Azerbaijan

AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN : 

Another lovely colourful card from Azerbaijan and thanks again Nuray for this swap.This card shows an Azeri woman in local and traditional dress wearing the local Kelagayi.  The Kelagayi is a square head scarf for women and is made of silk. In the western part of Azerbaijan it is sometimes called a "Chorgat " A traditional Kelagayi is decorated with a frame and central symbols. Thank you again..

Posted Azerbaijan :12 November  Arrived Sydney : 26 November : Traveled 14 days..

Australia

CREMORNE POINT LIGHTHOSE   SYDNEY HARBOUR

Sydney NSW. AUSTRALIA.

 This is one of a wonderful set of lighthouses from N.S.W. and are all located around Sydney Harbour.. I have visited all these lighthouses. This Particular Light house is located at Cremorne Point and looks right up the harbor to the city .This is one of a new series of lighthouse postcards and is a " First Day Release" Maxi card this was released 23 October in Vaucluse Sydney ..see wonderful Post mark !!

Seychelles

Victoria : SEYCHELLES :

Thank you once again dear Rosmarie for getting me this GF card from The Seychelles.. A card that I did not have much hope of receiving Thank you so much  for doing this for me. hugs 

Posted Victoria :7 September : then to Switzerland Posted 18  November : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 72 days.. but its here !!!

GREETINGS from THE SEYCHELLES : 

AREA : The Seychelles covers an area of some 459.KM2

POPULATION : of The Seychelles is : 94,228 inhabitants,

CAPITAL CITY :  is Victoria.:

LOCATION :  The Seychelles is in the Indian Ocean

NATIONAL ANIMAL : of The Seychelles is the striped Dolphin

ISLANDS : Known as the 115 Island country of which 43 belong to the Inner Islands and 72 belong to five Coral Atolls and the reefs of the Outer Islands .

PIRATES :  Also known as The Land of Pirates the pirates used to seek out these Islands as a hideout and it is believed that a treasure worth more than $160,000 dollars was hidden by Olivier Levasseur at the time 

GIANT TORTOISE : The Aldabra Giant Tortoise is one of only two species of Giant Tortoise on the planet and dwell only in The Seychelle Islands.

JAMES BOND : Ian Fleming came to The Seychelle Islands in 1958 to find inspiration for the next saga in his next spy novel ." FOR YOUR EYES ONLY "

LODOICEA : Also called a sea coconut is a symbol of The Seychelles and also endemic to the Seychelles is the largest seed on earth its fruit is 50-70 cm long while male and female Lodoicea  have different shapes.

POSTCROSSERS : There are only 9 Post crossers in The Seychelle Islands.

FAMOUS SEYCHELLOIS: Magie Faure -Vidot ,  Alan Julie , Jean -Marc Volcy.

Iceland

Reykjavik : ICELAND :

 Love it !! What a a lovely card !!..I must say I do love cards of wildlife and this is a lovely card showing these Puffin birds from Iceland  Thank you Trupti for thinking of me with this card
Posted Reykjavik : 06 November : Arrived  Sydney 24 November : Traveled 18 dys ..Thanks Trupti..

Azerbaijan.

AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN.:

This is a really lovely colourful card and shows To Azeri women crafting their world famous carpets. These  Carpets and mats are world famous and command very high prices and are exhibited in the famous Museums of the world  These women are traditionally known as the finest of carpet weavers.
Thank you Nuray for these swap cards and I  like them a lot..also the stamps.
 Posted Azerbaijan :12 November : Arrived Sydney 26 November .:Traveled 14 days.

Japan

JAPAN

Osaka : JAPAN.:

My first Zodiac New Years Card and this Year is "The Year of the Pig". 2019. Thank you lots Arnold for this my first New Years card from Japan ..and thank you for taking the time out as you know I collect these New Year Zodiac cards..and stamps   thanks mate.
Posted Osaka 19 November : Arrived Sydney 27 November ..Traveled  8 days . Thank you

Germany

Goslar : GERMANY. :

 A nice multi vew card of the German town of Goslar .This is a "Surprise card" and most welcomed another Unesco Site to be added ..Thank you Marion for this lovely historical card

Goslar is an historic Town in Lower Saxony and is the adminisrative centre of  the District of Goslar and is located on the Northwestern slopes of The Harz mountain range. The Old Towne of Goslar and The Mines of Rammelsberg are Unesco World Heritage Sites. 
(info ) courtesy of  Wikipedia.

Azerbaijan

AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN.:

The woman in red !! What a great card showing this woman celebrating the traditional festival of Nowruz. A truly nice card and my first from the "Land of Fire " Azerbaijan  Thank you Nuray for this card.and stamps.
Posted Azerbaijan :12 November: Arrived Sydney 26 November : Traveled 14 days.

China

Yunnan CHINA.:

A nice card of Primrose flowers from Yunnan Province arrived from a fellow postcard United swapper Thank youFrank for this card showing these lovely flowers.and stamps.
Posted Sichuan 19 October : Arrived Sydney 26 November : Traveled 38 days,

Guadaloupe

GUADALOUPE :
 
Wow !!..another surprise ..they keep coming !!..This card is kindly sent by a good French friend and is a great flag card to add to my collection of FOW "Flags of the World ".Thank you, merci beaucoup Christine.!
Posted 05 November : Arrived Sydney :20 November : Traveled 15 days.

GREETINGS from GUADALOUPE :   Salutations de Guadaloupe:

GUADALOUPE:  Covers and area of some 1,628 KM2,
POPULATION : of Guadaloupe is  402,119 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Guadaloupe is  Basse- Terre.
LOCATION : of Guadaloupe is in the Lesser Antlles Islands in the Carribbean.
UNIQUE : to Guadaloupe is " La Soufriere' Which is an  active Volcanoe located in the south of Basse- Terre and is one of nine active volcanoes of The Lesser Antilles its last eruption was in 1976.
HURRICANE : Category four Hurricane Hugo in 1989 destroyed 10,000 homes and leving 35,000 inhabitants homeless.
FAMOUS :  "The famous Pineapple"  Colombus was credited with discovering  was this famous pineapple on the Island of Guadaloupe in 1793. Although the fruit had long been grown in South America he called it "Pina de Indias" which can be directly translated as "Pine Cone of the Indies"
HISTORY :  Guadaloupe was called "Karukera" which means The Island of beautiful waters. by the Arawak People who settled there in 300 AD /CE.
BATTLES : The Battle of The Saintes was fought near Guadaloupe between France and Britain in 1782.

Taiwan

 Kaohsiung : TAIWAN :

 Now this  is a great surprise postcard from Kaohsiung, from a great friend that is traveling in Taiwan at the moment...So Good Birgit thank you so much mate for thinking of me while you are traveleing I trust all is good for you.The card shows a evening skyline view of the city of Kaohsiung..Thank you Vierlen Danke..und Frohe Weinachten for you my dear.
Posted Kaohsiung.: Taiwan : 15 November : Arrived Sydney : 25 November : traveled 10 days .Thank you Birgit .

Germany

GERMANY.:
 Well it is that time of the year again when the big fat guy with the red suit and white beard starts shouting Ho! Ho! Ho !..and is a great time to start receiving lovely Christmas cards from all different countries wityh their special Christmas wishes..This lovely card is from a lovely girl in Germany Thank you so much Heidi ..Vierlen Danke fur die wunderbarre postkart von Weinachten.. So nice..
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Serbia

Bagk Jarak : SERBIA

Thank you Anna for this PIF card showing Serbian people in National dress  so colourful Thank you so much..This is a PIF card # 82 .So glad that you liked the card that I sent.
Posted Bagk Jarak : 06 November : Arrived Sydney:24 November : Traveled 18 days ..thanks  

El Salvador

San Salvador : EL SALVADOR.

WEll one doesnt receive too many cards from this Central American Nation and thank you William for this swap card The card shows the Volcano of San Salvador ."El Boqueron ".that is located in front of the city of San Salvador ..The last eruption of this large Volcano was on the 7th June 1917.
Posted  Ventanilla: San Salvador 03 November : Arrived Sydney :23 November : Traveled 20 days.

United States of America

Washington DC .
 
Thank you Elena for this joint card swap of the Centennary of  WWI. this was a joint swap between friends to commemorate the service of our nations in this horrendous conflict. The card shows the Executive Office Building in Washington DC adjacent to the White House this building once housed the offices of the State, War Department , and the Navy and was formerly known as the State,War  and Navy Building .The former office of the seretary of the Navy has been occupied by every US Vice President since 1960.President Bill Clinton renamed the building The Dwight D Eisenhower Executive Office Building at a ceremony on the 9th of November 1999.Mark Twain called it the ugliest building in America.!
 Nice Armistiice day / Veterans day stamps. Thanks again for this kind swap Elena.
Posted Boiling Springs Station:10 November : Arrived Sydney 23 November : Traveled 13 days.

Moldova

Bucharest : ROMANIA.:

Thank you Mihnea for this surprise card from this swap meeting held in Chisinau and was the first Molovan Romanian Postcrossing joint meet up .. 29th July 2017. Thank you this is a PIF card #83.
Posted Romania 02 Novemeber : Arrived Sydney 20 Novemeber : Traveled 18 days...Thank you

Japan

Kyoto.: JAPAN.:

Another great cat card from my pal Arnold .This card is of the Japanese Bob Tail Cat...I didn't know of such a cat.!! Thank you Arnold for this swap  and trust this trip to Japan was eventful for you !
I see that this type of cat arrived in Japan at least a thousand years ago and obviously recognisable with its "Bob Tail" Thanks again mate another cat for the collection.
Posted kyoto 13 November : Arrived Sydney 21  November : Traveled 8 days.

United Arab Emirates

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UAE.:
A surprise card from The United Arab Emirates arrived today  Thank you so much Weny this is a great card that shows local Emirati woman wearing the typical "Abaya" Thank you Weny.
Posted UAE : 12 November : Arrived Sydney 21 November : Traveled : 9 days..

Taiwan

Taiwan :

Always so good to receive a train card .. This card shows the local Train stopped at Pingxi railway station.. A very popular stop in the north of Taiwan and is famous for its sky lanterns that people  write a message on then send them  aloft..Thank you for this lovely card Jenny.
Posted Taiwan :08 November : Arrived Sydney 21 November: Traveled 13 days.

Suriname

Paramaribo : SURINAME.:

Thank you Cheryl.I am so pleased to receive this Flag of the World card from you..and another for my collection..thanks again
Posted from Paramaribo 22 October :Arrived Sydney: 12 Novemeber : Traveled 21 days.

GREETINGS from SURINAME.: GROETENUIT SURINAME. ( Dutch )
SURINAME  : covers an area of some 163,821 KM2
POPULATION : of Suriname is 558,368 inhabitants
CAPITAL CITY : of Suriname is Paramaribo.
LOCATION : of Suriname is South America.
UNIQUE : to Suriname is the only country in the world where a mosque is located next to a synagogue
FLORA: Tropical Rainforrests are about 80% of Surinames landscape.
FAMOUS : The Suriname toad is about five inches long and almost flat ,its feet are webbed and it has tiny eyes with no teeth and no tongue !!
OLYMPICS : Suriname has won two medals a gold and a broze both won by swimmer Anthony Nesty in 1988 and 1992
HISTORY : The first settlements in Suriname were indigenous settlements that date back to 3,000 BC The largest tribes were the "Arawak"A nomadic coastal tribe They were also the first inhabitants in the area .
INDEPENDENCE : 25th November 1975 from The Netherlands.

Hungary

Godollo HUNGARY :

Thank you  Bernadette  I always love to receive these postcrossing meet up cards .. This card is for the Postcrossing meeting held at Godollo 28th October 2017 .Thank you for sending this card and a big thank you to the many attendees that signed this card thank you.This is a PIF RAS card..
Posted 31 October : Arrived Sydney 13 November : Traveled  14 days.

Philippines

Cebu City : PHILIPPINES.;

How colourful this card is ?  what a mask this person is wearing , this Mardigras mask is for this festival in Bacolod city That is held every October on the Island of Negros ..Thank you Chloe for this lovely colourful card  .A PIF card # 83...thank you..
Posted Cebu City,:06 November : Arrived Sydney 15 November Traveled 9 days,,, that was fast !!!

Isle of Man

Douglas : Isle of Man.

What a great card!!   this is a lovely swap card from a friend in the Isle of Man and is a lovely map card that shows the motorcycle track around the Island for the TT races..that are held there,,Just an amazing motorcycle TT race with entries from all over  The.card also shows the trophy...Thank you so much Mandy for this great card,and also the great stamps.
Posted Douglas:03 November : Arrived Sydney : 15 November : Taveled 12 days.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - My Babe

Aruba

ARUBA  ABC Islands

Thank you once again Ruby for this card , one of many that you have sent me ..all from these wonderful destinations in The Carribean and the ABC Islands...This card shows a multi view of attractions on Aruba.. Thank you so much Ruby I love these cards
Posted 29 October : Arrived Sydney 12 November : Traveled 14days.

UNited Nations USA

UN  New York  USA

Another surprise card today from a friend visiting the UN in New York City.. Thank you Irma ..for this card ..and taking the time out while on your vacation .also with UN cancellation.!!.
Posted New York : 03 November : Arrived Sydney 14 November : Traveled 11 days.. Thank you Irma.!