Decoration Day (Memorial Day) Souvenir

Souvenir of Decoration Day (now Memorial  Day)
"Let them be quite here
Where birds and blossoms be,
And hail to you who bring the tear
And the rose of memory."

Rest in Peace

postmarked in 1909 with a 1 cent stamp

Star Wars: Yoda on Planet Dagobah

Star Wars
Yoda
(with Luke and R2-D2 on Planet Dagobah)
Lucasfilm

unused

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In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker is visited on the ice planet Hoth by the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who tells him to seek Yoda on Dagobah to be trained as a Jedi. Skywalker flies to Dagobah with R2-D2 in his X-wing after Darth Vader and his stormtroopers overrun the Rebel Alliance base on Hoth. After training for a short while with Yoda, Skywalker leaves Dagobah early to attempt to rescue his friends, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca, whom he senses are in danger on the planet Bespin. Skywalker also briefly returns to Dagobah in Return of the Jedi, in which he has a final conversation with Yoda before Yoda's death.

The Hrazdan Stadium in Armenia

Armenia
The World in Colours

Yervan: The Hrazdan Stadium
Photo: D-Man

This postcard is unused.

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Hrazdan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Yerevan, Armenia that opened in 1970. Being the largest sports venue in Armenia, Hrazdan is mostly used for football (soccer) matches. It is the home stadium of the Armenian national team.

Dating in Cuba

2012 (card number, not year) A Cuban Courtship. 

Published by Harris Bros. Col, Havana, Cuba

This postcard is postmarked in 1917 with a map of Cuba stamp. 

The sender writes:

We are still at the hotel but in a day or two expect to move into our new houses.  We are woking every day so if you don't hear from us for 3 or 4 days once in a while don't be worried for it only takes an hour to send a cablegram from here to Cleveland, and if there was anything to worry about you would know it. 

Cuba stamp 1914

Map of Cuba with Panama in Green, 1

Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 from Germany.

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Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion) is an association football stadium in Dortmund, Germany. It is the home stadium of the Borussia Dortmund football (soccer) team.

The stadium is officially named Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship arrangement lasting from December 2005 until 2021, giving naming rights to the Signal Iduna Group, an insurance company.

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2012

Train

The 125th Anniversary of the 

Narrow Gauge Railways in Harz

45 

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Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2013

Flowers, 

Kaiserkrone, 60

(Imperial Crown from the Lily Family)

Iguana Farm in Roatan, Honduras

Welcome to my island

Roatan

Iguana Farm.  There are over 4000 iguanas living in their natural habitat.  Roatan, Bay Island.

Parque de las iguanas.  Existen mas de 4000 iguanas viviendo en su habitat natural.  Roatan, Islas de la Bahia.

Photo by: Eliab Perez

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a Honduras stamp.

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On approximately 12 acres, over 4,000 iguanas roam freely in a protected haven.  You can get up close and personal with a numerous species included Green Iguanas and Hammo Negro Iguanas as well as Monkey Lalas, Jesus and Blue Head lizards. 

Visitors can pet and feed the friendly reptiles and feeding time (early afternoon) is one of the best times to to handle the iguanas. Each year, iguanas are released into the wild, helping to maintain the native reptile's population on the island.

Other creatures lving onsite include monkeys, rescued sea turtles, and tarpon fish.

The Great Fire of Saginaw, Michigan

1893 - 2013
The Great Fire of Saginaw, Michigan
May 20, 1893
St. Mary's Hospital  - Only Surviving Structure

National Postcard Week
May 5-11, 2013

A blaze that began at 3:46 p.m. destroyed 249 homes by dinner time on the city's East side.  Faned by 50 mph winds, it is believed a spark form a lumber mill ignited a nearby abandoned mill.  Surprisingly, only one man died.

Limited edition 29 of 125
signed on the back by Lois Powell

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In 1873, the pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in East Saginaw requested that the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul open a hospital in Saginaw. They opened St. Mary's Hospital in 1875. In February 1892, a new five story building was finished. In 1928, a new building was dedicated, adding an emergency room, 4 operating rooms, a medical library, and bringing the total of beds to 156. A new facility was opened in 1961, following the demolition of the 1892 building.

Minute Maid Park, Baseball Stadium, in Houston Texas

 Minute Maid Park
Houston, Texas

Home of the 2005 National League Champions, The Houston Astros.

Minute Maid Park is the jewel in the crown of the majestic downtown Houston skyline.  Having become the home to the Houston Astros, it has ushered in a new era of Major League sports in the city.

Photo: Russ Andorka

This postcard is postmarked from Houston in 2014.

USA stamp 2013

Christmas Gingerbread House

Forever a first class rate 

O The Troubles

O! der troubles we haf vat don't happen yet!

The back reads:
Sepia Wooden Shoe Dutch

This wise little dutch boy is postmarked in 1913 with a one cent Washington stamp.

A Young Girl and Cow in Bangladesh

Caressing a calf, Bangladesh

This is postmarked in 2014 with two Bangladesh stamps featuring birds. 

Treron bicincta (Orange-breasted Green Pigeon) 10

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Leptoptilos javanicus (Lesser Adjutant Stork), 10

Bangladesh stamps 2011

From the series: Birds of the Sundarbans World Heritage

Uluwatu Temple in Bali, Indonesia

Uluwatu Temple, Bali

One of the most spectacular temples with a stunning view of the Indian Ocean.

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 with two Indonesia ‘peace keeping’ stamps. 

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Pura Luhur Uluwatu is a Balinese sea temple. Built in the 11th century, it is one of nine directional temples meant to protect Bali from evil spirits.

 

Indonesia stamp 2013

Pasukan (Troops) Garuda, 25.00

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The Garuda Contingent is a group of peacekeepers drawn from the Indonesian military that serve with the United Nations. 

Moray Eel and Diver at Anthony's Key Resort in Honduras

Anthony's Key Resort

Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

At AKR, every day is a new adventure.

This is postmarked in 2014 with a Honduras soccer stamp. 

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From their website:

Tucked away on the island of Roatan just off Honduras’ coast, “AKR” is a legendary tropical wonderland where lush greenery rustles in breezy sea air. Pristine beaches rim turquoise waters. And wooden bungalows perched above a tranquil lagoon offer guests incredibly scenic views and a sense of perfect disconnection from everyday life back at home.

Honduras stamp 2009

Airmail

Football (Soccer) World Cup South Africa L. 25.00

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Mt. Kilimanjaro

The sender writes:

This trip is really great.  We have a congenial small group and a charming leader.  We saw a chetah chase, but miss, an impala! 

This postcard is postmarked from Kenya in 1970.  

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Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcanic mountain in Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level.

Kenya stamp 1966

From the series: Mammals

Elephant 1.30