Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia

Wagga Wagga - N.S.W.

Left: St Michael's Cathedral

Middle: Chisholm Fountain, Victoria Memorial Gardens

Right: Civic Centre

Photography by Graham Whitehead

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with a stamp from Australia.

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The Aboriginal inhabitants of the Wagga Wagga region were the Wiradjuri people and the term "Wagga" in the Wiradjuri aboriginal language is thought to mean crow. To create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat a word, thus 'Wagga Wagga' translates to 'the place of many crows'.

Australia stamp 2014

Wilderness Australia 

Alpine NP, Vic

$ 2.72

Markets in Senegal

Afrique en Couleurs
Marche Africain

Africa in Pictures
African Market

This postcard is postmarked in 1990 with an Olympic stamp from Senegal.  

the sender writes:
Greetings from Senegal

Wonderful sea, sun and peace 

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Senegal

Vendeuses de mangues (Woman Selling Mangos)

This is postmarked in 2006 with a Senegal stamp. 

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Senegal stamp 2006

Sengalese Star-Wishers Day

Demba & Dupont 450 F

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Senegal stamp 1979

Olympics 50 F

Pori Jazz Festival in Finland

Pori Jazz
49th International Pori Jazz festiva
12th - 20th July 2014

This is postmarked in 2014 from Finland.

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Pori Jazz is a large international jazz festival, held annually during the month of July in the coastal city of Pori, Finland. It is one of the oldest and best known jazz festivals in Europe, having been arranged every year since 1966.

Finland stamp 2013

From the Series: Garden Berries

Gooseberry, 1LK KL

A Pointer Dog as a GPS from Ohio

Ohio GPS
Affordable, Wireless, Speaking Optional
The Ultimate in Green Technology

Point me to Ohio

This unused postcard features a dog pointing and was bought in 2015.

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The US began the GPS (Global Positioning System) project in 1973. It became fully operational in 1995.

Shaft Starring Richard Roundtree

Hotter than Bond, Cooler than Bullitt.

SHAFT

Shaft's his name.
Shaft's his game.

This postcard is unused and was printed in 2000.

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Shaft is a 1971 American movie directed by Gordon Parks. An action film with elements of film noir, Shaft tells the story of a private detective, John Shaft, who travels through Harlem and to the Italian mob neighborhoods in order to find the missing daughter of a mobster. It stars Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) as Shaft.

An Original Piece of Art Mailed as a Postcard from Cuba

The sender writes:

April, 2015
This is an original piece of art Rick bought me on the Paseo del Prado in Havana, Cuba and said I should make a postcard of it.  I have a wonderful husband who thinks of me and my postcard collection  :D

This is painted on thick card stock paper and is the size of a standard postcard.  It is postmarked in 2015 with a soccer stamp from Cuba.

Cuba stamp 2014

FIFA Football World Cup - Brazil

Soccer, 75

Typical Architecture in Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Typical Architecture from the South,

Khamis Mushayt

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with two stamps from Saudi Arabia. 

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Khamis Mushayt is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia. 

The house you see is made of clay mud with each layer resting on stone. The slates are to make the rain fall away from the dried clay when it rains.  

Saudi Arabia stamp 2003

Mosques, 1 SR

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Saudi Arabia stamp 1998

Holy Kaaba, 2 SR

A Lucky Luck Postcard Featuring the Dalton Brothers

Leblon-Delienne (Name of the manufacturer)

Pieces de passion et de collection Paris

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with two 'Lucky Luke' stamps from Belgium. 

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Lucky Luke is a Belgium comic book series. 

Shown are The Dalton Brothers. 

Title of the piece: Leapfrog. 

This porcelain artwork piece was a Limited Edition of 2000 copies that was made in 1996.  It also came with a certificate of authenticity.

Belgium (Belgique - Belgie) stamp 2015

From the series: Lucky Luke

On of the Dalton Brothers - 1

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Belgium (Belgique - Belgie) stamp 2015

From the series: Lucky Luke

Rantanplan The Dog - 1

Hook Lighthouse in Wexford, Ireland

Hook Lighthouse, Wexford

Hook Head:  This long narrow rock-bound peninsula is situated to the south-west of  Fethard and is noted for the beauty of the corals found in the carboniferous limestone.  The Hook Head Lighthouse guards the approach to Waterford harbour.  There are some interesting remains of castles and churches in the district.  The rocky promontory of Baginbun was the scene of the Anglo-Norman landing which preceded the main invasion force of 1170 when they came for the conquest of Ireland.

Photography: I. O'Driscoll

This is postmarked in 2009 with an Ireland flower stamp.

Ireland (Eire) stamp 2008

Luibh bhleine

Sea aster 82 c

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle

Father and I went down to camp. A-long with Captain Goddwin
And there we saw the men and boys As thick as hast-ly pud-ding
Yan-kee doo-dle keep it up.  Yan-kee doo-dle dan-dy.
Mind the mu-sic and the step. And with the girls be handy.

This patriotic sheet music postcard is embossed and is postmarked in 1913 with a one cent stamp.

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"Yankee Doodle" is a well-known American song, the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years' War in the mid 1700’s.

The first verse is also a children’s nursery rhyme:
Yankee Doodle went to town
Riding on a pony;
He stuck a feather in his hat,
And called it *‘macaroni’

*A macaroni in mid-18th century England, was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in outlandish ways, so much so as to lose his look of masculinity. 

Wroclaw, Poland - Panoramic View at Dusk

Wroclaw
Fot. Piotr Syryca

Panorama z Kosciola Marii Magdaleny
View from Maria Magdalena Church
Die Aussicht aus der Kirche Maria Magdalena

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with two stamp from Poland.

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The Old Town Hall is the building on the left and the church is the building on the right.  Both buildings were established in the 13th century.

Poland (Polska) stamp 2010

Europa, Children's Books, 3 ZL

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Poland (Polska) stamp 2005 

60. rocznica utworzenia ONZ

The 60th Anniversary of the 

United Nations Organization

2.20 zt

Brunswick Stew Recipe from St. Simon Isle, Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia

This is the original pot the first Brunswick Stew was made in.  It is a popular Southern recipe that originated on St. Simons Island, Georgia, on July 2, 1898.

Brunswick Stew

1 1/2 pounds chicken cut into bite size pieces

1/2 pound pork cut into bite size pieces

Paprika to taste

1/4 cup butter

2 medium size onions sliced

1 medium size green pepper, diced

3 cups water, 2 cups canned tomatoes, undrained

2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 cups whole kernel corn

1 (10 ounce) package frozen lima bans

6 tablespoons flour

Sprinkle chicken and pork with paprika.  Heat butter in a large saucepan; add chicken and pork and brown on all sides.  Add onion and green pepper and cook until onion is transparent.  Add water, tomatoes, parsley, and sauces.  Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.  Add corn and lima beans; cook 20 minutes longer.  Blend flour with a little cold water and gradually stir into stew; cook 10 minutes longer.  Serves 4 to 6

Photo: Ronald Monteleon

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with a USA 'Amish Quilt' stamp. 

USA stamp 2001

Amish Quilt

Sunshine and Shadow

34 cents

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

The Hawaiian Green Seat Turtle, or honu, is listed as an endangered species.
Photo by Peter French.

This unused postcard was bought in 2012.

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Like other sea turtles, green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds and hatching beaches. Many islands worldwide are known as Turtle Island due to green sea turtles nesting on their beaches. Females crawl out on beaches, dig nests and lay eggs during the night. Later, hatchlings emerge and scramble into the water. Those that reach maturity may live to eighty years in the wild.