Here is a black and white postcard that I received from Russia. I love this building!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Remember The Alamo
This one I received from a Swap-Bot Sender's Choice swap. I've been to Texas, but I've never been to the Alamo.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Mount Rushmore
Here is a postcard I received from Mt. Rushmore. I remember going here to visit as a young child, but my memories are quite vague. I would like to take my kids there someday.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Yayoi Kusama
Here is an interesting postcard that was sent to me by Miharu of Japan. The artist is Yayoi Kusama and she is a Japanese contemporary artist.
Singapore Changi Airport Control Tower
Here's a nice postcard sent from Singapore. This airport is the most famous airport in that country and was officially opened on December 29, 1981.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Penghu - Twin Heart Stone Weir
I absolutely love this card. This weir is made for catching fish. The tide comes in and the fish get trapped, therefore making it easy to catch them.
The sender, Wanfeng, added these flower stamps because my profile on Postcrossing says that I like native flowers. So I thought this was a nice extra touch!
St. Petersburg - Palace Square, Winter Palace, & the Alexander Column
Here's one sent from Russia. I included the note that was written on the card this time because I thought it was pretty interesting. The sender was pleased about Obama being our president. And boy, I hope they don't bomb us with the Topol-M bomb!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Seattle Space Needle
I've always wanted to visit Seattle. I've been to Washington, but never made it here. Someday...
This was sent from Teri via Swap-Bot.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Greetings From IJmuiden
Here is a multi-view of IJmuiden, a port city in the Dutch Province of North Holland. I received this from Hetty who sent it via Postcrossing.
Wat Pho: Bangkok
Wow, what a magnificent piece of art! This one, the Golden Gigantic Reclining Buddha, was sent by Kim in Thailand through Postcrossing.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Chinese Cube Card
Here is an interesting shaped postcard that I received from China through Postcrossing.
These are the stamps that were on it.
I do not know if this means something, but it was drawn on to the card by the sender.
And I think this is Chinese for USA as it was written next to it by the address.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Retro Vegetable Crate Label
I am a huge fan of anything retro. Here's a card that I recently received from a fellow Michiganian through Postcrossing.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Hollywood Boulevard
I've always wanted to visit here. This card from Kimberlee in California came from a Swap-Bot trade.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Let's Go Go
I absolutely love all things retro, so imagine my delight when I received this card from Gabi in Florida. She sent this through a postcard swap on Swap-Bot.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Irish Homestead
I have Irish heritage, so this is an extra special card to me. I have never been to Ireland, but it is one place I would love to visit someday! I received this card from Martin through Postcrossing.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Dubai - Multi-View
Here is a multi-view postcard of Dubai sent to me from Amone of Qatar. I think Dubai is a fascinating place.
Tartu
The photo featured on this postcard is St. John's Lutheran church which is located in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia. This was sent to me by Marina, a student in economics.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Introduction
I am starting this blog to share in my enthusiasm for postcards. I buy them, share them, and collect them, but my favorite way of obtaining new postcards is by swap sites such as Postcrossing and Swap-Bot.
I started collecting when a friends wife, who was a long haul truck driver, showed me the collection she had started during their deliveries across the United States. She was trying to collect a postcard from each state they traveled to, and I thought that was such a great idea, I had to try it myself.
While I have been to many of the U.S. states throughout my life, I knew I wouldn't be able to get one from each state I traveled to, so I had to find another way to obtain postcards from far away places. I started swapping back in the early 2000's when I organized my own swaps through discussion groups on a WebTv. My online friends and I sent each other postcards several times and I started to get a small collection going on.
Fast forward a few years to 2008 and a new computer. I discovered a website called Postcrossing, which allows you to swap postcards with people from all over the world. Amazing! I marveled at the thought that I would be able to receive postcards from places I could only dream of seeing in person, so I signed up and my swapping adventures began. It wasn't long after that when I discovered Swap-Bot. Swap-Bot is a little different as they allow you to swap everything from homemade art work, to friendship books, to little dollar store treasures, to postcards both store bought and homemade, and so on.
I still don't have a postcard from each state, but I've built up quite a collection over the years, both from the U.S. and abroad, and I love sharing with others, so I figured, hey, why not start a blog. So here I am, I hope you enjoy my blog!
I started collecting when a friends wife, who was a long haul truck driver, showed me the collection she had started during their deliveries across the United States. She was trying to collect a postcard from each state they traveled to, and I thought that was such a great idea, I had to try it myself.
While I have been to many of the U.S. states throughout my life, I knew I wouldn't be able to get one from each state I traveled to, so I had to find another way to obtain postcards from far away places. I started swapping back in the early 2000's when I organized my own swaps through discussion groups on a WebTv. My online friends and I sent each other postcards several times and I started to get a small collection going on.
Fast forward a few years to 2008 and a new computer. I discovered a website called Postcrossing, which allows you to swap postcards with people from all over the world. Amazing! I marveled at the thought that I would be able to receive postcards from places I could only dream of seeing in person, so I signed up and my swapping adventures began. It wasn't long after that when I discovered Swap-Bot. Swap-Bot is a little different as they allow you to swap everything from homemade art work, to friendship books, to little dollar store treasures, to postcards both store bought and homemade, and so on.
I still don't have a postcard from each state, but I've built up quite a collection over the years, both from the U.S. and abroad, and I love sharing with others, so I figured, hey, why not start a blog. So here I am, I hope you enjoy my blog!
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