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The Heimat-Tierpark Olderdissen is an urban zoo in the city of Bielefeld. It is on approximately 15 acres and has more than 450 animals from about 100 different species. The park was established in 1930.

 

Three Postcard Set to Make an Alligator from St. Augustine, Florida

Souvenir of St. Augustine, Florida

I send you herewith the head of a Gator,
Watch for the mail - it will bring more later.


This city is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America.  St. Augustine was founded in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez of Aviles, Spain who was sent to protect the Spanish Treasure fleets sailing along the coast of Florida.

Two-thirds I am here, in body and soul,
The next is the last and the Gator is whole.

St. Augustine, Florida
A stone fortress was built by the Spanish to protect St. Augustine from English expansion.  Construction of Castillo de San Marcos started in 1672 making it the oldest masonry fortification in the United States.  It stands today as a symbol of Spain's early colonization of our country.

This is the last Card I send you by mail,
The end of the Gator and then end of the "tale."

St. Augustine, Florida
To learn more about this "Tale" and others, visit the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park.  You can see 23 species of crocodilians, rare white alligators, exotic birds, and mammals.  Wildlife shows every hour 10 am to 5 pm.

All three postcards are printed in 2007 but postmarked in 2013.

Snowy Egret

Vero Beach, Florida


Florida's Snowy Egret habitat the many marshes, swamps, ponds, and shores throughout the State.
Photo by Danielle Baron

unused, bought in 2011
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Or is this bird from here???

Port St. Lucie, Florida

Florida's Snowy Egret habitat the many marshes, swamps, ponds and shores throughout the State.
Photo by Danielle Baron

unused, bought in 2010


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The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron.

Adults are typically 61 centimetres (24 in) long and weigh 375 grams (13.2 oz)
The area of the upper bill, in front of the eyes, is yellow but turns red during the breeding season, when the adults also gain recurved plumes on the back, making for a "shaggy" effect.

Which is it - Moree or Armidale??

 Moree, New South Wales
Australia
Horseman taking in the view of an early morn.

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Moree is a large town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Mehi River in the centre of the rich black-soil plains and has a population of around 8, 100 people in 2006.

It is a major agricultural centre, noted for its part in the Australian cotton growing industry which was established there in the early 1960s.

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then, about 3 1/2 to 4 hours driving distance later is .........

Armidale, New South Wales

Australia
Horseman taking in the view of an early morn.

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Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia and had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census.  It is located approximately half way between Sydney and Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway, national route 15, and Waterfall Way.

both postcards are unused and from 2011

Dreams in Helsinki, Finland

 

  


Virka (Post in Finnish)
There are three of these postcards in three languages, they are for people to write on the postcard and send it in to 'Reveal what the Helsinki (Finland) of your dreams is like'.

The front of the card in Swedish has galleri, which is Swedish for Gallery, the front of the card in English has galleria, which is Finnish for gallery, and the card written in Finnish just has a bunch of stars.

This is a great postcard set !! And Bravo to Helsinki for coming up with this idea  :D

All of these unused postcards are from 2011.

Koln, Cologne Cathedral - Several Postcards

Koln
am Rhein
Germany
This Postcard of the Cologne Cathedral is postmarked in 2008 with 2 Deutschland (Germany) stamps

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Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, and is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The cathedral is a World Heritage Site and one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany, and Cologne's most famous landmark.  It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.

Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete. It is 144.5 metres (474 ft) long, 86.5 m (284 ft) wide and its towers are approximately 157 m (515 ft) tall. The cathedral is one of the world's largest churches and the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. For four years, 1880–84, it was the tallest structure in the world, until the completion of the Washington Monument.

The cathedral suffered seventy hits by aerial bombs during World War II. It did not collapse, but stood tall in an otherwise flattened city. The great twin spires are said to have been used as an easily recognizable navigational landmark by Allied aircraft raiding deeper into Germany in the later years of the war, which may be a reason that the cathedral was not destroyed.

The repairs to the building were completed in 1956.

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Here is a postcard of the interior of the Cathedral with a music Cd inside the card .....

 Ein klangvoller GruB vom Kolner Dom mit Glockengelaut
und Orgelmusik - Bild: Robert Boecker, Bergheim
Verlag - Kolner Dom

P.S.  Viel Spass mit der CD!  Reiben, riechen - Duft geniessen!

Translation:
A melodious greeting from Cologne Cathedral bells
and organ music - Picture: Robert Tyler, Bergheim
Publisher - Kolner Dom

P.S. Have fun with the CD! Rub smell - scent enjoy!  (Maybe there is a scratch and sniff inside?)

(The back has a pull tab, rip it open and there is a CD inside the postcard)

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Here is a set of three postcards that when put together, make up the Dom ..

Kolner Dom, oben, Mittle, unten
Cologne Cathedral Top, Middle, Bottom

Foto: J. Sackermann
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Two reproduction cards of the Dom being built at the end of the 1880's ...

Card 1: Ansicht von Sudosten (View from the Southeast)Theodor Creifelds, 1880 (I think he was the photographer)

Card 2: Foto: Lambertin

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A few cards from World War 2  ...

card 1: Kurz vor Kriegsend 1945; Alliierte Soldaten in der zerstorten Stadt.
In 1945, just before the end of the war: soldiers of the allied forces in the destroyed city.

card 2: Koln, end of World War 2 in 1945

card 3: Germany - Koln - Hohenzollernbrucke und Dom - Photo: Hans Hartz  - I wish it was in better condition - postmarked with German 20 Bundespost stamp - I can't make out the date, but "Germany around 1950" was written on the back by the message.  With a magnifying glass you can still see some of the buildings are not 100 percent repaired yet.
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On the interior postcard above in the lower center is this .......

Der Dreikonigenschrein im Kolner Dom

The Shrine of the Three Magi in the Cologne Cathedral

unused, bought in 2011 in Koln Germany

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The Shrine of the Three Kings is a reliquary (container for relics) said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The shrine is a large gilded and decorated triple sarcophagus placed above and behind the high altar of Cologne Cathedral. 

The "relics of the Magi" were originally situated at Constantinople, but brought to Milan by Eustorgius I, the city's bishop, in 344. The relics of the Magi were taken from Milan by Holy Roman Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa and given to the Archbishop of Cologne, Rainald of Dassel in 1164. The Three Kings have since attracted a constant stream of pilgrims to Cologne.

Parts of the shrine were designed by the famous medieval goldsmith Nicholas of Verdun, who began work on it in 1180 or 1181. It has elaborate gold sculptures of the prophets and apostles, and scenes from the life of Christ. The shrine was completed circa 1225.

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a few more just for fun....

Collefrnia Dreaming (take off of California Dreaming)

back reads:

Schone user Kilma. Tipp: Nimm mal das Fahrrad

Save our Climate. Advice: Take your bike once in while.

and 

Pop Art Dom

Domato Soup - Made with Beef Stock

Thierhoff Verlag, Germany

I bought this by the Cologne Cathedral (Dom - in the Domato Soup)

This is a take off of Andy Warhol's Campbell's Tomato Soup art  :D

both are unused and bought in 2011