Russia

This beautiful card of matryoshka dolls with a small version of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow comes from my friend Liza in Russia.

USA - Indiana

Newspapers

I got this card well before I opened this blog.  Back when Border's books was closing they had a small section for postcards and this odd looking postcard was there.  

Sadly, none of the bookstores around here sell postcards anymore.

USA - Oregon

Meyer Memorial Trust Science and Business Library.  Second Floor.  Multnomah County Central Library, Portland, Oregon.  Built 1913 - Renovation Completed 1997.

I love books and library and my friend Val knew this and sent it from a trip to Portland, Oregon

Czech Republic

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Prazirna

This Postcard United card comes from a Czech user and features her favorite cafe in Prague.  She says it has they make the best cappuccinos!  

If you're looking for it, their website is: facebook.com/kavarna.prazirna

Poland

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This card featuring an illustration of a bunch of balloons floating through the sky comes from Poland. 

Fiji

Dechamp disguised as Cardinal Richelieu

Belarus

Vitsebsk, Belarus

This beautiful card comes from my friend Oksana in Belarus!

USA - Montana

Missoula

This card is my first from the state of Montana!  It comes from my friend Chanelle who lives in Washington State.  

Ukraine

ModelWriting Postcards (1906) - Carl Larsson

This direct swap postcard from Ukraine of a women in the nude writing postcards was sent by my friend Alice.  It came with these three beautiful stamps.  

USA - Washington D.C.

New Post Office, Washington, D.C.

This reproduction postcard was given to me from my brother who visited the National Postal museum in Washington DC.

Portugal

Castelo de Vide, Portugal

This card was sent to me after kind words to another Postcrosser going through difficult times.  This town here is the hometown of her father and is located near the Spanish border.

USA - South Carolina

Coast 

Charleston's freshest seafood

I picked this advertisement card from a wonderful restaurant I went to in Charleston, South Carolina.

Brazil

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Governador Valadares, Brazil

Worldwide Capital of Free Flight

Ruins of the Ancient Company Sugar Sweet River

USA - Illinois

The Couple, 1868 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

This painting was part of an exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago a few years ago on Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity.  The painting usually is at the Wallraf-Richrtz-Museum in Cologne.

The Bahamas

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Whasss Up??  The Bahamas

This card of an iguana comes from the super rare country of The Bahamas.  On Postcrossing, there are only 14 or so Postcrossers.  This card comes from Postcard United though and actually is the same Postcard United user who I sent my first card to the Bahamas to!  Where as on Postcrossing once you mail one card to a user you then will not get a card from that user, Postcard United seems not to have that rule at this point.

USA - Washington

Moulting Ducks, ca. 1900

This card by Alexander Max Koester is from my friend Val in Seattle.  The painting can be found t the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, Washington.

USA - Indiana

Purdue University 

This older photo postcard, dating from the early to mid 1990s, shows the Engineering Mall Fountain at Purdue University.  At night, the fountain is lit by colored lights coming out of the raised part of the sculpture.  

This and another fountain on campus are frequent sights of "fountain runs" where students run through the fountains to cool off in the warmer months, something which is not at all discouraged by the school.  

This photo however does not show the changes made to the fountain in the late 1990s/early 2000s when an accident at the fountain cause the school to put a large silver cylinder over the water fall so a person can no longer run straight through the fountain as it is pictured here.

Australia

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Swallow & Ariell's Teddy Bear

This is an awesome card.  First, it is a Maxicard (ie: a card with a similar stamp to the photo on the card.  It was stamped on the first day of issuing in Melbourne on August 19, 2014.  Finally, this card features an advertisement of the first biscuit/cookie company made in Melbourne, Australia.

Malaysia

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Visit Malaysia 2014

Terengganu, Malaysia

USA - Florida

Florida

Russia

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The Detinets (citadel).  The Faceted Chamber.  1433, Novgorod, Russia

Hong Kong

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A close up of a lovely and cute cat's face.  

Taiwan

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A Cat Likes to Travel

A colorful card of a cats traveling atop an Aztec (?) style pyramid.  The small writing on the card says that "A cat likes to travel."

United Kingdom

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The Great Gatsby

This card features a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

Netherlands

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Normandy Landing

This card is of a photo of airplanes (possibly bombers?) participating in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, 72 years ago today, 

USA - Washington

Sea-Tac International Global Airport

I make no hiding of the fact that I love travel and especially airtravel.  This awesome card comes from Val, who sent me this wonderful card of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while she was on a trip.  The larger photo was taken in 1949 on Inauguration Day.

Indonesia

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le-train-train

Ireland

Galway

This card from Galway, Ireland comes from my friend Kate.  She was on holiday in Ireland.

Germany

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Schloss Ludwigsburg

This card features Ludwigsburg Palace in Germany.

USA - Florida

Boca Raton Fire Art Show

This ad card is for the above art show which was held in January of 2015.