The Wild Bunch with Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

"The Wild Bunch"
On August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and his gang held up the Montpelier Idaho Bank for $7,165.00.  This was the first robbery credited to Butch Cassidy and "The Wild Bunch".  This photo was taken in Fort Worth, Texas after robbing a Winnemucca, Nevada bank.

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a Harry Potter stamp.

Their names are not listed on the card, but they are:

Front row left to right:
Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy;
Standing:
Will Carver & Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry
The picture was taken in 1900.

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Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was one of the loosely organized outlaw gangs operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming during the Old West era in the United States. It was popularized by the 1969 movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

USA stamp 2013

Harry Potter

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger 

(Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson)

Forever Rate

Konstanz and Lake Constance in Germany

Postcrossing Meet-Up
Lake Constance
7th May 2016
Konstanz, Germany

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 from Germany with the signatures of 19 Postcrossing members.

I have never not had a great time at a meet-up, so I am sure all these people had a blast!

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Lake Constance is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps. (The map outline on the postcard is of the lake.)

Konstanz (English: Constance) is a university city located at the western end of Lake Constance.

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2013

100 Jahre Mohnetalsperre

The 100th Anniversary of the Möhnetalsperre Dam

90

The Smurfs

Smurfy

1989

Hanna-Barbera

Shown on this postcard are Smurfs and their dog named 'Puppy'.

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Smurfy

1989

Hanna-Barbera

Shown on this postcard are Smurfs, their dog named 'Puppy' Gargamel and his cat Azrael. 

The back of both of these cards are written in Polish and they are postmarked from Poland.

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Here is a postcard of the Smurfs in their 2011 movie.

 

Two postcards from Utsjoki, Finland

Utsjoen kirkko ja kirkkotuvat

(Utsjoki Church)

The sender writes:

Utsjoki

Greetings from the northernmost Finnish Post Box. 

This is postmarked from Finland in 2016 with two stamps that features mailboxes.  :D 

 

Here is one more postcard from Utsjoki . . .
Tunturissa nahda ja kokea monenlaista voi!
uuvana - sielikko

Uuvana, Diapensia lapponica, Fjellpyrd, Fjallgrona
Maisemaa tunturista.
Sielikko, Loiseleuria procumbens,
Greplyng, Krypljung, Duolbadanas

I think this translates to something like:
You may see and experience a variety of Tundra!
diapensia - Kalmia procumbens (alpine azalea)
The second part might be the names of flowers??  Or perhaps the name of these two flowers in different languages??

The sender writes:
Greetings from Utsjoki.  This summer we have mostly admired flowers!

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 from Finland. 

Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel

Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel

Sending smiles across the miles!

The Paradise Pier Hotel is the most intimate hotel at the Disneyland Resort.  It celebrates the sunny and carefree spirit of the Southern California beach culture.  Here, Guests enjoy an atmosphere reminiscent of seaside resort hotels.

This unused postcard is from 2015. 

El Christo de La Habana (The Christ of Havana) in Cuba

Cristo de La Habana / Christ of Havana

Obra monumental de la escultora cubana Jilma Madera, elaborado en marmol de Carrara e inauguarado el 24 de diciembre de 1958.  Ubicado sobre las alturas dominantes de la ciudad, en la orilla este de la Bahia de La Habana. 

Monumental piece of the Cuban sculptures Jilma Madera, created in Carrara marble and inaugurated on December 24th, 1958.  Located on the dominant heights of the city, at the east shore of Havana Bay. 

This unused postcard has raised images.  I bought it in Havana, Cuba in 2016. 

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This statue of Jesus is about 20 metres (66 ft) high including a 3-metre (10 ft) base and it weighs approximately 320 tons. 

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Here is one more postcard . . . 

El Cristo de La Habana

La Habana

(The Christ of Havana)

(Havana)

This is postmarked in 2016 from Cuba. 

Cuba stamp 2016

A Mailman on a Bicycle

Aniversario 260 de la Creacion del Primer

Servicio Oficial de Correos en Cuba

The 260th Anniversary of Postal Delivery in Cuba

85

A Native Whaling Boat in Alaska

Alaska

Native Whaling Boat
Inupiaq subsistence whalers paddle their umiak, or bearded seal skin boat, to find passing bowhead whales traveling though the open lead, during spring whaling season, Chukchi Sea, offshore from Barrow, Arctic coast of Alaska.

Photo: Steven J. Kazlowski

This unused postcard is from 2016.

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The Iñupiat (or Inupiaq) are an Inuit, Alaska Native people, whose traditional territory spans Norton Sound on the Bering Sea to the Canada–United States border.  (The old word for Inupiat is Eskimo.)

Barrow is a city that is located above the Arctic Circle in Northern Alaska.

Hoffman Covered Bridge in Oregon for International Postcard Week

International Postcard Week
October 4 - 10, 2015

Covered Bridge
Albany, Oregon
Limited Edition Postcard # 3 of 50.

This is unused and signed by Chris Carney.

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The Hoffman Bridge is a covered bridge near Crabtree in the U.S. state of Oregon.  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 9teen87.   :D

Constructed in 1936, the bridge was named after its builder, Lee Hoffman. The creek and the nearby community were named after John Crabtree, who settled here in 1845.

Jumping Hurdles in the 1908 London Olympics

Sport und Umwelt
Entwurf: LeRoy Neiman (USA)
Photo: Archiv des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees
Thema: Hürdenlauf: London 1908

-- Translation:
Sport and Environment
Design: LeRoy Neiman (USA
Photo: Archives of the International Olympic Committee
Topic: Hurdles: London 1908

Visit the United Nations Postal Administration booth at the Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition (*UN First Day Ceremony)

Municipal Auditorium
Sarasota, Florida
5-7 February 1999

Hope to see you there!
Regards,
UNPA New York

Maximumkarte Nr. 46
Postverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen
Internationales Zentrum Wien
A-1400 Wien - Vereinte Nationen
Osterreich
1996 U.N.

-- Translation:
Maximum card no. 46
Postal Administration of the United Nations
Vienna International Centre
A-1400 Vienna - United Nations
Austria
1996 U.N.

USA stamp 1995

United Nations New York

20 cents

Never Trust an Atom

Never Trust an Atom
They Make up Everything

This funny postcard is postmarked in 2016 with a bird stamp.

USA stamp 2015

Coastal Birds

Red Knot

Postcard Rate

State Birds Collection from Kelly Glazner

National Postcard Week
May 3-9, 2015

Art by Kelly Glazner, NPCW 2015

The Ring Necked Pheasant was introduced to South Dakota and is originally from China.  South Dakota usually has the largest population of Ring Necked Pheasants in the United States and pheasant hunting is very popular there.  It was adopted as the state bird in 1943.

This unused postcard is # 60 in a limited edition of 80.
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Happy National Postcard Week!
May 3-9, 2015

Art by Kelly Glazner, NPCW 2015

The Delaware state bird, the Blue Hen Chicken, is a domestic bird.  During the Revolutionary War the men took with them game chickens noted for their fighting ability.  When not fighting the enemy the soldiers amused themselves by pitting their Blue Hen Chickens in cockfights.  The fame of these cockfights spread throughout the army and when in battle the Delaware men fought so valiantly that they were compared to the fighting cocks.  It was adopted as the official state bird in 1939.

This unused postcard is # 48 in a limited edition of 80.
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Every year for several years now Kelly Glazner has swapped original drawings of USA state birds for National Postcard Week. I personally look forward to her cards every year.

Although NPCW started out in the USA every year there are people from other countries who join in.  It is a lot of fun to see the limited edition postcards people come up with every year.  It is also a blessing to have postcards in my collection that are not massed produced! Don't get me wrong, I love the massed produced cards too.  ;-)   For more information or to join in on the fun next year, visit the NPCW web site HERE. 

Snake River Views, Snake River Gorge (Canyon), Idaho

Snake River Views, Snake River Gorge, Southern Idaho

Thousand Springs, Shoshone Falls, Balance Rock, View from Below Hansen Bridge, Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls - Jerome Bridge, (now called The I. B. Perrine Bridge), Snake River, 476 Feet High, Blue Lakes, Twin Falls, Idaho

Photo by Wesley Andrews

This postcard is postmarked in 1939.

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Snake River Canyon is a large canyon formed by the Snake River  ranges up to 500 feet (150 meters) deep and 0.25 miles (0.4 kilometers) wide, and runs for just over 50 miles.

USA stamp 1924

United States Postage

Benjamin Franklin

1 cent

Focus on the Family Buildings in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Focus on the Family

Aerial View 

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Focus on the Family

Administration Building Entrance

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Focus on the Family

Welcome Center and Pikes Peak

8605 Explorer Drive

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80920

1-800-A-Family

All three of these postcards are postmarked in 2016. 

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From their website:

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No matter who you are, what you're going through or what challenges your family may be facing, we're here to help. With practical resources - like our 1-800 Family Help line (1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459), counseling and websites – we're committed to providing trustworthy, biblical guidance and support.