Lithuania

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Portrait of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland Jogaila (1377-1381,1392/1386-1434, by the artist Michael Godlewski, 1863

This card was sent knowing that I tend to be a fan of Poland and Polish history.  This is an image of Władysław II Jagiełło, first monarch of the Jagiellon Dynasty.  Under his rule Poland-Lithuania was one of the largest countries in the world.  He was also the supreme commander of the forces at the infamous Battle of Grunwald on July 15, 1410 which decimated the Teutonic Order of knights.

This card in particular appears to be for a July-October, 2012 exhibit in Vilnius called Portraits of the Rules and Magnates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from Museums in Ukraine.  The painting depicted above is listed on the card as being held by the Lviv History Museum in Ukraine.

USA - Ohio

Lockheed F-117A

This was the first operational radar evading or "stealth" aircraft.  This specific aircraft, on display in Dayton, Ohio at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, was the second ever built.

Norway

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Polish Folklore

I've posted these cards before and they remain among my favorite.  They're cards from Poland of in a style similar to  Wycinanki art form of papercutting.  I don't think I've seen a totally square card in this style before though!  

This card, however was mailed from Norway and not from Poland.  The sender picked it up in Krakow a few years earlier and mailed it to me when she realized I liked this kind of card!    

Czech Republic

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Festive Greetings from Most

This card shows sights around the Czech city of Most, near the German/Czech border. 

USA - Indiana

A photo postcard of Meredith Hall.  Meredith is a residence hall at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  The hall, at least originally a women's residence hall, is often known as "X Hall" due to the fact that the building is in the shape of a letter X.  

Meredith Hall, built in the early 1950s, is named after Virginia Claypool Meredith as the first female trustee of Purdue University.

Finland

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Turku Castle

The castles was begun in the 13th century.  The stamp on the card also shows the same castle.

Special Post: 350th Card Sent!

The 350th Postcard: 

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My 350th postcard sent via the official Postcrossing website has been registered!  

The card was registered by Postcrossing member seisi2 on  June 23, 2015 and traveled a distance of 4,343 miles to travel to Germany in 14 days.  The card had been sent on June 9, 2015.

This postcard features Air Force One, specifically the Air Force One that was being used in the 1960s. This is that same plane that President Kennedy took on his fateful trip to Dallas, Texas in 1963 when he was assassinated and that Nixon took on his famous trip to China.  The plane is now housed at the National Museum of the US Air Force located in Dayton, Ohio.

For the first 350 official Postcrossing postcards I've so far received, they've been sent from the following 46 countries which combine for a total distance sent of 1,645,890 miles!:

Germany (46)

USA (43)

Netherlands (32)

Russia (26)

Finland (220

Taiwan (20)

Japan (15)

Ukraine (15)

Belarus (15)

China (12)

Poland (9)

France (8)

Czech Republic (8)

United Kingdom (7)

Canada (6)

Hong Kong (6)

New Zealand (4)

Italy (4)

Turkey (4)

Three Cards

Malaysia

Latvia

Portugal

South Africa

Spain

India

Two Cards

Hungary

Singapore

Slovenia

Indonesia

Thailand

Norway

Brazil

Australia

Lithuania

One Card 

Chile

Croatia

Ecuador

Iceland

South Korea

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Austria

Slovakia

Sweden

Bulgaria

Belgium

Russia

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This card is of cookies and a candle with coffee beans.  It came with the below two stamps.

Ukraine

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Kiev

This card appears to be a reproduction of an old-type card.  I love cards like these.  This card is of Kiev, Ukraine, spotlighting the sender's favorite district of the city.

Russia

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Alfred Sisley, Villeneuve-la-Garenne (Villiage on the Seine), 1872

This card was mailed from Moscow and is of the above listed painting housed at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.  

If this card looks a bit familiar, you wouldn't be too far off.  I received another postcard of this same painting a while back and posted it back in April on this post for card number RU-2933361 as shown below:

I have to say, the card does seem to be missing something without the monocled, top hat and cane wearing dinosaur.