Singapore

Woodlands .: SINGAPORE.:
A surprise card from Jae... Thank you so much for once again making my mailbox smile...This is a special card from Singapore postmarked from the philatelic Store And is released on The National Day in Singapore ..The word PCN means Park Connector and PCN connects all cycle ways around the Island of Singapore.Thanks again Jae for this lovely card..
Posted Woodlands 11 September : Arrived Sydney 27 September .: Traveled 16 days..thank you Jae.

United States of America

Houston USA.

What a lovely card !!!  Thank you Arnold for this swap card .. I believe that this is a new series of cards...This is a beautiful card showing the National bird of The USA The Bald Eagle along with all the statistics.. Thank you for this card..and lovely stamps added.
Posted Houston 18 September : Arrived Sydney 28 September Traveled 9 days..

Singapore

SINGAPORE.:

Thank again Jae for another... and the last in this series of Post box cards that were released from Singapore Post Office..This last cards shows the most recent type of box currently in use the 2000 type..thanks again Jae for this great series of cards to add to my postbox collection.
Posted Woodlands 11 September :Received Sydney 27 September : Traveled 16 days.

Ghana

GHANA

Ashanti : GHANA.:

This is a lovely colourful card just received from a friend and card swapper in Gahan..The card shows a native Ghanaian girl in colourful dress The bangles I am told are to accentuate her waist...looks good to me..Thank you Linda for this lovely colourful card and also the many beautiful stamps.
 Posted Ashanti : 23 June  ( postmarked 04 September) Received Sydney 29  September : Traveled 97 days. !!!

Singapore

SINGAPORE :

A lovely card showing the sunset of the skyline over The Marina Bay area of Singapore with the "Merlion" fountain in the foreground a strange imaginary creature that is half lion with the body of a fish..This is the mascot of Singapore. Thank you Jae for another lovely card and stamps especially the 50th Anniversary stamp of independence..from your city..and a lovely city it is..Xie Xie. thank you...
Posted Woodlands.:11 September : Arrived Sydney : 27 September : Traveled 16 days.

Germany

Darmstadt : GERMANY.:

 A post crossing card has just arrived for Germany..Thank you Christine for this great card showing the house of the famous German artist "Hundetwasser".an unusual piece of architecture along with flats and shops.!!.
Posted Darmstadt: 15 September : Arrived Sydney : 29 September : Traveled 16,497 km's in 14 days.

Ghana

Ghana. WEST AFRICA :

I have just received some lovely cards from a friend in Ghana.where at the time it was 16.47.GMT and 26 degrees C on 23 June  .Thank you so much Linda..This colourful card shows many local boats  many used for fishing .Thank you for this lovely card and stamps..
Posted 23 June: Postmarked 04 September, Arrived Sydney 28 September .Traveled 97 days.!!!!

Singapore

Woodlands : SINGAPORE.:

Another card in the Post box series recently released by the Singapore Post..A great series that I like and have the good luck to receive all in this series from a truly kind postcard swapper "Jae" from Singapore Thank you so much Jae for doing this...card shows the type of postbox used throughout Singapore in the 1990's..another for my collection ...thanks...
 Posted Woodlands : 11 September : Arrived Sydney : 27 September traveled 16 days..

Singapore

Woodlands : SINGAPORE.:

A lovely long shaped card from Singapore Thanks again Jae for all these cards that you have sent me from Singapore..This card shows a lovely evening scene of The Marina Bay area in Singapore and extremely popular place for visitors and locals alike Thanks again Jae..
Posted 11 September : arrived Sydney 27 September : Traveled 16 days..

Singapore.

Woodlands. SINGAPORE.:

So surprised to get so many cards all in one day.. This is another great postbox card in this series released by The Singapore Post Office..This card shows the type of Postbox Used by Singapore Post Office in The 1980's.Thank you again Jae for this great set of cards.and my collection of Postboxes just took a major jump..!!.. I don't think our post boxes have changed in thirty years ..there are even old Victorian era  post boxes to be found in various places.. Thank you again Jae...hugs.
Posted Woodlands 11 September : arrived Sydney 26 September : Traveled 15 days.:   Xie Xie Jae..

United States of America

Dearborne : MICHIGAN.:  USA.

A great card with great matching stamps ..Thanks Arnold for this card from your recent visit to The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborne Michigan. This card is of The Presidential limousine used originally by John F Kennedy.at the time a covertible.

The Kennedy presidential limousine: The President John F Kennedy was riding in this modified Lincoln Continental Convertible when he was shot in Dallas Texas on November 22 1963.After the asassination the car was returned to the Ford Factory and rebuilt from the Chassis up in titanium armour and bullet proof glass.and a new hardtop was fitted.The car was returned to service and used by the Presidents , Johnson, Ford , Nixon, and Carter. before being retired in 1977.
this car can be seen along with many other presidential limousines also at the Ford Museum..
Posted Houston.:10 September : Arrived Sydney 25 September : Traveled 15 days.

Finland

Mikkeli.: FINLAND :

A Greetings from postcard has just arrived from Finland. This is a series of cards that I have collected for some time now of greetings from the various countries along with a lot of their statistics.. Thank you so much Leena for this GF card..
 Posted 14 September : Arrived Sydney : 27 September : Traveled 13 days.  Kitos Leena..

Singapore

Woodlands : SINGAPORE.:

Another great card in this series of Post boxes released by the Singapore Post Office..Thank you so much Jae for all the swaps and surprises..This card is the type of mailbox used in the 1970's..
Posted Woodlands . 11 September : Arrived Sydney 26 September : Traveled 15 days....thanks Jae..

United States of America.

Arizona Memorial:  Pearl Harbour: Hawaii.:

What a great card Thank you so much Arnold for this swap...I have visited here twice and is an amazingly solemn place..This is a wonderful dedication to all those who were killed here on the attack on Pearl Harbour December 7th 1941. bringing  the USA into the world conflict of WWII..

The interior marble wall of the USS Arizona Memorial contains the names of 1,177 of Arizona crewmen.and stands firm and solid in rememberance to those who lost their lives during the Japanese aerial attack on the morning of December 7th 1941 " A day that will live in infamy "
Posted : 26 August : Arrived Sydney 25 September : Traveled 30 days.thanks again Arnold.

Singapore

Woodlands : SINGAPORE :

 These cards just arrived from a fellow swapper from Singapore. A great series released by Singapore Post Office showin all the old and new types of Post Boxes.. Thank you so much Jae...you are so kind to swap all these for me.This card shows the type 1950's Post box used in Singapore.Typical of the old English type..Thanks Jae for these cards.add them to my postbox collection. you are so kind.
 Posted Woodlands 11 September : Arrived Sydney 25 September : Traveled 14 days.thanks..

United States of America

Dearborne  : MICHIGAN :

AH! The Oscar Mayer  "Wienermobile" from 1952..is one of the worlds most famous productmobiles and looks like the product that it is advertising.Updated versions of this "Weinermobile" still travel across the US today .The 1952 Wienermobile is the oldest surviving example and can be seen at the Ford Motor Museum in Dearbourne Michigan. The Henry Ford Museum is a remarkable showcase of American innovation and has one of the largest collections of its kind ever assembled..

This truly is an amazing museum and I visited it on my "Around the USA by Train" Journey I also looked closely at this amazing vehicle made especially for the company..This is one of the greatest Museums that I have ever visited..being a Ford man and growing up with many various makes and models of fords...I also looked for and found many of the models that I used to own..outstanding.. Thank you so much Arnold for thinking of me on your recent visit to this amazing Museum..
Posted Houston.:11 September .Arrived Sydney 25 September : Traveled 14 days.

Sigapore

SINGAPORE.:

Thank you Jae for this fine map card swap..also thank you for your kindness in sending me so many cards.. They are awesome...especially all the postbox series...This card shows the map of Singapore and also the railway network on this amazing Island.
 Posted 11 September : Arrived Sydney 26 September : Traveled 15 days.Thank you Jae...hugs.

Kyrgyzstan

MOLDOVA  - KYRGYZSTAN.

Thank you OLga for this awaited surprise that arrived recently an unusual swap from Moldova and Kyrgyzstan...with post office cancellations on both countries stamps and postmarks.A lovely card Thank you Olga for this most welcomed card also all the lovely stamps and a special thank to all that attended this Postcrossing meeting in Moldova and all who signed the card...
Greetings from KYRGYZSTAN....

KYRGYZSTAN :  Covers an area of some 199,951 KM2
POPULATION : of Kyrgyzstan is 6,019,480
CAPITAL CITY :  of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.
UNIQUE : to Kyrgyzstan is the worlds second highest altitude lake  ISSIK - KUL its name means hot lake because it never freezes over even in the coldest winters.
NAME ORIGIN :  The name KYRGYZ is derived for the Turkic word meaning "forty" a reference to the forty great clans of the Manas.
FAMOUS.:  Manas the worlds most lengthiest epic , The kyrgyz poem consists of 500,000 lines.
WRITER : Chingiz Aitmatov. The most famous writer from Kyrgyzstan.
MOUNTAINS.: known as the "Switzerland of Central Asia" The mountainous Tian Shan region covers 80% of Kyrgyzstan and its highest point is Jengish Chatushu at 7,439 meters.
HISTORY : Independence achieved from the Soviet Union August 31 1991.
TULIP REVOLUTION : Demonstration against government corruption in March 2005 Opposition leaders formed a coalition and the new government was formed.

Russia.

Ekaterinburg. RUSSIA.:

A lovely surprise from my good friend Natalya in Ekaterinburg from the recent  65th Postcrossing meeting held there .The card shows woman in lovely local dress. Thank you my dear for this and also thanks to the many attendees that have signed the card also with their many kind words..Spasiba...
 No postal date given.!!

Taiwan

Kaoshung .: TAIWAN.

Thank you Jannat for this card from Taiwan and Post cards United .. a nice card showing this lovely deer to add to my wildlife collection of cards.. There is no information on the card about this type of deer...Thank you  Xie Xie.
 Posted Taiwan 11 September : Arrived Sydney : 21 September : Traveled 10 days..

United States of America

Boston : MA...USA.

Thank you Mel for thinking of me on your annual "Girls Cruise" this time through New England.. certainly a lovely part of the USA,,,A lovely state map card showing the various cities and attractions in this lovely state. Thanks again mate you are always so kind keeping me in your thoughts when traveling with a postcard..
 Posted Maine. : 12 September : Arrived Sydney 21 September : Traveled 9 days.

Poland

Warsaw: POLAND.:

Thank you Chris for this card showing your city of Warsaw..A great aerial photo of this great and famous city...Thank you for keeping in touch.. watch your mailbox.. Thanks again..
 Posted Warsaw. : 28 August : Arrived Sydney : 20 September : Traveled 23 days..

Croatia

CROATIA :

A most welcomed card from a friend visiting Croatia and another country " Icon" card for my collection. Thank you Andrea for swapping this for me..so much great information on these cards..
Posted Croatia : 30 August : Arrived Sydney 20 September : Traveled 21 days..

China

CHINA.

An interesting card arrived for China showing all the various post office stamps and markings of the world.. Thank you for this swap..
Posted China 28 August : Arrived Sydney 14 September : Traveled 17 days.  Xie Xie..

Australia

Cairns, FNQ Far North Queensland .  AUSTRALIA:

Thank you Barry for taking time out from your holiday to Far North Queensland and enjoying you vacation on the Barrier Reef and The Daintree Rain Forrest. so good there isn't it.!!. I also took this train to Kuranda through the rain forrest ...loved all the waterfalls..love the tropics..Thanks Baz..
Posted Cairns :13 September : Arrived Sydney 18 September : Traveled 5 days..