Hauhine Island in French Polynesia

Paysage de Huahine
Landscape of Huahine

This postcard is unused.

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Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Leeward Islands group.

The island has a population of about 6,300.

A Map Postcard of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Cape Cod

Cape Cod Bay

Nantucket Sound

Martha's Vineyard

Buzzards Bay

Cape Cod, Massachusetts 

This postcard was postmarked in 2017. 

Thank you Laura for this map postcard. 

USA stamp 2017

Seashells

Alphabet Cone

Postcard rate

A Sea Lion from New Zealand

Hooker's Sea Lion

Photo: Benjamin Albert Smith

pikitia (A postcard company in New Zealand.)

This postcard is postmarked from New Zealand in 2017. 

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The New Zealand sea lion, also known as Hooker's sea lion, is a species of sea lion that primarily breeds on New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands. It numbers around 10,000 and is perhaps the world's rarest sea lion species. 

Thank you Susan for this postcard. 

New Zealand stamp 2017

World War I, 1917 The Darkest Hour

Social Change at Home...

Six O'Clock Closing

Is It Justified On Military Grounds?

Business Men's Resolution

Request to Defer Action

2.20

An Old Postcard from 1883

This is an old Postal Card from Kansas that is postmarked on June 23, 1883.
It features the Liberty 1 cent stamp.

The note on the back says:
 "Sir, I hold a receipt against that note. Please state what remains due. yours, Slaten, Yates Center, Kansas, Woodson County"

I was sent this message about this card...

This "postal card" was used in 1883, but postal cards of this issue were first sold in late September of 1875. The Scott catalog number for this item is UX5 (assuming it is unwatermarked, else it is UX4 and worth hundreds of dollars!)

A postal card is one sold by the post office with the postage amount pre-printed. The double circle date stamp is all that was required for it to be entered into the mail. "Cancelling" the Liberty / One Cent is not necessary for postal cards like it is for stamped mail, but this was often done anyway as in the present example.

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I have one more postal card that is postmarked in 1883...

This postal card from Maine is postmarked in 1883.  The sender is asking for  an account to date and a few blank checks.  

Helsinki, Finland... A Place to Spend a LOT of Money!

I spent so much money in HELSINKI
I could only afford 1/2 a postcard

Helsinki, Finland

The sender writes:
hahaha!  The thing is though - I'm not sure how much I spent.  I was using Euros!

This funny postcard was mailed in 2017.

Finland stamp 2016

WWF, Endangered Species

Anser erythropus

Lesser white-fronted goose

1 LK KL 

Natural Arches in Bermuda

Bermuda

Natural Arches

The sender writes:

Greetings from Sunny Bermuda!  Today I took a 5 hour tour of the Islands, from Kings Warf to St. Georges.  It was amazing!  Tomorrow I'm going shipwreck scuba diving.

This postcard is postmarked in 2017. 

Bermuda stamp 2015

Flowers, Bermuda in Bloom

Nerium Oleander, 1.00

What Do Bears Do in the Woods?

Only in Alaska!
Do Bears 'poop' in the woods?

Photo: Santora / Aglioto

The sender writes:
Just is case you were wondering what bears do in the woods.....

This funny postcard is postmarked in 2016.

USA stamp 2015

Summer Harvest

Cantaloupes

Forever a first class rate

Indian Bay & Villa Point, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Indian Bay & Villa Point - St. Vincent, West Indies

Photo by Lacy Witt

This is postmarked in 1976.

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles island arc, at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea.

Grenadines of St. Vincent stamp 1976

Flame Auger 

Terebra taurinus (a species of sea snail)

20

Happy Father's Day! Star Wars - Vader and Son

Luke: Dad! Hey, Dad! Guess What!
Darth Vader: Luke, May I have some privacy, please?

This Star Wars postcard is from Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown, 2013.

Long Island Beach in New Jersey, USA

Cities at Sea - Long Beach Island

From beginning to end, Long Beach Island is filed its continuous activity for vacationing families.

Photo by Larry Witt

The sender writes:
We had a very nice time, water nice with big waves.  Renee was very very good except for awaking at 7 AM everyday.  She loved the sand and wading with assistance.  It was too rough to get her out as I did.

This is postmarked in 1974.

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Long Beach Island is a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean coast in New Jersey, USA.

The island is home to about 20,000 people on a year-round basis. However, the island's population swells significantly during the summer months and reaches about 100,000 people, including part-time residents and tourists, who are often referred to as "shoobies".

USA stamp 1971

Prominent Americans

Dwight D. Eisenhower

8 c

Pop Tarts - Cinnamon Roll

Pop-tarts
Frosted Cinnamon Roll
Naturally and Artificially Flavored
8 Toaster Pastries

The sender writes:
I think these are my favorite!

This handmade postcard is postmarked in 2016.

Here is a scan of the back...

Madang, Papua New Guinea

Aerial view of Madang, New Guinea

Photo:Robert Brown
Papua New Guinea

This postcard is unused.

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Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. 

Walt Disney World, 2017

Walt Disney World
2017

This unused postcard features Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerers Apprentice and the outlines of what represents the four Disney theme parks...

Epcot, the ball...
Animal Kingdom, the tree ...
Magic Kingdom, the castle ...
Hollywood Studios, the Tower of Terror