Patriotic Postcards for the Troops

Thinking of You -
from Massconnections .com

I found this at a store I was buying postcards at - they told me they don't sell them, just take it home.

The back is addressed already to:

Connecting With Our Soldiers
Mass Connections
13131 E. 166th St.
Cerritos, CA 90703

I tried to find some info and everything dates to 2005. (They gave these patriotic postcards out for free, collected them and sent them to the troops). However, I'm not sure if they still are collecting these or not. I'm sending one of my cards to this address, just in case ;-)

God Bless America!

Valparaiso, Chile

Valparaiso (the name of a city) - Chile

Luna llena en la bahia de Valparaiso. 

Moon light at the main port of the country.

Foto - Post Produccion Digital

Alex Huber E.R.P.

This is postmarked in 2008 with two stamps from Chile. 

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I am wondering if this is an error postcard.  It translates as:  Full moon on the Bay of Valparaiso. - But this is a postcard of a bus in front of a building during the day. 

 

Titanic - Most Appalling Disaster in Maritime History

The Most Appalling Disaster in Maritime History.
The White Star Liner "Titanic", sunk on her maiden voyage off Cape Race, 15th April, 1912

The Titanic, The largest and most complete passenger vessel ever built, had a tonnage of 46,382.

Principal dimensions as follows ...
Length over all - - 882 ft. 6 in.
Breadth over all - - 92 ft. 6 in.
Breadth over boat deck - - 94 ft. 0 in.
Height from bottom of keel to boat deck - -97 ft. 4 in.
Height from bottom of keep to top of Captain's house - - 105 ft. 7 in.
Height of funnels above casing - - 72 ft. 0 in.
Height of funnels above boat deck - - 81 ft. 6 in.
Distance from top of funnel to keel - - 175 ft. 0 in.
Number of steel decks - -11
Number of watertight bulkheads - - 15

This postcard is unused and from 1912.

Florida from Space - NASA

Florida. It's a vacation wonderland, even from Space!

Photo courtesy of NASA

Postmarked with 'Star Wars - Princess Leia and R2-D2' 41 cent stamp

Bears - Alaska - Danger!

Alaska

Danger
All area beyond the Sign is Closed Because of Bear Danger

too funny! I love this postcard ;-)

the back reads:
Danger-Bears!
Brown/Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos
Alaska has a healthy brown/grizzly bear population of about 31,000. Bears typically live for 22 years in the wild. Bears are omnivorous, meaning they eat meat as well as vegetation.

Photo: John Warden / Alaska Stock

postmarked in 2008 with 41 cent 'Aurora Australis' stamp

Clara Barton

Clara Barton 1821-1912

During the Civil War she distributed medical supplies for the wounded and in 1881 she became the first president of the American Red Cross.

This postcard is postmarked in 2003 with 23 cent stamp.

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Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse, she worked as a teacher, patent clerk, and humanitarian.

Girls with Superheroes in 3-D

This is a 3-D Frame postcard. You add your photo then on the back there is a 'pop-out' for the easel.

I bought this at Six Flags in Georgia.
The photo insert is of my daughters and if you tilt the postcard, the Justice League superheroes show up instead of the photo!

Postmarked in 2008 with two 33 cent 'baby celebrating the year 2000' stamps

A Postcard with T-Shirt inside from Stone Mountain, Georgia

This postcard has a T-Shirt inside it! This shows the front and the back.

I bought it at Stone Mountain ( a National Park) in Georgia.

This unused postcard was bought in 2008.

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Stone Mountain is a granite dome monadnock located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. At its summit, the elevation is 1,683 feet (513 m) and 825 feet (251.5 m) above the surrounding plateau.
Stone Mountain is well-known not only for its geology, but also for the enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. Three figures of the Confederate States of America are carved there: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis.
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Here is another postcard from Stone Mountain..

Stone Mountain Lake is a magnificent sight as it rambles through 363-acres at Stone Mountain Park.  A variety of activities are available to enjoy on the lake, some favorites are pedal-boats, fishing, the white sand beach and water slides.
This is postmarked in 2007.

The Bridge Crossing Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela

Puente General (General Bridge)  Rafael Urdaneta
Bridge crossing Maracaibo Lake

Maracaibo, (name of the city)  Esdo Zulia (name of the state in Venezuela)
Venezuela

This is postmarked in 1971 with a Venezuela art stamp.

Venezuela stamp 1969

Cristobal Rojas -  (one of the most important 

Venezuelan painters of the 19th century)

El Faisan - (The Pheasant) 

0.35 Correos

Island of Vieques in Puerto Rico

 Vieques, Puerto Rico lies 7 miles off the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico.  This lovely island has more than 40 beaches.


The back of the postcard also has a recipe for:
Banana Daiquiri

1 jigger dark rum
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 jigger light rum
splash of triple sec
1 ounce Coco Lopez
1 large ripe banana

Pour into blender with one cup crushed ice.  Blend for 60 seconds.  Garnish with grated bittersweet chocolate.

postmarked from Puerto Rico with a 27 cent Guava stamp

Lighthouses along the Dutch coast

vuurtorens langs de Nederlandse kust
(Lighthouses along the Dutch coast)

1. Schiermonnikoog: bj. 1853, hoogte 44 m, lichtst. 2,5 milj. cd
2. Ameland: bj. 1880, hoogte 58 m, lichtst. 4,4 milj cd
3. Terschelling: bj 1593, hoogte 55 m lichtst. 3,5 milj cd
4. Vlieland: bj. 1876, hoogte 54 m, lichtst. 0,1 milj. cd
5. Texel: bj. 1863, hoogte 53 m, lichtst. 2,85 milj. cd
6. Den Helder: bj. 1877 hoogte 57 m, lichtst. 5,2 milj. cd
7. Egmond a.Z: by. 1834, hoogte 37 m, lichtst. 0,045 milj. cd
8. IJmuiden: bj. 1878 , hoogte 53 m, lichtst. 3,5 milj. cd
9. IJmuiden: bj. 1878, hoogte 31m, lichtst. 23.000 cd
10. Noordwijk aaan Zee: by 1921, hoogte 33 m, lichtst. 38.000cd
11. Scheveningen: by 1875 , hoogte 49 m, lichtst. 3,8 milj. cd
12. Maasvlakte: by 1974, hoogte 65 m, lichtst. 2,5 milj. cd
13. Ouddorp: bj. 1947, hoogte 56 m, lichtst. 5,2 milj. cd
14. Haamstede: bj 1837, hoogte 58 m, lichtst. 5,2 milj. cd
15. Westkapelle: bj. 1470, hoogte 49,6 m, lichtst. 2,6 milj. cd
16. Westkapelle: bj. 1875, hoogte 20 m, lichtst. 6 x 1000. cd

bj = building yer
hoogte = height
lientsterkte = how strong the light is.

besides translating, the sender also wrote that #3 (built in 1593) and #15 (built in 1470!) used to be a fire instead of a lamp.

postmarked in 2008 with 3 Nederland (Netherlands) stamps

Dutch Girl in the Netherlands

Netherlands

dutch girl with tulips and windmill in the background

postmarked from Netherlands in 1988

President Al Gore?

Albert (Al) Arnold Gore, Jr. 43rd President of the United States and Joseph (Joe) I. Lieberman
Vice President of the United States

Only problem for them is... Bush won!  NOT Gore!

This postcard is postmarked on November 27th, 2000 - which is the date that president elect, George W. Bush and vice president-elect, Dick Cheney were announced that they would be the next president and vice president of the United States

I have two of these error cards, this one is postmarked and the other one is not.