April 1st (Fools Day) - French Hand Tint Postcard

1er Avril
s'il vous fait plaisir vous me le direz
Qui le reçoit a droit a un baiser

translation:

April 1st
if it makes you happy you will tell me
Who is entitled to receive a kiss

Fabricattion Francaise

This is a 'French Tint' postcard that is unused, but there is a lot of writing on the back. The year on the card is 1919.

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April Fools' Day is celebrated every year on the first day of April.  It is celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other.

In some parts of the world, April 1 tradition is often known as "April fish" (poissons d'avril in French or pesce d'aprile in Italian). This includes attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed. Such fish are featured on many late 19th- to early 20th-century French April Fools' Day postcards.

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To hand tint a postcard, they would take a black-and-white image and then they would use watercolor paints and stencils to tint it.

Bearded Fireworm

bearded fireworm

Coconut Tree Divers, West End, Roatan, Honduras

Photo by Viv Weber-Pagel

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 from Honduras. 

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The bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, is a type of marine bristle worm.  They are usually between 5–10 centimetres (1.9–3.9 in) in length, but can reach up to 35 centimetres (13.8 in). They have a group of venomous white bristles on each side, which are flared out when the worm is disturbed.

Honduras stamp 2005

Pope John Paul II - L 15.00

Canary Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park

Canary Springs is part of the main terrace in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.  It is named for its yellow algae and its deep blue pool.

Photo by Fred Plughoft

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a winter cardinal stamp.

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Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a solution).

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - Reef triggerfish

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
... You can call me Humu for short

Hawai'i's State Fish
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) is also known as a Picasso Triggerfish for the geometric markings on its body.
Photo by Larry Winnik

This unused postcard is from 2012.

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This triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name, humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa  meaning "triggerfish with a snout like a pig" is one of several species of triggerfish.  It is often asserted that the Hawaiian name is one of the longest words in the Hawaiian language and that "the name is longer than the fish."

City Center in Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw
City Center -
Dmowski Roundabout. John Paul II Avenue. City Center.  Dmowski Roundabout. De Gaulle'a Roundabout, UNO Roundabout. Westin Hotel.

fot. Christian Parma

This postcard is postmarked in 2009 with two Poland stamps.

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Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, in east-central Poland.

Poland (Polska) stamp 2005

Sopot 2,20

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Poland (Polska) stamp 1999

Dwor w. Krzeslawicach k. Krakowa - 1

(Jan Matejko’s Manor House in Krzesławice (Cracow))

A Woman with Real Hair on the Postcard

P-C Paris
Made in France

The hair on this woman is made with real hair!

This unused postcard is from 1928.

Mount Batok, Bromo and Semeru in Indonesia

Indonesia
Mount Batok, Bromo and Semeru from Pananjakan. East Java

Photo: Agus Leonardus

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 from Indonesia.

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Mount Batok is the only peak that is no longer an active volcano.

Mount Bromo is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. At 2,329 metres (7,641 ft) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.

Mount Semeru also known as Mahameru ("Great Mountain"), is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes.

Indonesia stamp 2013

Postal Service, Express 5000

Benque Viejo del Carmen in Belize

Benque Viejo

Belize, land of adventure ...
Benque Viejo, the Western town where history and nature meet.

Photograph: Subrata Basu

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 from Honduras.

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Benque Viejo del Carmen is a town in the Cayo District in the country of Belize.  It is the furthest west sizable (population of around 5,800) settlement in Belize, located about 130 km (81 mi) west of Belize City.  The northern edge of the town lies along the Mopan River which also forms the border with Guatemala.

Honduras stamp 2009

Airmail

Football (Soccer) 

World Cup South Africa L. 25.00

The Office

The Office

Shown are:
B. J. Novak
Jenna Fischer
Ed Helms
John Krasinski
Craig Robinson
Rainn Wilson

This unused postcard was printed in 2012.

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The Office is an American television comedy series that originally aired on NBC from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013. It is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name.

The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. To simulate the look of an actual documentary, it is filmed in a single-camera setup, without a studio audience or a laugh track. The show ran for nine seasons, and 201 episodes. 

A Real Photo Postcard of a Young Girl with Birthday Flowers

"Accept My Pretty Birthday Blossoms."
EA5 (or maybe EAS (E.A. Seemann of Saxony)
02695/3.
Printed in Germany

This real photo postcard is unused but has writing on the back with the date March 23rd, 1914. 

An Advertising Postcard Filled with Chili Pepper Seeds

Mainospussit ovat mainio postitettava jakotuote, joka ilahduttaa saajaansa.
Kotimainen tuote!
Saatavana mm. erilaisilla siemenilla, mausteilla, makeisilla, ksylitolipurukumeila jne.
Pussien koot 6X50 ...
Pyyda tarjous!

Translation from Finnish:
Advertisement bags are a great division posted a product that delights the recipient.
Domestic product!
Available in mm. various seed spices, sweets, xylitol chewing gum etc.
Bags sizes 6x50 ...
Request a quote!

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This Finland advertising postcard is filled with chili pepper seeds.  It is from 2014.

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Chilipaprika (The paprika is) Cayenne Long Slim (Cayenne Pepper)

Here is the back of the postcard...

Heerenveen Town Hall in Friesland, The Netherlands

Netherlands Groeten uit Heerenveen
(Greetings from Heerenveen)
New card of the old town hall north of the Netherlands

This is mailed in 2006 from the Netherlands.

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Heerenveen is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslan), in the north of the Netherlands.  It was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name (heer is "lord", veen is "peat").

Shakespeare's Henry IV with Antony Sher and Alex Hassell: RSC

RSC
Royal Shakespeare Company

Sir John Faistaff: Anthony Sher
Prince Hal: Alex Hassell
Henry IV Part I by William Shakespeare
Photographer Kwame Lestrade.

This first performance of this production took place on 18 March 2014 at the Royal Shakespeare Theater, Stratford-upon-Avon.

There is a stamp on the back also featuring Anthony Sher and the RSC on the back of this postcard along with four queen stamps. It is postmarked in 2014.

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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.  It was formally established on 20 March 1961.  The company now employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle upon Tyne and on tour across the UK and internationally.

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Sir Antony Sher, (born 14 June 1949) is a South African-born British actor, writer and theatre director.
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Alex Hassell is a British actor born September 17, 1980 in Southend. He is a co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company whose patrons include Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Mark Rylance and Emma Thompson.

Great Britain stamp 2011,

The 50th Anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company

The Tempest - The Beast Shall Tremble at thy Din 

Antony Sher - 66