Batman, from Warner Bros, Movie World in Australia

Police Line Do Not Cross

Warner Bros. 

Movie World

Gold Coast, Australia

to conquer fear

you must become fear

Batman and Batmobile postmarked in 2013 with three stamps from Macau, China! 

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Warner Bros. Movie World (more commonly referred to as Movie World) is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It opened on 3 June 1991.

The park contains various movie-themed rides and attractions ranging from motion simulators to roller coasters and slow river rides. In addition, costumed character performers also patrol the park, allowing visitors the chance to take photos with them. These include Batman, Austin Powers, Marilyn Monroe, Scooby Doo, The Mystery Inc. Gang and various Looney Tunes characters. 

 

Monument Terrace in Lynchburg, Virginia

Monument Terrace

Lynchburg, Virginia 

This is postmarked in 1964 with a 4 cent ‘Lincoln’ stamp. 

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The inspiring rise of Monument Terrace commemorates Lynchburg citizens who fought and died in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and present day. At the base on Church Street stands the iconic doughboy statue. Many other sculptures and markers line the 139 steps and terraces all the way to the top, where the old Court House Museum stands on Court Street.

Marilyn Monroe Reading a Book in 1954

 Marilyn Monroe, Long Island, New York, 1954
Photograph by Eva Arnold

It looks like she is reading the last page of Ulysses by James Joyce.

This is a reproduction postcard and is postmarked in 2013 with a Johnny Cash stamp.

Bride and Bridegroom at a Wedding in Korea

The bride and bridegroom 

This is postmarked in 1971 from Korea. 

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In ancient times, weddings (Honrye) were held in the bride's yard or house. The groom traveled by horse to the bride's house and after the wedding ceremony took his wife in a palanquin (sedan chair - as seen in the postcard above) to his parents' house to live. The bride and groom wore formal court costumes for the wedding ceremony. Ordinary people were permitted to wear the luxurious clothes only on their wedding day. 

Korea stamp 1969

From the Series: National Symbols

A Vase, 40

A Little Graduation Humor ...

Wee, what do you know? The dog ate your diploma, too.

Original Art by Dan Reynolds

unused postcard bought in 2012

Go ahead - Make My Day

Go ahead
Make My Day!

This postcard is unused, but has 1987 written on the back.

Hold-To-Light Postcard, Tivoli Beer Garden in Hannover, Germany, 1899

Tivoli.
GruB aus Hannover. (Greetings from Hanover)

This hold-to-light postcard is postmarked in 1899 with a German Reichspost stamp.
 
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I read on-line that this was the Tivoli Beer Garden, a place for wine, coffee, cakes and concerts. The sender wrote that this is where her and her friend had coffee. She wrote that it is a beautiful place all lit  with those fairy lights. ?? It's hard to read, but that's what it looks like.

Germany Stamp 1899

Reichspost 10 PF.

Recipe Postcard - Cowboy Cookies from Texas

 Cowboy Cookies

2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 large package chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 c. oats
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cans coconut

Cream butter and sugars together.  Add eggs, flour, salt and soda.  Add vanilla, oats, coconut and chocolate chips.  Mix well.  Drop by tablespoon onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.  Makes 6 dozen cookies.

A Favorite Cookie Recipe from JoAnne Bottoms, Eureka, Texas.

This postcard is postmarked in 2014.

USA stamp 2013

Christmas Gingerbread House

Forever a first class rate 

Decoration Day (Memorial Day) Souvenir

Souvenir of Decoration Day (now Memorial  Day)
"Let them be quite here
Where birds and blossoms be,
And hail to you who bring the tear
And the rose of memory."

Rest in Peace

postmarked in 1909 with a 1 cent stamp

Star Wars: Yoda on Planet Dagobah

Star Wars
Yoda
(with Luke and R2-D2 on Planet Dagobah)
Lucasfilm

unused

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In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker is visited on the ice planet Hoth by the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who tells him to seek Yoda on Dagobah to be trained as a Jedi. Skywalker flies to Dagobah with R2-D2 in his X-wing after Darth Vader and his stormtroopers overrun the Rebel Alliance base on Hoth. After training for a short while with Yoda, Skywalker leaves Dagobah early to attempt to rescue his friends, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca, whom he senses are in danger on the planet Bespin. Skywalker also briefly returns to Dagobah in Return of the Jedi, in which he has a final conversation with Yoda before Yoda's death.

The Hrazdan Stadium in Armenia

Armenia
The World in Colours

Yervan: The Hrazdan Stadium
Photo: D-Man

This postcard is unused.

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Hrazdan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Yerevan, Armenia that opened in 1970. Being the largest sports venue in Armenia, Hrazdan is mostly used for football (soccer) matches. It is the home stadium of the Armenian national team.

Dating in Cuba

2012 (card number, not year) A Cuban Courtship. 

Published by Harris Bros. Col, Havana, Cuba

This postcard is postmarked in 1917 with a map of Cuba stamp. 

The sender writes:

We are still at the hotel but in a day or two expect to move into our new houses.  We are woking every day so if you don't hear from us for 3 or 4 days once in a while don't be worried for it only takes an hour to send a cablegram from here to Cleveland, and if there was anything to worry about you would know it. 

Cuba stamp 1914

Map of Cuba with Panama in Green, 1

Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 from Germany.

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Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion) is an association football stadium in Dortmund, Germany. It is the home stadium of the Borussia Dortmund football (soccer) team.

The stadium is officially named Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship arrangement lasting from December 2005 until 2021, giving naming rights to the Signal Iduna Group, an insurance company.

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2012

Train

The 125th Anniversary of the 

Narrow Gauge Railways in Harz

45 

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Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2013

Flowers, 

Kaiserkrone, 60

(Imperial Crown from the Lily Family)