Mobil Dog Home on a Bike in the Netherlands

 Toon Roest (1942-1996) 'Kleine verhuizing' (Small Move)

Art Unlimited postcard from Amsterdam

postmarked in 2011 with a Netherlands 'Postcrossing.com' stamp showing postcards from around the world

Bethlehem Scene in Glacier - Lomnicky Stit in Slovakia

 Pozdrav z Vysokych Tatier 

(Greetings from Vysokych Tatier)

Vysoke Tatry - The High Tatras

- Lomnicky stit (see below)
-Betlehem zo snehu pri Rainerovej chate na starolesnianskej polane
(- Bethlehem-of snow in Rainer's cottage on starolesnianskej Poľana)

Foto & Design: I. Bohus

postmarked in 2010 with two Slovakia stamps

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Lomnický štít (Lomnický peak) is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. Connected by cable car to Tatranská Lomnica, its summit is 2634 metres above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlachovský štít.

Since 1940, tourists have reached the peak by cable car, which was the most modern in Europe at the time of opening.  It is also possible to climb the peak from Lomnický Saddle, but this is only permitted with a mountain guide.

Holland - Delft Blue

Holland
Delft Blue - Erik de Graaf

postmarked in 2011 with a stamp featuring 'Postcrossing.com'  -  The people who started postcrossing are the same people who sent me this postcard!  It is from the first sheet they bought in Amsterdam  :D

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Postcrossing is an online project that allows its members to send and receive real postcards from all over the world. The project's tag line is "send a postcard and receive a postcard back from a random person somewhere in the world!”  Its members, also known as Postcrossers, send postcards to other members and receive postcards back from other random Postcrossers. Where the postcards come from is always a surprise.

As of Oct. 2011, I have received over 2,000 postcard via Postcrossing, or from swapping with other Postcrossers.  One of my favorite things about postcrossing, other than receiving all these wonderful postcards, is the 'meet-ups'.  They are held around the world and you get to meet amazing people who share your love of sending and receiving postcards.

click HERE to see my postcrossing page .....

Civil War - Battle of Fredericksburg December 13, 1862

Defense of Marye's Height, Dec. 13, 1862.

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Va.  National Park Service.  This painting by Sidney King, located in the National Cemetery, is at the site of the cannon depicted.  Confederate infantry in the Sunken Road below face the Union battle lines sweeping westward from Fredericksburg.

unused

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The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. The Union army's futile frontal assaults on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates.

Erzurm, Turkey

Erzurum, Turkey
Cifte Minare - Ataturk Heykel
Uc Kumbetler - Istasyon Caddesı

loose translation:
Erzurum, Turkey
Çifte Minareli Medrese - Ataturk Sculpture
Three Tombs - Station Street

postmarked in 1984 with a Turkey 50 lira stamp

Turkey (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti) stamp 1983

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 50 Lira

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk  (1881 - 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, 

revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. 

Kotor, Montenegro

Kotor, Montenegro

unused, from 2006

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Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor and has a population of around 13,500 people.

Kotor has one of the best preserved medieval old towns in the Adriatic and is a UNESCO world heritage site. Also, it is home to numerous sights, such as the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in the old town (built in 1166).

Flying Ace - Santa

A Joyful Christmas. 1913; published by John Winsch,
printed in Germany.  1990 by Suzanne Presley.

unused

I love that Santa is in an old fashion airplane and throwing the gifts at the kids!

Dogs at the Hair Salon

Hairdresser's Hot Dog, c. 1960.

Photograph by John Drysdale

This unused postcard was bought in 2010.

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Graphique de France

Photograph 2006 Getty Images, Inc.  

This postcard is also unused. 

Reindeer Festival in Nadym, Russia

There is no translation on the card, however I did find out that these are traditional Nenets (an indigenous people of Russia) Reindeer skin tents put up in the town of Nadym  as part of the reindeer herding festival. From the little I can find out, there is fighting and roping and other sports in the extreme north weather that Siberia has to offer.

postmarked in 2011 with two Russia stamps

 

Baby Giraffe in the Berlin, Germany Zoo

Giraffenkalb "Andrea" geboren am 19. Februar 2007
im Tierpark Berlin, mit Mutter "Lotti"
Foto:: picture-alliance / dpa / Arno Burgi

translation:
Giraffe calf "Andrea" was born on 19 February 2007
in the Berlin Zoo with mother "Lotti"
Photo: picture-alliance / dpa / Arno Burgi

unused, bought in Germany in 2011

Altea, Spain, on the Costa Blanca Coastline

Costa Blanca
Altea, Spain

Altea, alfons el Penyal D'lfac

foto: Rafa Perez

postmarked on 11/11/2011 with two Spain stamps

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the building with the dark roof is: Church of our Lady Consolation of Altea

the large 'rock' in the background is:  Penon de Ifach (rock of Ifach)

Altea is a town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.

At present, the economy of Altea is based on tourism, which started to grow in the 1950s because of its good weather, beaches and the labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts that characterize the town. Altea is protected on the north by the bluffs of the Serra de Bèrnia, creating an especially mild microclimate.

 

Santa Claus Land, Indiana

Santa Claus

Santa Claus Land, Indiana

The major greeter for Santa Claus Land, is this jolly old get, who waves to every visitor, both young and old, as they enter the grounds at Santa Claus Land.  This statue has been photographed more times than any other statue of Saint Claus in the world.  This is an impressive monument to the patron saint of children, who brings joy to the world, and specially at Christmas Time.

Color Photo by Brock

The Christmas Dining Room

Santa Claus Land, Indiana

A luncheon or dinner in the Christmas Dining Room is a highlight and delight of any visit to Santa Claus Land.  The decor in color and theme of Christmas charms all guests.  A full menu of fine foods is always offered.  Enjoy a holiday dinner any day, complete with a Christmas tree and Christmas murals.  The Christmas Room is also available for special catering, conventions, parties, etc. by reservation.  

both postcards are postmarked in 1978 from Santa Claus, Indiana with a 10 cent stamp

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Santa Claus Land is now Holiday World and it makes Santa share billing with Halloween, the 4th of July, and Thanksgiving.

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Santa Claus, Indiana, is a town located in Spencer County in Southwest Indiana.

Santa Claus, Indiana, was established in 1854. In 1856, when the town (then known as Santa Fe, pronounced "fee") was working to establish a Post Office, the US Postal Service refused their first application as there was already another Santa Fe, Indiana. Several town meetings were held, during which the name Santa Claus was selected.

The town has the world’s only post office to bear the name of Santa Claus. Because of this popular name, the post office receives thousands of letters to Santa from all over the world each year. A group of volunteers known as "Santa’s Elves" ensures each child receives a reply from Santa Claus; this tradition has been around since at least 1914. 

Lufthansa's Rolls Royce Turbofan Engine

 Triebwerk (engine) Rolls Royce Tren 500, Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa
A Star Alliance Member

Photo by Hady Khandani

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The turbofan is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used for aircraft propulsion. A turbofan combines two types of engines, the turbo portion which is a conventional gas turbine engine,  and the fan, a propeller-like ducted fan. The engine produces thrust through a combination of these two portions working together.  Engines that use more jet thrust relative to fan thrust are known as low bypass turbofans (like most modern military engines), while those that have considerably more fan thrust than jet are known as high bypass (like most commercial aviation jet engines).
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Here is another postcard of a Lufthansa airplane engine ....

Lufthansa Tehnik (Technology)
Lufthansa
A Star Alliance Member
Photo by Jens Gorlich

both postcards are unused and from 2010