Sunday, 28 November 2021

Ireland



 Co. Kildare : IRELAND :

  Always most welcome are Zodiac cards and this one is for this Year 2021 The Year of The OX., and will add this card happily to my collection of  "Year of the Ox " cards in my Chinese New Year cards for 2021.. Thank you so much Kathy as I always are happy to receive these cards This is a surprise cad .Thank you Lynda  for this card !
Posted 09 Novemeber : Arived Sydney 21 November :Traveled 12 days  

United States of America



 Mayberry NORTH CAROLINA.: USA.

 A lovely surprise card once again from a great friend always tripping around on various excursions around the country and always thinks of me with a surprise card from where she is ! Thanks again so much Dear Mel and Boyd for thinking of me on your trip to Mayberry North Carolina to the Boy Scout "Trade o" Ree."..  trust it was mauch fun for you. Thanks again !

Posted  Greensboro NC.30 October : Arrived Sydney 27 November :Traveled 28 days.


China


Quingdao  CHINA.
  
A postcrossing card from China with lovely Christmas theme .  Thank you ( Xie Xie )Shanty for this kind card and message .merry Christmas to you and your family also.
Posted 28 October :Arrived Sydney 22 November : Traveled 8,408 Kilometers in 26 days.
 

Friday, 26 November 2021

Malaysia


MALAYSIA:
   A surprise card  "wow: card has arrived form Malaysia.  Thank you Nurllander for this card  that shows the many facts and interesting sites of Malaysia..These rae very interesting and knowledgable cards to receive . Trima Kasih .
Posted Malaysia 05 October " Arrive Sydney 10 November : Traveled 36 days.

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Belarus



 Minsk Belarus !
Here is a lovely multi view card from Istanbul in Turkey ..sent bt a long time friend that was so kind to send me this card from here rececent visit..  although posted in Belarus with this most clourful stamp. This is a lovely card showong some of Istanbuls favourite attractions..  and what a great city it is to visit ! Thank you so much Alena  so wonderful to hear fro you again and thank you somuch for this very thoughtful "surprise" card ..
Posted Minsk  ;BELARUS 26 October: Arrived Sydney :18 November : Traveled 23 days  ..  Thank you again dearAlena.!

Thursday, 18 November 2021

Germany



 Bielefeld  GERMANY.:

  As I have previously mentioned I love to receive these Postcrossing Meetings cards !! This is a "Surprise card" and is of the Postcrossing  International meeting held in Bielefeld Germany on the  21 -24 October 2021 . Thank you so much Inger for thinking of me with this card and also big thank you to the so many attendees who have also signed the card .
Posted Bielefeld. : 23 October : Arrived Sydney 08 November : Traveled 10,207 kilomters in 15 days.  Vierlen Danke Inger !


Russia.



 Kaliningrad : RUSSIA.: 
  Thisis a card sent by  a surprise card member from her recent  trip to Kaliningrad..  I thnk you for most thoughtful and pretty card from your visit there. Thank you .
 Posted  14 October  :Arrived Sydney  08 November : Traveled 25 days   
I must appologise as I see that I have added this card before !!

Norway



 I have just received this card from Norway and it is from a "Surprise swap" friends local Railway Station.  I always love to receive these cards of Railway Stations as they are usually of Wonderful buildings that are in ethe centre of town and being an avid train traveler I always love them.  Thank you so much Else for this card.. another for my Railway Staions collection.! 
Posted 01 November : Arrived Sydney 16 November .: Traveled  15 days Tak Else !

Finland



 Puolanka .: FINLAND :

 Always nice to receive a Postcrossing meet up card This on is from a meeting in Poulanka Finland .  The 150 Year Anniversarry of  Multi-City meetup  of postcards in Finland  on October 01 - 10  2021.Thank you so much Kristina.! and to all who signed the card . This is a Postcrossing card .Kitos.  shame the stamps were fut on top of one another !!
Posted : 10 October : Arrived Sydney  10 November : Traveled14,956 kilometers in 30 days   

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Russia



 Kaliningrad  RUSSIA.:

 A lovely "surprise" postcard has just arrived from Kaliningrad in Russia..Thanl you so much Maria for this nice card I trust that your vacation in Lainingrad was lots of fun  and you traveled safely. Take care there and stay safe  
POsted 02 October Arrived Sydney 08 November : Traveled 37 days..  Thank you.

United States of America



 Franklin TN :  USA.

 WOW !  Thanks again Mel  .  what a great card for this virtual Postcrossing meeting that you attended to celebrate this  "Mid Atlantic" meetup "virtually " August 14 2021 at 1500 EDT...  so good mate   thanks so much  will scan and add to my collection of meet up cards on my blog  hugs !!

Australia


 
Geralton W WA.. AUSTRALIA.

 A  card that has just arrived and is a latest "First Day Release " maxi card from Australia Post Celebrating  "First Regular Air Mail" These are popular cards with card collectors collecting "Postal Theme" First released Geralton Western Austalia  6530  on the  22 October 2021.

Germany



 Xanten: GERMANY.:

 Thank ou dear Inge for once again thinking of me on your travels with this very interesting card fro Xanten.. I trust that this was a very interesting day out it certainly seems to be a great place to visit .Thank you again Inge for this card hugs ..and yes I am fine  Vierlen Danke.!
 POsted Dusseldorf  20 October : Arrived Sydney 30 October ..Traveled 10 days.  

XANTE : is a town located in  the district of Wesel in the state of North Rhine Westphalia.Xanten is famous for its Archealogical Park  which is one of the largest Archealogical open Air Museums in the world. Built on The Roman Settlements of" Colonia  Ulpia Trianana" there are other attractions including The medieaval town  Centre of Xanten with its  Xanten Cathedral and many other museums and man made lakes for various water sports . Xanten is visited by over one million visitors a year .
info courtesyof Wikipedia.

Russia



 Russia  This is an unusual card that has recently arrived .,showing a woman  giving  hygenic attention with  sanitising cleanser for  her breast  .I think that it is National Breast Day as it says "Have you taken care of your breasts today? Thank you Maria for this fine card . take care  and spasiba  stay safe  there.
Posted Russia 05 October :  Arrived Sydney 02 November : Traveled 28 days  Thank you Maria.

Australia


 Hyde Park Queensland  AUSTRALIA.:

 This is another latest of card releases by Australia Post  : This is a "First day"  Maxi Card  series release entitled "Natures Mimics " Released  Hyde Park Queensland 4812 on the 5th of October 2021

 Top left card Possum  ( This card belongs in the RSPCA series of cards ).

Top Right card :Macleays  Spectre .

Bottomleft card : Tawny Frogmouth Owls        Bottom right card :  Leafy Dragon.

  they are so well camouflged sometimes very hard to see them.!!


Australia


 Burwod East  VICTORIA  AUSTRALIA.

This is the latest "first day "release by Australia Post Celebrating The R.S.P.C.A 's  150 Years of Caring and Protecting  !!  This is a first day Release maxi card series released in Burwood East Victoria on the 19th October 2021. This is a lovely set of cards and I beleive they will be very popular also.

Cards are top left Piggy :   Top right Dogs 

Bottom left,:  Horses        Bottom Right Cats .

Sunday, 7 November 2021

Brasil








 Belo Horizonte : BRASIL

 This is the most unusual card that I have ever received I beleived due to the postage !!  This lovely train card arrived in an  envelope originally  posted in Belo Horozonte  01 October  "Wrld Postcard Day " with stamp then another stamp Belo Horizonte  15 August PO stamp on Postcrard 15 August ! then the  final stamp on the envelope Santa Anica California 20 October : This finally Arrived in Sydney 03 November .  I think this was done like this due to the devistating results of the Covid Virus in Brasil..  I really love the thoughtfulness put into this PostcardUnited card Jauro Abrigado ..many thanks for thinking of me for this "World Postcrossing day and great train card  as you know I really love train cards and this is no exemption..ABRIGADO !
 The card shows the Train  "Maria Fumaca"..Tiradentes-Mirais Gerais - Brasil.
Posted Belo Horizonte and others  15 August :Arrive sydney :02 November Traveled 77 days  

Germany



 Hamburg:  GERMANY.:

This is a lovely Postcrossing card from Northern Germany and shows these lovely fields of lavendar. One can only imagine the lovely fragrance of this site when wanering through these fields  Thank you so much Norbet for this nice card .Thank you .Vierlen Danke.!
Posted :04 October: Arrived Sydney  22 October : Traveled 16,262 kilometrs in  18 days

Thursday, 4 November 2021

Singapore



 SINGAPORE.:

  I always love to receive these Postcrossing meet up cards and look to see who signed and who the attendees were  This ia a great card of the recent Postcrossing and was the 10th Annual Singapore mmeet up  event held on the 10 October 2021.of local postcrossers and so good to see so many different personal stamps of those attending..  I am not sure in all the signees who actually sent the card but   I really appreciate it and thank you all..This is a surprise card and maybe sent by Ray Choo..if so thank you ..
 Posted Singapore : 18 October : Arrived Sydney 28 October : Traveled 10 days  Thaks to all.

Germany.



 Hanover : GERMANY : 

Thank you for this another "World Postcard day"  card from a friend in Hanover Germany..Thank you Anke for thinking of me with this great card and also going to the trouble of getting the "World Postcard day" Post Office cancellation..  thank you so much.very thoughtful.  and isn't it really nice for such a day to celebrate..
Posted Hanover :01 October : Arrived Sydney 03 November : Traveled 32 days.

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Russia



 Moscow .: RUSSIAN FEDERATION.: 

 Thank you dear Lisa for this Postcrossing card from your city of Moscow.   I enjoyed my stay there on my "Around the World " by train.  a wonderful experience.. I was so pleased to arrive in Moscow after such a long train journey from Mongolia and then across  Russia on the "Trans Mongolian" train .. such a long journey of nearlya a week..  So nice to breathe the  clean fesh air in Siberia after the smog of China..Thank you for this card and Yes  sending yourself cards is a great idea..!!  just like a travel journal..  Thanks again hugs from here.

Posted Moscow :05 October : Arrived Sydney 28 October : Traveled 14,516 kilometers in 23 days !

Canada



 Alberta : CANADA.:

Always so nice to receive a zodiac card and this one is the "Year of the Goat" .A most welcomed card for my Zodiac collection Thank you so much Judy for this kind thought with this Postcrossing card .with matching "Year of the Goat stamp! love it ! Thank you..!
Posted Alberta 06 October :Arrived Sydney 28 October :Traveled 13,292 kilometers in 22 days

Netherlands



 Netherlands:

 A great Postcrossing card has arrived  and there are not many of us that dont like this .!!  The first thing for me is a coffee in the morning  and just so enjoyable.  Thank you Anita for this great card and I agree with you .. a hot cooffee , a good book and your favourite music really makes it . Thank you and take care there.. \

posted Holland 05 October: Arrived Sydney 24 October : Traveled 16524 kilometers in 19 days.

Australia

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