Vietnam

Hanoi.: VIETNAM.:

A long awaited swap card has just arrived and another for my collection of this 'Flags of the World " series .Thank you Zhang for this card..Greetings from Vietnam..

VIETNAM: covers an area of some 332,698 KM2.
POPULATION : of Vietnam is 92,700,000 inhabitants,
CAPITAL CITY of Vietnam is Hanoi.
UNIQUE : to Vietnam is The Saola.:is The forrest dwelling bovine native to Vietnam and one of the rarest mamals in the world.
DRESS.: The Ao Dai is a formal dress and worn for special occasions such as weddings and religious occasions,  A white version is the required dress for girls in many high schools.
FAMOUS : Halong Bay :with its cone shaped Hills or isolated high limestone karst towers is unique in the world.
CAVES: Phong Nha-ke Bang National Park is the home to the largest cave in the world.Son Doong cave is more than 200 meters high 150 meters wide and 5 kilometers long.
HISTORY : Homo Erectus.fossils dating to around 500,000 BC have been found in caves in northern Vietnam.
INDEPENDENCE: from France was achieved on the 02 September 1945.
UNIFICATION : was achieved on the 02 July 1976.

Australia

AUSTRALIA YEAR OF THE DOG 2018.

 This is The release by Australia Post commemorating Chinese New Year of the Dog for 2018 also stamps and stamp sheet.Thes are always such lovely stamps and cards that are issued by Australia Post each year.

AUSTRALIA STAMP SHEET 2018

YEAR OF THE DOG  2018

United States of America

California : USA.

Another lovely card commemorating The Chinese New Year zodiac Year of the Dog 2018..shows the first day of release of This event with this unique stamp and postmark.Thank you for this swap  Anna another for my collection of these lovely Chinese New Year stamps.
Posted Honolulu.11 January : Arrived Sydney 27  February : Traveled 47 days...thank you again Anna..love it..

Canada

Alberta : CANADA.:

Thank you Marie for this lovely colourful card and is a PIF card #13..The card shows an African woman in her magnificent tribal adornment..I am not sure of the origin maybe Kenya.!!!.no information on the card...a lovely card nevertheless..Thank you Marie
Posted 08 February : Arrived Sydney 26 February : Traveled 18 days.. Thanks again Marie..

Finland

FINLAND.:

Always nice to receive a bicycle card for the collection...Thank you Anne for this card that you have chosen from Postcrossing...I see you say it is -8 degrees as you write the card...too cold for me...Thank you again..
Posted 02 February: Arrived Sydney 26 February: Traveled 15,089 kilometers in 24 days Kitos. Anne

Canada

CANADA 2016

Belarus

Marina Gorka : BELARUS :

What a lovely card ..bicycles are another theme that I like to collect in my postcard s...this is a lovely card from A fellow Postcrosser from Belarus..Thank you Anna for this nice card.I see it is only +1 degree there ....too cold for me..it is +31 here...
Posted Belarus : 02 February : Arrived Sydney 23 February :Traveled 15,104 kilometers in 21 days.

United States of America.

New Orleans .: LA..USA

Thanks once again Mel...you always remember me on your travels.. So once again in this great city of New Orleans..great memories here...and surely would love to return there..Thank you for this lovely colorful "poster "card of the Carnival there ..
Posted New Orleans.:08 February : Arrived Sydney 22 February : traveled 14  days..Thanks again Mel...hugs...

United Statesof America

Santa Barbara.CAL.USA..

This is the other of two old cards (new copies ) that I have just received from my buddy Stafford from his recent trip to California..This card shows the Evening view of Laguna Beach in California.. Thanks Staff for thinking of me on your recent trip.
Posted :Santa Barbara.: 05 February : Arrived Sydney ;20 February.: Traveled 15 days..

China

CHINA :

I really like to swap and also receive these cards of The Chinese New Year each year..This the Year of the Dog 2018..is a great card..This card from China also has Year of the Dog stamp also ..for my collection..Thank you Zhiyu for this swap...Xie Xie..
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United States of America.

USA.:

What a great card ..just love naval ships and this is a famous one The first USS Arizona.BB39..I wont go into all the specifications as they can be read off the card ...needless to say a famous ship  Sunk at Pearl Harbour during the Japanese attack on the fleet on December 7th 1941..is straddled today where it sunk by a memorial to all lost there and on that day....Thank you for this card swap Jessika..
Posted 07 February : Arrived Sydney : 19 February : Traveled 12 days.

New Zealand.

Auckland .: NEW ZEALAND :

Thank you Donna for this swap card showing a lot of NZ's attractions and icons.. Thank you also for The Year of the Dog stamp for my collection of Chinese New Year of the Dog stamps.
Posted Auckland : 13 February : Arrived Sydney 22 February : Traveled 9 days..Thanks Donna.

United States of America

California.: USA.

Just received two old view cards from my Buddy Stafford sent from California...very unusual as they are both the same cards one is a day view and the other a night view..The card shows Main Beach Laguna Beach California day view..Thanks Staff for sending these for me..
Posted Santa Barbara.: 05 February : Arrived Sydney : 20 February : Traveled 15 days..Thanks mucker.

Hungary

Budapest : HUNGARY,:

Thank you Bernadett for this lovely surprise PIF-RAS card from The recent Post crossing meeting held there in Budapest on the 02 February..Thank you also to the many attendees that have signed the card ..it is also great to see the trouble taken to organise special Postcrossing stamps for the day....I will add this card gladly to my collection of meet up cards..thank you my dear...
Posted Budapest 02 February : Arrived Sydney 20 February : Traveled 18 days..

Malaysia.

MALAYSIA.:

Another lovely Chinese New Year card .."The year of the Dog " release by Malaysian Postal service...also the lovely stamp attatched with special postmark..Thank you so much Cheng Mun for this card swap.
Posted Malaysia 05 February : Arrived Sydney 19 February : Traveled 14 days. Xie Xie Cheng Mun..

Laos

Vientianne...LAOS.

 Thank you Echo for this fine swap card ..showing the face of this hard working woman ...love the "cigar "...no description information on card.!!!  Thanks Echo..
 Posted Vientiane.: 26 January : Arrived Sydney 19 February:  Traveled 24 days.

United States of America.

Virginia...USA.

What a lovely card showing this beautiful butterfly... (I love butterflies ) also thank you for the nice text as well..This card was from a fellow Post crosser..Thank you Arielle.
Posted Virginia 03 February : Arrived Sydney 12 February,: Traveled 15,681 kilometers in 9 days..

Canada

NEWFOUNDLAND : CANADA,:
Thank you for this surprise Postcrossing card from Newfoundland but sent from Australia..with both sets of stamps..This is a very clourful card showing this lovely lighthouse on Cape Bona Vista ..This area was first visited by Europeans in 1497 and all the surrounding lands were claimed by John Abbot for King Henry VII of England. Five years after Columbus dicovered the West indies,,isn't it funny how these so called explorers discovered these wonderful places...just like the never existed and claimed them for somebody else...Thank you for this lovely colourful card '
Posted 03 February : Arrived Sydney 12 February : Traveled 309 kilometers in 9 days.

United States of America

Tennessee.: USA.:

Thank you for sending me this Postcrossing card showing all these birds.. I am not sure if they are random birds of the world or birds just from the USA...anyway they are lovely as I am a bird lover..
Posted Tennessee.:28 January : Arrived Sydney: 14 February :Traveled 14,807 kilometers in 17 days..Thank you.

Finland

Naantali : FINLAND.:

A lovely map card showing the state of Finland ..and what a lovely country it is..I see the temperature there is -1  that is cold...too cold for me..My memories of my travels here are wonderful to recall..Thank you for this card as I will add this map to my collection... Kitos.Teya..
Posted :29 January : Arrived Sydney 14 February : Traveled 15,347 kilometers in 16 days.

Czech Republic

Prague : CZECH REPUBLIC.:

What a lovely card.of Owls. I think everyone loves owls.!!!..so different in closer inspection reveals the pictures of the marvellous owls are in actual fact stamps...Thank you so much Miroslava for this thoughtful card .PIF # 22.....as you know I like birds and wildlife..
Posted Prague : 31 January : Arrived Sydney14 February.:Traveled 14 days...Thank you..

Canada

Alberta. CANADA :

Always great to hear from you Rob !!..once again thank you for these lovely Chinese New Year stamps this years release by Canada Post and they always do an interesting transition stamp sheet ..This one shows the year of The Rooster...2017 moving into The Year of the Dog 2018...lovely stamp set thanks mate...The card is also interesting showing the lion telling everyone "Who's the Boss"..
Posted Westbrook PO.: 02 February : Arrived Sydney 14 February. Traveled 12 days.

Belarus

Molodechno .: BELARUS:

A lovely wildlife card from a fellow swapper in Belarus..Card shows this lovely innocent Red Deer ..I really like wildlife cards..Thank you so much Maria for this card to add to my wildlife series of cards..
Posted Mondelchno ..01 February : Arrived Sydney 14 February traveled 13 days..

Czech Republic.

Czech Republic.:

Another surprise black and white card today from a fellow Postcrosser from the Czech Republic..Thank you Martin for this fine card and matching stamp showing this lovely black and white photo..
Posted Czech. Rep. 31 January : Arrived Sydney 12 February : Traveled 16081 kilometers i 12 days..Thank you Martin..

Germany

GERMANY :

A lovely wildlife card from Germany showing this beautiful leopard..I love wild life cards especially of the big cats...so..Thank you Nic for this card ..I really like it...
Posted Germany : 01 February : Arrived Sydney 09 February.T Traveled 16569 kilometers in 8 days..Vierlen Danke..Nic..