The Cross of Christ, Jumonville Methodist Center, Pennsylvania

Jumonville
The Cross of Christ erected in 1950 on Dunbar's Knob at the Jumonville United Methodist Training Center, 3 miles north of U.S. Rt. 40, east of Uniontown, Pennsylvania.  The 60-foot steel cross is visible from 7 counties and 3 states within a 50-mile radius on a clear day.

Color Photo by Bron Miller.

This unused postcard was printed in 1988.

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Thousands of Sunday School children contributed dimes to help build the cross, and their names are sealed in the 183-ton concrete foundation. It was fabricated by Moore Metal Works of Greensburg, and erected on August 26, 1950.

Torun, Poland

Torun, Poland

Torun - Filus - dog statue, Town Hall, Panorama of Old Town from the Vistula river.

This is postmarked in 2015.

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Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. In 1997 the medieval part of the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

National Geographic Polska rated the old town market and the Gothic town hall as one of the "30 Most Beautiful Places in the World."

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The dog's name is Filus.  He starred in a famous long-running Polish comic strip.

Poland (Polska) stamp 2015

The 200th Anniversary of the 

Death of Jan Potocki, 1761-1815

5 ZL 

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and two of these...

Poland (Polska) stamp 2015

Flowers

Grzybienie, Water Lily, 10 GR

New Jersey - The Garden State

New Jersey
The Garden State

This 'Postcard Factory' postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a Janis Joplin stamp.  Although it went through the mail, you would never know it.  There are no postmarks of any kind!

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This is from the State of New Jersey's web site:

Abraham Browning of Camden is given credit for giving New Jersey the nickname the Garden State. According to Alfred Heston's 1926 two-volume book Jersey Waggon Jaunts, Browning called New Jersey the Garden State while speaking at the Philadelphia Centennial exhibition on New Jersey Day (August 24, 1876).
Browning said that our Garden State is an immense barrel, filled with good things to eat and open at both ends, with Pennsylvanians grabbing from one end and New Yorkers from the other. The name stuck ever since.
However, Benjamin Franklin is credited with a similar comparison of New Jersey to a barrel tapped at both ends. Some have used that to discredit Browning with naming the Garden State.
In 1954, the state legislature passed a bill to have "The Garden State" added to license plates. Before signing the bill into law, Governor Robert Meyner investigated the origins of the nickname and found "no official recognition of the slogan Garden State as an identification of the state of New Jersey." He added, "I do not believe that the average citizen of New Jersey regards his state as more peculiarly identifiable with gardening for farming than any of its other industries or occupations." Governor Meyner vetoed the bill, but the legislature overrode the veto. The slogan was added to license plates soon after.

USA stamp 2014

Janis Joplin

Forever a First Class Rate

A Wild Bird Called a Shelduck . . .

The Shelduck is a genus of wild duck, the British representative being distinguished by its red bill, dark-green head and white collar.  The Shelduck is a surface feeder and has a variety of calls - whistles, quacks and ringing calls.

This postcard is unused.  

Sailboats and Yachts in Marigot, Saint Martin

St. Martin / St. Maarten
Marigot

Antilles Francaises
Netherlands Antilles

This postcard is postmarked in 2015.

The sender writes:

Two things we want to do the next time we visit this island.

1) Go to Orient Beach
2) Go to see The Yoda Guy movie shop, whose owner Nick Maley assembled Yoda in Star Wars! 

A Cow as a SUV from Ohio

Ohio SUV

This cow features: a horn, seating, insect removal, gas release, refreshment bar, 4 wheel drive and fuel intake.

Greetings from Ohio

This postcard is unused and was bought in 2015. 

Broadway Street in Nashville, Tennessee

Broadway
Nashville, Tennessee
Lower Broadway is home to many of Nashville's country music Honky Tonks.  These clubs are where many of the Country Music Greats get their starts.

This unused postcard is from 2009.

Some of the Honky Tonks shown are:
Bluegrass Inn
Robert's Western World
Jack's Bar-B-Que
The State
and
Global Cafe

The Elusive Moomaid

The fantastically rare, elusive Moomaid . . .

I think the artist is Rick London.

The sender writes:

Cow puns are moo-sic to my ears! They are udderly ridiculous!

This funny postcard is postmarked in 2016.

USA stamp 2015

Coastal Birds

King Eider 

Postcard Rate

Domdechanei in Fulda, Germany

Barockstadt Fulda

Domdechanei

In der sudlich direkt neben dem Dom gelegenen baocken Domdechanei befindet sich das Dommuseum mit seinen prachtvollen sakralen Kunstwerken.

Loose translation:

Baroque city of Fulda

Domdechanei

In the south located right next to the Dom baocken Domdechanei the Cathedral Museum is rich with glorious sacred artworks.

The sender writes:

This was a magnificent building.  

This postcard is postmarked from Germany in 2016. 

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2013

100 Jahre Mohnetalsperre

The 100th Anniversary of the Möhnetalsperre Dam

90

A Jeepney from the Philippines

Philippines

Jeepney, public utility vehicle in the Philippines.

The sender writes:

Hello from Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines.

This is postmarked in 2016. 

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Jeepneys are known for their crowded seating and kitsch decorations and have become a symbol of Philippine culture and art.  They were originally made from U.S. military jeeps left over from World War II.

Philippines (Pilipinas) stamp 2015

Popular Fruits of the Philippines 

Avocado, 40

Westport, Massachusetts

Greetings from Peter Meggison

Westport, Massachusetts
National Postcard Week 2015
May 3 - 9, 2015

Westport, the westernmost port in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was settled in 1670 and borders the State of Rhode Island.  The town is known as a "right-to-farm" community, with the Macomb turnip, sunflowers, corn, and pumpkins being among the most popular corps.  With 33 miles of shoreline, recreational activities abound especially at Horseneck Beach, a popular summer destination.

Photos by Peter Meggison

This large letter postcard is unused. 

The Orion Nebula

The sender writes:

This is the Orion Nebula.  The Nebulas are so beautiful!  They remind me of Collisions 1: 16 - 17:
"For by Him all things were created ... and He is before all things and in him all things are held together."
I am so glad He made you!  You are such a joy.

This is postmarked in 2015.

USA stamp 2012

Aloha Shirt

Black with Surfboards

32 cents

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and two of these...

USA stamp 2007

Tiffany Lamp, 1 cent

Old Market Square and Statues in Poznan, Poland

Poznan

Stary Rynek (Old Market Square)

(First row down)

Apollo Fountain; Bamberg women; Goats; Proserpine Fountain; 

(Center Picture)

Old Market Square and the renaissance Town Hall, erected  in 16th c.; 

(Last row down)

Mars Fountain; Pillory; Statue of St. John Nepomuk; Neptune Fountain

fot. (photo) Dariusz Krakowiak

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 from Poland. 

Poland (Polska) stamp 2005

Polish Cities

Sieradz 20GR

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Poland (Polska) stamp 1996

Signs of the Zodiac 

Koziorozec (Capricorn) 

5 ZL

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Here is one more card... 

Poznan

Fot: (photo):  Piotr Syryca 

This postcard features statues and monuments of Poznan and is from 2015.