United States of America.

 Oklahoma USA.

Well its down to St Louis .. out through Missouri , Oklahoma City looks  all so pretty !!..  Yes  a great card that shows all the states one travels through driving Route 66  "The mother Road ".  I have driven a short part of this road and some of it was in Oklahome witha friend  .I would love to drive it all..  ome day ! Love the 57 Thunderbird   my favourite car !
Thank you so much Ann for this great card I love it !.
 Posted:  Oklahoma City : 20 December :Arrived Sydney 27 January : Traveled 31 days.

United States of America.

 Oklahoma .: USA.

  What a lovely surprise !!  another lovely Christmas card from a wonderful friend who always thinks of me from Oklahome USA.
Thank you so much Ann for once againg sending your kind thoughts and wishes from there..Also the other great cards that you have also enclosed   Thank you so much... big hugs !

 Posted Oklahoma :20 december : Arrived Sydney 27 January : Traveled 31 days, 

Russia

    Novosibirsk : RUSSIA,: 
 A lovely surprise from a friend in Russia..  Tank you so much Natalaya for this lovely card along with you kind Christmas wishes and kind thoughts ..  Also I was saddened to hear that you were sick with the covid virus but now all is well I am so happy for that ,,Thank you also for these wonderful set of stamps that you had attatched to this envelope.. I trust that life is good and all is well now,... big hugs from here !!
Postrd 06 December 2021 Arrived Sydney 19 January 2022 : Traveled :44 days..

Australia

                               

         A HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY TO EVERYONE OUT THERE IS AUSSIE LAND. 

 TODAY  is a day when we all embrace our good fortune to be in the best country in the world          and enjoy  our freedom and the pleasure of  living in this huge open wonderful land .!! 

So open a cold can of beer and fire up the "Barby "  (barbeque ) and drink to the lucky country !!

India

 Kolkata . West Bengal  INDIA.:

  WOW  what a great surprise card  ..I must say I love cards that are military oriented..  This card shows The Mounted bodyguards of The Indian President, in the  changing the guard  ceremony as they narch past the Rastrapati Bhavan in New Dehli..  These mounted Lancers look fantastic ..  A great card and thank you Poonam for thinking of me once again with a great card . Would loved to have witnessed that when I was in New Dehli .. 
Posted Kolkata 30 September : Arrived Sydney 11 January 2022  Traveled 89 days  SLOW POST !! 

United States of America

 Silver Spring:   Maryland USA.

 I am loving all these Christmas cards that at last are arriving  .  This from a great couple of mates from MD ..USA.  Thanks guys for the kind thoughts and wishes  and YES  lets hope this year will be better than the last   so much trouble in the world with this virus..  take care stay safe ther Thank you Vinnie and Arianefor your kind thoughts and wishes.
 Posted Maryland : 06 Decemeber :Arrived Sydney 17 January : Traveled  45 days.

Germany

  GERMANY :

  Thank you very much Anke for this great Christmas recipe card ..I love it !!   I love to receive recipe cards and try and see how I go with them..this sounds good everybody loves nice "cookies " biscuits..  These are a traditional German Christmas cookie recipe ,, German "spekulatius "..  
  Vierlen Danke  Anke fur  wunderbarre weinachten  karte.. Thank you so much..
Posted 05 January :Arruved Sydney 17 January : Traveled 12 days   FAST POST !!

United States of America

 Falls Church : VIRGINIA.  USA

  What a great card ..  love all the animals  and a lovely Christmas card from a great long time mate in Washington DC  and a big animal lover with a bunch of lovely pussy cats.. Always so good to hear from close friends a long way off ..  Thank you Deirdre for this lovely card and also with your love and best wishes ..I trust also that you are well and life is good there for you/.
  Piosted  Virginia :06 December : Arrived Sydney 12 January . Traveled 37 days..  Thank you.!

Georgia

 Tbilisi .: GEORGIA..
 
 Thank you Khaty for this card. !  I trustthat you are well and all is good there for you..  I always love to receive a card from Georgia as they are few and far between..  This card shows  The  Nikortsminda  Georgian Orthodox Church located in the "racha region of Georgia. Constructed in 1010 -1014 during the reign of Bagarat 111.Thank you Khaty  watch your mailbox also.
 Posted Tbilisi 02 January : Arrived Sydney  15 January :Traveled 13 days.  thanks mate !

United states of America

 Seattle WASHINGTON  USA.

  I find I am so lucky to know so many wonderful people  and this is a card from a lovely friend in Seattle Washinton   .  Another lovel and thoughtful surprise Christmas card .  Thank you so much Stacia for your kind thoughts and Christmas wishes ..yes Christmas is always a busy time isn't it ?
 Posted Seattle :16 December : Arrived Sydney 11 January : Traveled 26 days. Thank you Stacia.!

United States of America

 Franklin TENNESSEE  .  USA.

  Just received a bunch of mail ...and I have a lovely Christmas card from my pals in Tennessee so nice  to receive and hear all their things that are happenning with them  so glad that they are all well and life is good  .. Thank you so much guys you always remember me in your travels ..and thanks so much for your king thoughts and wishes..  mail is so up in the air from the USA these days.. Thank you once again..for this great card !
Posted 04 December  2021 : Arrived Sydney 07 January 2022.Traveled 35 days.

Australia

 Hornsby Sydney . AUSTRALIA.:

 What a fantastic release of the comic character  "Ginger Meggs"  a boytime favourite of mine and remember these  comics vividly that were waited for eagerly  with great affection.  A troblesome little boy Character but hugely loveable.  This is a set  of Ginger Megs that commerates "100 Years of Ginger Meggs" the comic strip character . A lovely set of  maxi cards first day of realease by Aussie Post in Hornsby  Sydney  2077 on the 7th September 2021 .  I love these set of cards 

 Top Left card : "Wake up Ginger Meggs " ( circ 1989).   

 Top Right card : "Ginger Meggs" (circ2021)    

Bottom  Left card . "The Sunbeams book" by "Jim Banks .( circ1926 )   

Australia

 Austraia Wattle Glen Victoria

  A recebt realease byaustralia Post  . This set entitled "Wattle Wonders " shows the beautiful flowering wattle gum flowers This set was  a first day of release on 14 September 2021 in Wattle Glen  3096 Victoria.

 Top left card : Winged Wattle.

 Bottom left card :Scarlet Blaze Wattle :        Bottom riight card:  Purple Flowered Wattle.:

Australia

 Sydney Australia.
                             GONG XI  FA  CAI        HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR !!

   Just received this latest release by Australia Post .  This years Chinese New Year card with 2022 zodiac sign of the "Year of the Tiger" .  I love these particular cards and collect them every Year from whatever countries that I can... along with the stamps. showing the years zodiac .!

HONG KONG 

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                FRANCE 

                    SUNGAPORE

   USA.

                          CHINA.

                VIETNAM

New Zealand

 Auckland NEW ZEALAND :
  Thank youso much Gill for this lovely Christmas card along with your lovely thoughts and wishes..  Thank you and trust all that is god for you and all the family on the other side of the pond.  Best wishes for you and all for a Happy New Year .
Posted Aukland  09 December : Arrive Sydney  24 December : Traveled 15 days..

Japan

 JAPAN :
  A loely train card fom a fellow train rider in Japan.  Thank you Atsuko for this fine card and glad to hear of your many train journeys even here in Australia.Thank you  also for my first "Year of The Tiger" stamp that I have received this year..
  The card shows The first of the Seies 2 Steam Locomotives and the 20 yen Postage stamps  deipicting SL Class D51 and class C57 locomotives  ..Arigato Atsuko ..

 Posted28 December 2021 : Arrived Sydney 07 January 2022 : Traveled 10 days !!  FAST POST !!

United States of America

  Oklahoma .: USA.

  Talk about surpruses !!  I have just receuved a lovely birthday card for my birthday in April last year.  "WOW " This card was sent by a lovely thoughtful friend fro the USA last year in April.  This card has taken 239 days to get to Sydney from Oklahoma !! This is why I say  what is happenning with the mail.. Thank you so much my dear Ann for always thinking of me you are so kind  with this lovely birthday card.. I love it  !!  Thank youso much . stay safe there my love ! Also thank you for the great railway stamps that you always seem to have for me ..  !!
  Posted Oklahoma 05 April 2021 : Arruved Sydney :03 January 2022 : Taveled 239 days !!

Hong Kong

 Hong Kong : 
 
 How nice it is to receive a card from  wonderful friend that you havent heard from for a long time.!!  and what a lovely surprise to open this Christmas card filled with best wishes and many kind thoughts and as always your most beautiful writing !  Thank you  ( Xie Xie ) Jenny for this lovely card but most of all our contact once again . I was so happy to see this card ad message from you also to hear tat you are well and all is good there for you... Happy New Year to you my dear watch your mailbox also !!  So happy to hear from you once again !
Posted  Hong Kong :06 December : Arrive Sydney 31 December : Traveled 25 days..

Portugal

 Tovira Algarve PORTUGAL :

 So nice to get a surprise these days the way the post is now !! Thank you so much Birgit.!!  Oh  I am so jealous that you are travelling and I am not !! hugs !!  I see that you are having some time in Algarve ... what a lovely part of the world that is .,  also thank you for your kind thoughts and thinking of me on your travels and takng the time out to send e a card I love it..  you have a Happy  New Year my dear and stay safe out there
 Posted Algarve !!   Vierlen Danke  Birgit   !!

Germany

 Grovenbroich   GERMANY : 

 A lovely surpruse and yes Inge  !!  it has finally arrived ..Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and wishes for  Christmas..  and congratulations on being a grandmother  bet you are so excited  best wishes from me for the New Year my dear  take care and stay safe there in the dangerous times..  hugs ! 
Posted 29 November : Arrived Sydney 02January .:Traveled  34 days .  Vierlen Danke Inge.!

Australia.

  Bright : Victoria : AUSTRALIA

  A new set of maxi card that I have just got and they are entitled  "FULL STEAM AHEAD"  Childresns dreams and ambitions in life.  Released in Bright Victoria on the 3rd August 2021 :

          Top Left Card :  Architecture :                                   Top Right Card : Agriculture

        Bottom Left Card :  Science and Physics              Bottom Right Card :Astronomy and Space