Comics - Improving the kids motor skills

Improving the Kids' Motor Skills

Duckboy Cards Inc. by Paul Stanton

I love this black and white postcard!! I wonder if the guy fishing is catching anything with all the noise the kids are making! lol

postmarked in 2008 with 26 cent 'wild cat' stamp

Wildflowers of Wisconsin

Wildflowers of Wisconsin - Much to the delight of nature lovers, many varieties of wildflowers are found throughout Wisconsin. The Wild Rose, Wild Geranium, Oxeye Daisy, and Buttercup are featured here - Photos by Graeme Paxton - postmarked with 19 cent deer stamp in 1991

Metal postcard of a boat

This metal postcard is engraved on Copper - by Kopper Kard Co.

Sailing, Boating and River Running are among America's favorite activities. Our beautiful sea coasts and inland lakes and rivers offer unlimited variety to these ever-increasing sports.

This unused postcard has the date 1990 written on the back. 

Finland Army Canteen

Helsingin Seudun sotilaskotiyhdistys ry
Sotilaskotisi Santahaminassa

(The Helsinki area Army Canteen Organization in Santahamina)

postmarked in 2008 with this stamp...


Ilo Olla Vihrea Sisar
(It's a Joy to be a Green Sister)

the name 'Green Sister' is given to the volunteers who work in the Army Canteens. They are usually the sisters, wives, and girlfriends of the soldiers.

Oversized Texas Postcard

Greetings from Houston, Texas

Battleship Texas
Port of Houston
Band of the Southwest
Sam Houston Monument
Houston International Airport
Rice University

postmarked in 1994 with 29 cent 'African Violet' stamp.

Like Texas, this postcard is very large! (6 inches by 9 inches)

El Morrow Castle, Puerto Rico

Majestic El Morrow Castle in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

This postcard is the length of two regular cards,  It has a crease in the center where you are supposed to fold it to mail it. (this card was never folded)

postmarked from San Juan in Feb 2007

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Lying on the northwestern-most point of the islet of Old San Juan, Castillo San Felipe del Morro is named in honor of King Philip II of Spain. The fortification, also referred to as el Morro or 'the promontory,' was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from seaborne enemies.

In 1983, the el Castillo was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in conjunction with the San Juan National Historic Site. Over two million visitors a year explore the castillo, making it one of Puerto Rico's leading tourist attractions.

To Fly - A Conoco Film

To Fly
(A Conoco Film)

TO FLY is a unique motion picture that dramatizes some of the most memorable achievements in flight over the past 145 years. It is shown free of charge at the Johnson Wax Golden Rondelle Theater in Racine, Wisconsin.

This great Large Letter postcard is postmarked in 1981 with a 15 cent 'Illinois windmill' stamp

Exaggeration Fishing Postcards

Exaggeration - Fishing - 200# test lines are needed here!

You have to tire them out before landing them. - postmarked (to me!) in 1969 from my grandpa (I was 4) - stamp missing

He writes, "How are you? This fish got away from me. Maybe I will get him another day." He goes on to tell me the snow is up to my waist where he is.

Cow with a map of Estonia

eesti - Estonia

I didn't even realize the black 'spot' on the cow was a map in the shape of Estonia until I read the postcard! Love it! (see map below)

This is postmarked from Estonia in 2008.
Welcome to Estonia - a map with the capital "Tallinn" on it. - what a fun card this is! There is a lot to look at with all the ways of getting to Estonia.

This card is postmarked in 2007.

Costa Rica - National Theater

The National Theater in San Jose, Costa Rica

Photo: Jean Mercier

This is postmarked in 2008.

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Here is a postcard of the statue on the roof....

National Theater / Costa Rica
Photo by Joaquin Murillo

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The National Theatre of Costa Rica is located in the central section of San José, Costa Rica. Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Ckonje - Skopje
Skplje, Republic of Macedonia
Kale Fortrees

The sender writes:
This postcard shows a view of the central part of the city and the surrounding areas. In the background is the mountain Vodno. In the foreground is the Kale Fortress, one of the most significant historic sights here.

This is postmarked with two Makedonia (Macedonia) stamps in 2008.

Disney and Fireworks - Happy 4th of July

From Disney and Me ;-)

Chambered Nautilus from Hawaii Aquarium

Aloha from Hawaii

A Chambered Nautilus cruises ocean depths. On display at the Waikiki Aquarium. (Nautilus Pompilius)

Photo by Bruce A. Carlson

unused, but from 2007

from www.aqua.org:
The Chambered nautilus is a mollusk, related to the octopus, squid, clam and snail.

A nautilus, along with the cuttlefish, squid and octopus, are all cephalopods, meaning ‘head-foot,’ so named because the feet (tentacles) are attached to the head.

The nautilus has more than ninety suckerless tentacles. Grooves and ridges on the tentacles are used to grip prey and deliver food to a crushing, parrot-like beak.

Unlike snails, the spiraled shell of the nautilus is divided into chambers with the animal occupying the outermost chamber. A newly hatched nautilus begins life with about four chambers and develops an average of 30 chambers by adulthood. The inner chambers are filled with gas and help the nautilus to maintain neutral buoyancy. The nautilus adds liquid to the chambers in order to dive.