Elveden, England

all are unused

A set of 11 postcards from Elveden were given to me (I have 3 posted here).  The Bottom card reads, "New Tower and Cloisters".  The tower on the postcard was built in 1922.

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Elveden is a village and civil parish in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 270.

The village is located on the A11 between Cambridge and Norwich and experiences a high volume of traffic. Since at least the 1980s, speculative plans for a bypass have been drawn up and repeatedly shelved.

Elveden Hall is centrepiece to the large country estate of Elveden, and it is the family seat of the Earl of Iveagh.

Valentine & Son's Postcard, Tallahassee, Florida

End N., Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Valentine & Son's Publishing Co,

unused

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I don't know where in Tallahasse, Florida this is, but I bet it isn't as pretty as this anymore!

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

unused, bought in 2010

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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail

The name "Gambel' comes from William Gambel, an American naturalist from 1821-1849 and the word quail means 'to quack'.  Gambel's Quail have a 14-inch wing span and an average weight of 6 ounces.

Photo: Paul & Joyce Berquist

unused, from 2008

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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family. They eat seeds, leaves, berries and insects.

Peru - Machu Picchu, Incas Lost City

Machu Picchu

Detalle de una de las partes mas interesantes de las ruinas, con el torreon o edificio semi-circular al fondo

Detail of the ruins of the Lost City of the Incas, with the semi-circular watch tower, one of the most striking constructions of Machu Picchu

has writing on it, but never mailed, from 1968

Abbey Road by The Beatles

The Beatles

Album Cover Collection

Abbey Road

unused, bought in 2010 at the Beatles "LOVE" cirque du soleil in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by English rock band The Beatles. Though Let It Be was the last album released before The Beatles' dissolution in 1970, work on Abbey Road began in April 1969, making it the final album recorded by the band. Abbey Road was released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom, and 1 October 1969 in the United States.

Abbey Road is regarded as one of The Beatles' most tightly constructed albums, although the band was barely operating as a functioning unit at the time. Rolling Stone magazine named it the 14th greatest album of all time.

John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals)

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1907

Brooklyn Bridge

Postmarked in 1907 with a one cent Benjamin Franklin stamp

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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretching 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River, connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Upon completion in 1883, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, the first steel-wire suspension bridge, and the first bridge to connect to Long Island.

First jumper:
The first person to jump from the bridge was Robert E. Odlum on May 19, 1885. He struck the water at an angle and died shortly thereafter from internal injuries.

Two Large Postcard Trunks

On occasion, I am going to start posting some of the items I've bought that are postcard themed.  Here are two trunks that I use to store some of my postcard sets in.

Wales Alphabet Chart

Y Wyddor (The Alphabet)

with 'Letters upon stone Monuments in Wales 6th to 10 Centuries'

The Bethluisnion. (Ocham Alphabet)

Coelbren Y. Beirdd

the back reads:

Siart yr Wyddor a luniwyd gan T.C. Evans, Cadrawd, tua 1900

An Alphabet Chart devised by T.C. Evans, Cadrawd, c. 1900

the sender writes:

The Welsh language is still spoken as a first language in parts of North Wales.  I am trying to learn it (very slowly!)  but find it hard to pronounce some of the sounds not used in English, like 'll' and 'dd'.  They are quite throaty!

postmarked in 2010 from Wales with a Great Britain train stamp

Saguaro Cactus on a Car in Arizona

Arizona

The saguaro cactus, found in the deserts of Arizona, can weigh approximately 100 pounds per foot. This cactus weighed 10,000 pounds.

Photo Nathan C. Stodghill

unused, given to me in 2010, but the card is older than that
(Please note the background - it is an insurance company! - I hope the owner of this car had some :)

Meggopolis, Colour Labyrinth, Architect of Air

Meggopolis

Colour Labyrinth 32m X 26m X 9.5m

Design - Construction - Touring

Alan Parkinson - Architect of Air

postmarked from Portugal in 2010 with a Portugal 0,80 stamp

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Architect of Air:

Visitors remove their shoes before passing into the airlock. Once inside they can wander freely or just lie back and enjoy the ambience of the structure. 

The initial reaction is often one of delight at the unexpected beauty of the light.

The radiance of the daylight transmitted by the coloured pvc of the luminarium is surprising in its luminosity and makes a direct impact on the senses. 

Through labyrinthine tunnels and cavernous domes, visitors move in a medium of saturated and subtle hues. Vivid reflections of liquid colour spill across the curved walls creating a world apart from the normal and everyday.

No two visits to a structure are alike as the atmosphere inside alters according to changing weather and changing light outside. The experience is also affected by how the public inhabits the luminarium. It is a paradox that such a stimulating environment can simultaneously be so calming.  Many people find the luminaria a place for rest or meditation.  

Rubber Ducks

Two Rubber Ducks

postmarked in 2010 with 4 Great Britain stamps, two blue, one purple and one green

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A rubber duck is a toy shaped like a stylised duck, and is generally yellow with a flat base. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in American pop culture and is often symbolically linked to bathing.

Jim Henson popularized rubber ducks in 1970, performing the songs "Rubber Duckie" and "DUCKIE" as Ernie, a popular Muppet from Sesame Street. Ernie frequently spoke to his duck and carried it with him in other segments of the show.  On a special occasion, Little Richard performed the song.

In 2001, The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper reported that Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her bathroom that wears an inflatable crown. The duck was spotted by a workman who was repainting her bathroom. The story prompted sales of rubber ducks in the United Kingdom to increase by 80% for a short period.

Here are the words to the song:

Rubber Duckie, you're the one,

You make bathtime lots of fun,

Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;

Woo woo be doo

Rubber Duckie, joy of joys,

When I squeeze you, you make noise!

Rubber Duckie, you're my very best friend, it's true!

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo

Every day when I 

Make my way to the tubby

I find a little fella who's 

Cute and yellow and chubby

Rub-a-dub-a-dubby!

Rubber Duckie, you're so fine

And I'm lucky that you're mine

Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you.

Every day when I 

Make my way to the tubby

I find a little fella who's 

Cute and yellow and chubby

Rubber Duckie, you're so fine

And I'm lucky that you're mine

Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of -

Rubber Duckie, I'd like a whole pond of -

Rubber Duckie I'm awfully fond of you!

Doo doo, be doo

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury, Vermont

A aerial view of the home of Ben & Jerry's Vermont's Finest ice cream and frozen yogurt.  See how ice cream is made in our fun factory tour.  The tour, scoop shop, gift shop and grounds are open year round.  

Photo: John Goodman

postmarked in 2010 with a 32 cent stamp

the sender writes:

This tour was short, but worth the trip.  They have a cemetery for retired ice cream flavors.

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In 1977 lifelong friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield completed a correspondence course on ice cream making from the Pennsylvania State University. On May 5, 1978, with a $12,000 investment the pair opened an ice cream parlor in a renovated gas station in downtown Burlington, Vermont. In 1979, they marked their anniversary by holding the first-ever free cone day, now a nationwide annual celebration.

In 1980, Ben and Jerry rented space in an old spool and bobbin mill on South Champlain Street in Burlington and began packing their ice cream in pints. In 1981, the first Ben & Jerry’s franchise opened on Route 7 in Shelburne, Vermont. In 1983, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream was used to build “the world’s largest ice cream sundae” in St. Albans (city), Vermont; the sundae weighed 27,102 pounds.