Postcard #45

Postcard #45 from Taiwan.

Date: 02.08.16

Depicts: cross in the Cathedral of St. Cyrill and Lawrence of Turau town in Homel region, Belarus.

From: got from a postcrosser Daria.

My 25th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Норка европейская" (European mink), Belarus, 2014.

Postcard #44

Postcard #44 from Taiwan.

Date: 02.08.16

Depicts: lantern-shaped Police Precinct, Jingtong, New Taipei City.

From: got from a postcrosser Amy.

My 24th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Solanum americanum", Fruits theme, Taiwan, 2012.

Postcard #43

Postcard #43 from Belarus.

Date: 02.08.16

Depicts: Jetoy cat.

From: got from a postcrosser Larisa.

My 23rd postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Ежовик желтый" (Yellow mushroom, Hydnum repandum), Poisonous mushrooms series, Belarus, 2013.

Postcard #42

Postcard #42 from Russia.

Date: 01.08.16

Depicts: a Russian Post mail box.

From: got it from Victoria.

Another Russian Post postcard with a mailbox dedicated to "Kinotavr. Open Russian cinema festival", an event organized in Sochi. I was lucky to find a girl who agreed to swap with me this postcard on something completely different.

Stamps: "Московский кремль" (Moscow kremlin), Russia, 2009; "Lynx", Fauna series, Russia, 2008.

Postcard #41

Postcard #41 from Czech Republic.

Date: 25.07.16

Depicts: Plzen city center.

From: got from a postcrosser Anna.

My 22nd postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

This so amazing to get postcards from places you've already been to even not for a long time. I stayed in Plzen for an overnight when I travelled back home from my mini Euro-trip by car with my parents. I managed to see this exact city Square on the postcard in the late evening.

Stamps: "Folk Architecture", Classical Architecture theme, Czech Republic, 2011.

Postcard #40

Postcard #40 from USA.

Date: 20.07.16

Depicts: Currituck Beach Lighthouse located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina.

From: got from a postcrosser Catherine.

My 21st postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766", Forever, USA, 2016.

Postcard #39

Postcard #39 from Turkey.

Date: 20.07.16

Depicts: (from left to right and bottom) Galata Tower, Bosphorus Ferry and Galata Bridge in Istanbul.

From: got from a postcrosser Ahmet.

My 20th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)", Atatürk series, Turkey, 2009.
Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and the first President of Turkey.

Postcard #38

Postcard #38 from USA.

Date: 15.07.16

Depicts: boat reflections at Ferry Point Marina, Old saybrook, Connecticut state.

From: got from a postcrosser Pam.

My 19th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "USPS Hummingbird", USA, 2014; "U.S. Flag", Forever, USA, 2016.

Postcard #37

Postcard #37 from Portugal.

Date: 15.07.16

Depicts: a viaduct somewhere in Portugal with a freight train.

From: got from a postcrosser Luisa.

My 18th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Ski", Extreme Sports III series, Portugal, 2016.

Postcard #36

Postcard #36 from Russia.

Date: 15.07.16

Depicts: a Russian Post mail box.

From: got it from Nadezhda.

Another Russian Post postcard with a mailbox dedicated to "Ural Music Night" event organized in Ekaterinburg. I was lucky to find a woman who collects RP postcards too and who had a spare postcard from this event for swap. So I exchanged with her my spare "Papa Fest" postcard for this one :)

Stamps: "Косатка. Orcinus orca" (Grampus), Fauna of Russia: Whales series, Russia, 2012.

Postcard #35

Postcard #35 from Czech Republic.

Date: 13.07.16

Depicts: "Moravsky kras", local caves with stalactites and stalagmites.

From: got from a postcrosser Pavel.

My 17th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: I don't know how Czech postal system works but as I understand this is not an actual postal stamp, this is some kind of electronical sticker which also includes a weight description.

Postcard #34

Postcard #34 from Moldova.

Date: 13.07.16

Depicts: food and wine of Moldova.

From: got from a postcrosser Catherine.

My 16th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Plugușorul", Datini si obiceiuri de iarna (Tradition of the Little Plough, Winter customs and traditions series), Moldova, 2015.
Plugușorul is a Romanian New Year's tradition and carol.

Postcard #33

Postcard #33 from Russia.

Date: 09.07.16

Depicts: a Russian Post mail box with kites.

From: got it for free :)

Yet another Russian Post postcard with a mailbox dedicated to "Papa Fest" event organized by Paternity Fund. 

Stamps: "Чемпионат Мира по Хоккею 2016 в России" (Ice Hokkey World Championship in Russia 2016), Russia, 2016.

Postcard #32

Postcard #32 from USA.

Date: 06.07.16

Depicts: an iris flower.

From: got from a postcrosser Sheena.

My 15th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

One of my most favorite flowers. On postcard it is actually violet but unfortunately the scanner made it blue.

Stamps: "Global: The Moon", USA, 2016.

Postcard #31

Postcard #31 from the Netherlands.

Date: 27.06.16

Depicts: yet another kitten :)

From: got from a postcrosser Ayla.

My 14th postcard from Postcrossing.com project. 

This postcard I got in an envelope where Aula also included a heart origami which I found very touching as she spent her time making it :)

Stamps: "Nederland 1", the Netherlands, 2014.

Postcard #30

Postcard #30 from USA.

Date: 24.06.16

Depicts: a kitten.

From: got from a postcrosser Pam.

My 13th postcard from Postcrossing.com project. 

Stamps: "Penguins", Forever, USA, 2015; "Neon Celebrate!", USA, 2015.

Postcard #29

Postcard #29 from the Netherlands.

Date: 24.06.16

Depicts: a cute long-eared owl.

From: got from a postcrosser Eva.

My 12th postcard from Postcrossing.com project. 

I also want to note that this 72-year-old lady who happened to send this card has a very beautiful and neat handwriting :)

Stamps: "The town of Giethoorn", Postcrossing series, the Netherlands, 2016.

Postcard #28

Postcard #28 from Germany.

Date: 15.06.16

Depicts: "Insel Oldie", Borkum-Bismarckstrasse und Leuchtturm, Germany

From: got from a postcrosser Jutta.

My 11th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "100 Jahre Moehnetalsperre", Germany, 2013.

Postcard #27

Postcard #27 from Russia.

Date: 13.06.16

Depicts: a Russian Post mail box with Shakespeare

From: got it for free :)

In June I discovered that Russian Post issues special postcards with mailboxes dedicated to some events, exhibitions and expositions which may make a cool collection. Unfortunately, not all postcards are available in Moscow, they are issued in many other cities of Russia and it is not always possible to get one, may be only through direct swap. This is the first postcard from this collection I got when visited the Exhibition dedicated to 400 years of Shakespeare in Moscow. 

Stamps: "150 лет Коломенскому заводу" (150 years of Kolomensky factory), Russia, 2013.

Postcard #26

Postcard #26 from Russia.

Date: 07.06.16

Depicts: a sunset at the lake with a boat on the coast.

From: got from a postcrosser Maxim.

My 10th postcard from Postcrossing.com project.

Stamps: "Девочка и город", Любавин А.А., 2005" ("A girl and the city", Lyubavin A., 2005), Contemporary art series, Russia, 2013.