Germany

Konstanz.: GERMANY:

 A most welcomed surprise card has just arrived from The Postcrossing metting in Konstanz Germany held 18 May 2019.. Thank you so much Grace for thinking of me and to all the attendees that kindly signed the card..I really like these meetup cards..
Posted Konstanz 19 May : Arrived Sydney 29 May .: Traveled 10 days.

United States of America.

NATIVE AMERICAN POW WOW    USA.

Alabama. : USA.

A really lovely colourful card showing This Native American POW-WOW.. What a fine card that shows the various and intricate dress of the individual in this scene.. Must be so wonderful to attend or be part of these wonderful Native American Pow Wows festival. I dont know where this one is pictured but are held in many different venues..  Thank you so much Arnold for this fine PIF card.Posted Alabama :19 May : Arrived Sydney 27 May : traveled 8 days..

United States of America.

UTAH : USA.

A lovely coloured multi-view nature card from a fellow Postcrosser in Utah  Thank you Sherleen Sue for this fine postcard showing various wildlife from where you are in Southern Utah..beautiful..I really love wildlife  Thank you again .
Posted Utah :16 May : Arrived Sydney 27 May .: Traveled 11 days.

Belgium

BELGIUM.

Thank you very much Ilse for this happy card that has just arrived  a lovely colourful card showing this girl on the swing This is a Postcrossing card and thank you so much for sending it..
Posted Belgium.:16 May : Arrived Sydney 27 may: Traveled 11 days ..Thank you Ilse...Merci , 

England

ENGLAND :

A great card just arrived from a friend in England ..The card shows the Travelling Post office which was a big part of the Royal Mail system.This is a multi -view card showing some of the various scenes of the Travelling Post Office train... I am not sure if this Post Office Train is any longer in service. !!! Thanks also for the nice stamps..Thank you so much Jemma for this great card..

Germany

Hamburg : GERMANY.:

 Thank you Oluf for this multi-view map   Postcrossing card showing the many attractions of "Bogtland" so many lovely attractions.Thank you for this card.
Posted 17 May : Arrived Sydney 27 may  Traveled 10 days .. Thank you.. Vierlen Danke.

Australia

 Birdwood  SA.

This is one in a new series of Australian wildlife cards from OZ Post and the series is called "Flightless Birds" a recent first day release in Birdwood South Australia depicting the Cassowary. great card !! love the postmark.!! The Cassowary is one of a small gruop of "Flightless Birds" in the world.!

 The Southern Cassowary (  Casuarius casuarius ) also known as the "Double Wattle Cassowary. The Cassowary is a large black flightless bird like the Emu and the Ostrich. The bird has a large horn like feature that sits on its head known as a "Casque" ..This bird feeds on the forrest floor of many tropical fruits and berries.. and can be very dangerous if approached especially with young .The coloured wattle beneath its beak is highly visible also very colourful..and can be seen in Northern Queenslands Rainforrests.

United States of America

Chicago IL.

A surprise card from my mate Ruby.. Thank you again  for this B/W postcard showing The Chicago Americans.a photo taken in 1913 but I really dont know what sport that they are playing !!! I guess baseball !!! also somebody decided that they wanted some of the stamps...shame... Thank you so much Ruby for your thoughts.
Posted TExas 08 May Arrived Sydney 23 May : Traveled 15 days.. ..

United States of America

Galveston Island TX  USA

Thanks Staff and Sherry for taking time out on your trip to send this card from Galveston Island in Texas.
On September the 13th 2008 Hurricane IKE roared ashore on Galveston Island bringing with it a massive saltwater storm surge that killed thousands of trees . including many of the 100 year old oaks that had ben planted after the great hurricane of 1900. Many of the trees that were left were carved into whimsical sculptures.
Posted Dalla TX 12 May : Arrived Sydney 23 May .Traveled 11 days. Thanks again Staff and Sherry.

Australia.

Sydney : AUSTRALIA.

I think anybody that loves cricket as I do would love to receive this card .. "The First Cricket Tour " a  "first day "release  Maxi card with postmark "walkabout wickets" showing  The Australian Aboriginal XI that toured  England in 1868..The photograph on the card is courtesy of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service..  What a great card..

United States of America

Nashville TN  USA.

 Thank you Mel and Boyd for once again thinking of me on your travels ..always so nice to hear from you and receive a great card.. This card shows a Historic homestead that you recently visited in Marble Springs Tennessee.This is the original farm home of Tennessees first Governor John Sevier .This homestead dates from around the 1700's. Thank you once again you guys for thinking of me ...
Posted Nashville TN .: 06 May : Arrived Sydney 20 May. : Traveled 14 days.

United States of America

Franklin TN : USA.:

Thanks Mel..A nice surprise map card of your hometown  ..you know... I was just reading bout this town featured in a Civil War battle between John Bell Hood and Tecumseh Sherman..interesting history..I have read all about the Civil War..Thank you for this card and thinking of me as you do..Thanks also for the great stamps  love the :"Stagecoach " stamp..with JW..
Posted Franklin : TN :08 May : Arrived Sydney 20 May : Traveled 12 days.

Poland

Wroclaw : POLAND :

This is my firstPostcrossing card for sometime and realised that I have not sent many in a long time now. This card from Wroclaw in Poland shows a map of he city of Wroclaw   Thank you Mateux for this nice card of your city  .. My time in Poland was most enjoyable and would certainly like to return there.
Posted Wroclaw : 27 April : Arrived Sydney 14 May : Traveled 18 days.. Thank you for this card.

United States of America

North Carolina.: USA.

I really like lighthouses and this is another card for my lighthouse collection.This card from a good friend in Texas and thank you Ruby for this card being one of many that you have sent me .. This card shows the Oak Island Lighthouse as seen through the reeds ofthe dunes on the Atlantic shore.built in 1958 it stands at 169 feet high and is one of the most recently built lighthouses on The US shoreline and is located on Oak Island N C. Thanks again Ruby..

India

Alappuzha : INDIA.:

This is a surprise card and is a lovely scene of one of these boats from Kerala in South India These boats are huge and are slow moving barges and used for pleisure trips.They are re worked models of "Kettuvallams (in the Malayalam language ), kettu means "tied with ropes" and vallam means boat which in earlier times were used to carry rice and spices.
Thank you Biju for this nice clourful card and you invitation to Kerala.
Posted Kerala :06 May : Arrived Sydney 15 May : Traveled 9 days  extremely fast mail journey..

Australia

AUSTRALIA.

This is another recent release by Australia Post of Australian wildlfe ..This series is called the "Flightless Birds." These maxi cards were released "First Day of Issue in Birdwood South Australia on the 7th May 2019. I love the First Day postmark and stamp.
I feel that these cards will also be very popular.These are Australias only flightless birds..

LEFT CARD :            Little Penguin:
CENTRE CARD:       The Emu.
FAR RIGHT CARD.: The Cassowary.

Australia

AUSTRALIA

This is the latest relaese of Maxi cards from Australia Post and feature four of Australias unique wildlife birds, reptiles , and marsupials animals.Lovely set of maxi cards.
Released 05 March  at Kangaroo Flats Victoria 3555. These wildlife cards are always really popular.

                    TOP LEFT : Red Kangaroo.              TOP RIGHT :Blue Tongued Lizard

                   BOTTOM LEFT :Tasmanian Devil     BOTTOM RIGHT : Galah Cockatoo

Germany

Wurzburg : GERMANY :

A nice black and white card showing 'The Residence" In Wurzburg ..a wonderful looking enrance to wonderful building The lovely intricate wrought Ironwork in the gates at the grand  entrance is really something..This is a Unesco World Hertitage Site..and this old card , being in black and white format , I believe gives the card that much more impact when viewed.Thank you Claudia for this lovely surprise card
Posted 14 April : Arrived Sydney 08 May : Traveled 24 days.

India

INDIA :

I have just received this card from a fellow swpper and is of bas releif of Mahishamardini .. I do not know where this is located as there is no information on the card..a fine and much complicated scene. This is a Unesco World Heritage site. Thank you Prakash for this card.
Posted  India :06 April : Arrived Sydney 07 May : Traveled 31 days..Thank you ..

Colombia

Cartegena :COLOMBIA.:

Thank you Chris for thinking of me on your recent visit to Colombia.. I remember Cartegena very well and thnk you for the memories there.. The card shows a lovely colourful street scene in Cartegena with  man selling baskets as he stands in the shade of the tree..and what a lovely colourful street it is..Thank you mate great card.!!
Posted March 01 : Arrived Sydney 06 May. :Traveled 66 days,, the long way around !!

Thailand

THAILAND

Bangkok : THAILAND:

A most striking card of the very attractive Thai women dancers in the wonderful ceremonial clothes.. This is such a lovely thing to witness the grace and style of the lovely Thai dancers..A most interesting place to visit .Thank you and Sawadee Khap !! Diana for this surprise card from Thailand
Posted 11 April : Arrived Sydney 06 May .: Traveled 26 days.

Netherlands

HOLLAND :

A lovely happy card here showing this lovely Dutch girl  in her lovely National dress of The Province of Zeeland. and she is asking the viewer to come to visit Holland..!! This is an advertisement for The Netherlands Railways with the New York address.. What a great card .. Thank you so much Nolleke for this surprise postcard Posted Holland : April 25 : Arrived Sydney :09 May : Traveled 15 days.

Russia

CRIMEA : RUSSIA.

I really like lighthouse cards !! I think it is that they are all so different but the same structure, This lighthouse does it duty in The Crimea in Russia and is "The Tarkhankut Lighthouse". Thank you Julia for this card another for my lighthouse collection of postcards  Thank you Julia I love it !
Posted Moscow:10 April : Arrived Sydney 04 May : Traveled 24 days..

Croatia.

CROATIA.:

Thank you Jasmina for this lovely surprise card that has just arrived.. The scene on the card shows the lovely lakes of "Platvice  National Park .The 16 different lakes are very popular for their lovely shades of turquoise colour.with many cascades and waterfalls.This is a Unesco World Heritage site. Thank you Jasmina  and yes I would love to see it..
 Posted Croatia : 19 April : Arrived Sydney 04 May : Traveled  15 days..

El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR :

A nice surprise in the mail box this morning this swap card from a friend in San Salvador.. Thank you William for this swap card ... looks good   great to be at the beach today..
Posted san Salvador :05 April :Arrived Sydney 05 May : Traveled 3o days. Thank you William.

United States of America

Lancaster  PA USA.

Just received this lovely card from Pennsylvania USA.. from  Irma thank you so much for this card showing these local  "Amish"  people of Pennsylvania plodding along in their lovely horse drawn buggy .. These people lead a rather secluded life keeping to themselves and shunning modern technology . This is a surprise post card.
Posted Pennsylvania  : April  20th  : Arrived Sydney  02 May : Traveled 12 days Thank you Irma.

Australia

AUSTRALIA.:

This is a great card and a terrific pic of this big "red" Kangaroo. This is a recent release by Australia Post and is one in a series of new large glossy wildlife cards. The card shows this inquisitive big red Kangaroo. These "red" Kangaroos are the largest of all the kangaroos and grow up to two meters tall and can be quite vicious especially when it is breeding time. Great pic  EH!!!

Iraq

IRAQ.:

What a great flag card to receive.. This is one for the collection!   Thank you so muck Liass K for this swap.. cant read the postage date that it was sent but was reeived 30 April ..

GREETINGS FROM REPUBLIC OF IRAQ:
IRAQ:  Covers an area of some 437,072 KM2.
POPULATION : of Iraq is 37,202,072 inhbitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Iraq is Baghdad,
LOCATION of Iraq is in the MIddle East.
UNIQUE : to Iraq is that two (2) New Years Days are celebreated the first celebration is Muharram on the first month of the Muslim calendar. the same is also celebrated New Years Eve on December 31st on the Gregorian calendar .
FAMOUS :  The first writing system as Iraq is the first country to have a writing system and recorded history .
OIL : Iraq has the fifth largest oil reserves in the world.
HISTORY :  Mesopotamia.the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.historically known as Mesopotamia and is often referred to as the cradle of civilisation.
INDPENDENCE : 30th of October 1932 from the United Kingdom.