Canada

Alberta : CANADA.:

Thank you once agian Marie you are such a love for sending me so many of these Chinese New Year cards..This the year of The Dog 2018  recently released by Canada Poste..in celebration for this Chinese Lunar New Year .. Thank you so much again Marie ..love it !!

United States of America

Hellertwon : PA..:  USA.

An old black and white card fro Pennsylvania , marked : The Lost River Caverns.. Thank you for the card and also the information supplied of local attractions...unnamed
 Posted 29 January : Arrived Sydney7 12 February : Traveled 15,875 kilometers in 13 days.

India

INDIA.: VARANASI.:

A lovely card painting of the famous Ghats in Varanassi by the river..Thank you for this card..

Germany

Saarbruken : GERMANY.:

 A surprise Postcrossing card today from a fellow Postcrosser from Germany..Thank you Martin for this fine card...
Posted Saarbruken : 30 January : Arrived Sydney 12 February : Traveled 16,625 Kilometers in 13 days. Danke Martin.

Nepal

NEPAL.

Greetings from Nepal : The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal...Thank you for sending this card for me Olga..another "flags of the world card for my collection as it grows.
Posted Kathmandu.: 04 January :

POPULATION.:Nepal has a population of 26,494,504 inhabitants.
AREA.: Nepal covers an area of some 147, 181 KM2.
CAPITAL of Nepal is Kathmandu.
FAMOUS. Nepal is famous for having the top ten highest mountain peaks in the world. 1. Mount Everest , 3.Kangchenjunga ,4 Lhatse ,5 Matalu , 6.Cho Oyu , 7.Dhaulagirl ,8 Manaslu , 10 Annapurna.
UNESCO SITES: Nepal has the densest concentration of Unesco World Heritage Cultural Sites  Kathmandu Valley alone has 7 World Heritage Sites.within a radius of 15 kilometers.
UNIQUE : Kumai The living Goddess in the World : Nepal has the tradition of worshipping pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy. A Kumari is believed to be the incarnation of Taleju.
BIRDS.: Nepal has more species of birds  (870 )than all of Europe and North Africa combined.
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.:and rises from as low as 59 meters elevation in the tropical Teral to over 90 peaks over 7,000 meters including the earths highest peak of 8,484 meters .Mount Everest.
CULTURES AND RELIGIONS.: Nepal has over 80 ethnic groups speaking one of 123 languages.
HISTORY: Birthplace of The Lord Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was born in 563 BC  Lumbini Nepal.
FLAG. The Nepalese flag design has been in use for more than 2,000 years.The only flag in the world that is not quadrilateral.
KINGDOM OF NEPAL.:1768-2008. REPUBLIC DECLARED :MAY 28th.2008.

Australia

YEAR OF THE DOG ...2018

STAMP SHEET RELEASE   YEAR OF THE DOG 2018.

AUSTRALIA. . 2018

This the latest release by Australia Post commemorating the Chinese New Year of 2018 .on the chinese Zodiac calendar " The Year of the Dog' I always collect this theme of cards from worldwide and swap many Australian released cards and stamps also worldwide..These are always so beautifully done..Thank you OZ Post.

United States of America

Santa Fe. New Mexico..USA.

Thanks again Stafford and Sherry for thinking of me on your travels.. This is a multi-view card showing some of the many attractions in this popular city...I really would love to visit this place..