United States of America

Washington DC.: USA.

This is a lovely card of The Korean War Veterans Memorial that is located in the Mall in Washington DC..This is a most vivid memorial with the lifelike statues of 19 soldiers depicted as they were in Korean combat.I have visited this and all the many wonderful and thoughtful Memorials in This Mall in Washington DC..Thank you so much Len for this card..I like it a lot.
Posted Washington DC : 10 April : Arrived Sydney 30 April : Traveled 20 days..

Poland

POLAND.:

A nice surprise today ...long time given up for lost is this card from Poland...A "Flags of the World" swap made many months ago.. and I see has taken a long time to arrive...
Thank you Sebastian for this swap...thought it was lost !!!
Posted Poland 25 January 2018 : Arrived Sydney 30 April : Traveled 95 days..

GREETINGS FROM POLAND.  :  Pozdrowienia Polski..

POLAND : covers an area of some 312.679 KM2
POPULATION : of Poland is 38,483,957 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Poland is Warsaw
LOCATION : of Poland is in Central Europe.
UNIQUE ; to Poland is that Poland has won 17 Nobel Prizes including four Peace prizes and five in literature.
OIL REFINERY : The first oil refinery in the world in 1856 built by pharmacist and petroleum industry pioneer Ignacy Lukasiewicz.
FAMOUS : The name Marie Sklodowska Currie (1867-1934 ) the first and only Nobel Lauriate in two different sciences and the first female professor at the Sorbonne University in France.
OLDEST : The oldest restaurant in Europe "Piwnica Swidnika" since 1275..
HISTORY.: Poland's name origin from "Polanie " tribe which means people living in open fields.
RULER: "Mieszko"  Duke of Polans first historically documented ruler (c 925- 992 )

United States of America

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :

This is a very colourful card showing these North West American indigenous peoples "Kwakiutl' face masks..This is from The American Natural History Museum in New York City.Thank you for this card..

Australia

Fraser Island. AUSTRALIA.:

 A lovely card from Fraser Island...The biggest sand Island in the world..also a Unesco  World Heritage Site..Think I could live there...looks so peaceful..thank you for this card (unsigned )... 

New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND :

A surprise PIF-RAS card #25 from New Zealand and a mate there..Thank you Susan for this nice card..
Posted 19 April. Arrived Sydney 27 April : Traveled 8 days,,Thank you Susan..

Latvia

Riga.: LATVIA.:

Than you Mandy...a great surprise another Flags of the World card for my collection.. This is a PIF card # 47..Thank you so much.Mandy.
Posted Riga.:09 April: Arrived Sydney :24 April. Traveled 15 days..

GREETINGS FROM LATVIA.:   Sveicieni No Latvijas.
LATVIA covers an area of some 64,589 KM2
POPULATION of Latvia is 1,957,200 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Latvia is Riga.
LOCATION of Latvia is in the Baltic's in Western Europe.
UNIQUE to Latvia is the fact that 44% is forested territory. 1 in 3 of Latvia's residents live in the Capital city of Riga.
WATERFALL.:Venta Rapid ..Europe's widest waterfall at 429 meters.
FASHION MODELS.: Latvia has the highest rate of fashion models in the world.
FAMOUS : Black Balsam: is a liquor made using 24 different plants,buds, flowers, juices,roots oils , and berries prepared in old barrels and is considered to be a wonderful cold remedy.
CAMERA.: Walter Zapp invented the first "Minox" spy camera.
HISTORY.:Latvia's current flag design has been in use since 1280 when ancient Latvian tribes went to war.bearing a red flag with a white stripe.
INDEPENDENCE.: The first Independence for Latvia was on 18th November 1918.
INDEPENDENCE : was restored on 21 August 1991.

Australia

                                                                 
    SOME NOW UNAVAILABLE                                                           FINCHES OF AUSTRALIA

 This is a recent First Day release "Maxi Cards"by Australia Post of "Finches of Australia and another lovely set of cards in this release. 23 March 2018.: Finch Hatton Queensland 4756.

Top Left card: Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)                 Top Right Star Finch (Neochmia ruficaua)

Bottom Left : Blue Faced Parrot Finch (Erythrura trichroa)   Bottom Right:Double Barred Finch : (Taeniopygia bicenovii)

Australia

                                                           
                                                               CRAB EATER SEALS.

SOME OF THESE CARDS NO LONGER AVAILABLE !!

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY.:

This is a most recent  First day  "Maxi Card " release from  Australia Post of the crab eating seals from The Australian Antarctic Territory.. This is a lovely set of cards..

Top Left card.       Crab Eater Mother and Pup.            Top Right card. Individual diving

Bottom Left card.:  Crab Eater Seal.                             Bottom right card : Group of Crab Eater Seals.

Japan

JAPAN.

Thank you Akiko for this lovely card of these Cherry blossoms. a nice widow view ..This is a PIF card # 00 ...!!! Thank you Akiko
 Posted 12 April  :Arrived Sydney :23 April : Traveled 11 days...Arigato Akiko..

United States of America

New Orleans. LOUISIANA..USA

Thank you Arnold for this great swap...really liked the look of this "Po Boy" sandwich...like most food in Louisiana it looks great...see the recipe on the card !!!
Posted 05 April : Arrived Sydney : 17 April : Traveled 12 days...Thanks again Arnold...!!

Russia

Moscow Oblast .: RUSSIA.:

A nice surprise card from a longtime friend...and a lovely watercolor card from a recent visited place...Thank you dearest Olga for thinking of me on your travels..and so pleased that you had a great journey..The card is a water colour of Spitzbergen in Scandanavia..Thank you...Spasiba..
Posted 17 March : Arrived 09 April : Traveled 23 days,, sorry for the delay posting your lovely card on my blog..also for the lovely stamps that you have added...

Tanzania

TANZANIA,:

Thank you so much Yang Yang for this swap card a welcomed surprise...and one to add to my collection of 'Flags of the World."
Posted 16 February : Arrived Sydney 06 April.: Traveled 21 days..Thank you Yang Yang ..Xie Xie..

TANZANIA :has a population of some 55.572,201 inhabitants.
AREA of Tanzania is 947 303 KM2
CAPITAL CITY : is Dar es Salaam. (de facto ) and Dadoma. (de jour )
LOCATION : of Tanzania is The eastern coast of Africa.
UNIQUE: to Tanzania is its Geography : The country is the site of Africa's highest and lowest points.Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters above sea level and the floor of Lake Tanganyika is 352 meters below sea level. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world. 610 meters deep and its floor covering 260 KM2
FAMOUS : Freddy Mercury .: The front man vocalist and songwriter for the famous band Queen was born in Zanzibar a Tanzanian Archipelago.
 NATIONAL PARKS.: The Serengeti National Park is the home to the large migration of the largest ungulates as the seasons change. The population of the migratory wildebeests is approximately 1.2 million animals.
HISTORY : Independence  09 December 1961.from the United Kingdom as Tanganyika.
GEOGRAPHY.:  The Olduvai Gorge is located in the northern part of the country and is often referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind."

Indonesia

Java.: Indonesia.:

Another great Year of the Dog Card this one from Indonesia and a great friend there ..Thank you so much Mia for these lovely card and stamp sets ..just so kind of you as you know I love these Chinese New Year stamps..so so nice...watch your mailbox too...Terimah Kasih...thank you 

Switzerland

SWITZERLAND.:

Thank you so much Rosmarie for this "Flags of the World" card Switzerland...The card shows the many facts and figures of this most lovely scenic country..Thank you Rosmarie this is a PIF-RAS card..many thanks for thinking of me..
Posted Will.: 05 April : Arrived Sydney 15 April : Traveled 10 days,

United States of America

Honolulu.HAWAII..:USA

The Year of The Dog" special delivery ..what a great card as I love these Chinese New Year cards and stamps...This is a special post mark by USA Post..commemorating The Year of the Dog for 2018. .Thank you Kathy for this swap.
Posted Honolulu.: 11 February. Arrived Sydney 15 April : Traveled 64 days..

Indonesia

Java.: INDONESIA.:

What a lovely surprise.. a package for my birthday that recently arrived for such a wonderful woman..Thank you so much Alex for thinking of me on my birthday...a big surprise package with goodies...A lovely card that I cherish..Terimah kasi (I hope that is correct) thank you so much..hugs for you Alex..

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Alaska.: USA.:

Thank you once again Arnold for this great swap card..Just have to love this guy am sure this porcupine is having a bad hair day in Alaska..a great card for wildlife collection thanks mate.
Posted Houston : 24 March : Arrived Sydney :12 April : Traveled 19 days.

Germany

Grevenbraich.GERMANY :

 Thank you so much Inge.. and so sorry for taking so long to post this lovely Easter wishes card from you ..as my printer was down for nearly a month and the cards have stacked up...sorry my dear Thank you so much for thinking of me at this time as it was a well received card...I love it as it was the only Easter wishes card I received..Vierlen Danke Inge
Posted Germany  (no postmark )!!!

Hungary

Budapest : HUNGARY.:

Thank you once again Betty for this card and old sepia card...I like these very much...don't see them much anymore...shows some men hard at work fishing...
Posted Budapest :23 February : Arrived Sydney 23 March .Traveled 28 days.

Azores

AZORES :

Another surprise card ..this one is from the Portuguese Territory of The Azores.. Thank you so much Birgit for this lovely surprise card...I am sure that you are enjoying the sunshine there on your latest trip..Thank you so much for thinking of me with this card..Vierlen Danke..Birgit..
Posted Azores ;03 March : Arrived Sydney 09 April.: Traveled 37 days.

Latvia

LATVIA

Riga : LATVIA.:

 A surprise card from a good friend sent from her recent trip to Latvia...a lovely card and it states that the card is dedicated to The Latvian National Song and Dance Festival.,one of the most grand and cultural events held in Latvia.This is the pride of Latvian National identity and is held every 5 years in Riga.The girl is dressed in folk costume of the Rucava District.(Kurzeme Region.. Thank you so much for this lovely card
Posted Riga 19 March : Arrived Sydney : 28 March : Traveled 9 days.

Hungary

HUNGARY :

Just received from a good friend in Budapest a swap for this years release by "Hungary Postal Service" 2018 release "Year of the Dog" in The Chinese Zodiac calendar for the New Year...Thank you again Betty for this fine swap ...hugs..
Posted Budapest :23 February.: Arrived Sydney 23 March.: Traveled 28 days ..thank you Betty..

Philippines

Cebu : PHILIPPINES.:

What a lovely card this is ,, it is a Year of the Dog card in the Chinese Zodiac for 2018...also a friend PIF RAS card # 1..I love this card and it arrived while my dog was in the vet and really sick ..this card was a good omen for my boy who survived his crisis,,and is now back home.. I was just so worried for him...Thank you so much Chloe for this great card.and stamps..
Posted Cebu,:27 February : Arrived Sydney 04 April : Traveled 35 days,,,Thanks Chloe...hugs..

Martinique

MARTINIQUE

MARTINIQUE.:

 Thank you so Much Titi for this great card my first from Martinique..and a lovely colourful card it is showing woman in local traditional dress..I love the colour red !.Thanks Titi I love it.
.This is a PIF card # 32..
Posted 05 March Martinique.: Arrived Sydney 19 March : Traveled 14 days..

China

CHINA.:
Thank you so much Lee for this card swap of National Animals ..a great series of cards..
Posted Shanghai.:08 March : Arrived Sydney 22 March : Traveled 14 days...Xie Xie Lee..thank you..

Switzerland

What a lovely colourful card of The Bernina Express going over this amazing viaduct...a lovely card...Must try and ride this train one day...This is a PIF- RAS card from a fellow card swapper ..Thank you so much Susanne for this lovely card..
Posted Switzerland 18 March : Arrived Sydney : 11 April.Traveled 24 days.