Niagara Falls

sending two of my Niagara Falls postcards to Finland and Russia!

To Finland:

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Hard to believe it's been over a year since that trip.

-C

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle

sent to Angie in PA 12 March 2016
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Orchids, Wild Mint and Pirates

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On the back: 'Tak Sing' passenger ship was situated in Porto No. 12 where was once the boarding pier for new governors to Macau.

From wikipedia: "Scheduled ferries have run between Hong Kong and Macau since the earliest days of the Hong Kong colony. Ferries to Macau departed from the old Macau Ferry Piers at this location from at least the mid-20th century, although in the 1960s the steamships - Tak Sing, Dai Loy, Fat Shan and the (more luxurious) Macao - would take around four hours for the trip. Also part of the present site was the famous Sheung Wan night market." 

I'd love to know when the photo was taken, and if the caption in English on the back matches the Chinese characters on the front.

Also, the stamp! Kang Lau Shek - has a WAY more interesting wiki article. "At the island's southeastern end are two large rocks known as the Drum Rocks, or Kang Lau Shek (更樓石, "Watchman's Tower Rocks").^[5] They are 7-to-8-metre (23-to-26-foot)seastacks on a wave-cut platform.^[3]" Apparently the island has a population of EIGHT, was once used for smuggling, and "A large part of the island is country parkland,^[4] with footpaths overgrown with orchids, wild mint, and morning glories.^[5]". Essentially, let's go hiking with pirates, eh?



Postmarked 23 Nov 2015.

I love cards like this, it's not a generic tourist card, has a pretty stamp, and I learned something,

Cheers!

-C

LAX

LA319

Los Angeles International Airport

Photo: W. Hartshorn

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Chan in Taiwan said she likes airports. I love it when I have something in my stash that matches the recipient perfectly.

Cheers,

-C

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Poppies

Postcard from The Art of Women postcard book

Ellen Robbins (American, 1828-1905)

Poppies, 1888

Watercolor on paper, 23 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.

Sent to Galina in Russia!
12 March 2016

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Anelmaiset

I received this lovely postcard from Finland!

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Thank you Sari for introducing me to these wonderful wool socks, the Anelmaiset:

If I had the patience to knit two whole socks, it would be this pattern :)

And a lovely stamp, to boot:

Man and Woman with Bridge

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John Baldessari

Man and Woman with Bridge, 1984

Collaged Black & White Photographs, 14 1/2" x 48"

Sonnabend Gallery, New York

Sent off to Federica in Italy, may she love it as much as I do.

PS. any interesting interpretations on this?

Abandoned Cottage

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Postcard from the Art of Women

Virginia Berresford (American, 1902-1995)

Abandoned Cottage (Country Galway), 1968

Oil on Canvas, 25 x 32 in.

Sent to Germany 3/12/2016

Multnomah Falls

Got this wonderful postcard from Joan in Oregon:

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Columbia River, Oregon - View of Multnomah Falls

Vintage Photograph (c. 1943)

Added to my "to-visit" list!

Burchell's Zebra

Munise sent me this card way back in 2015. I put it up on my wall, and completely forgot to register it on postcrossing. :(

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Merhaba! Hello!

And the stamp!

She wrote me the card while visiting South Africa!

Floral Hedgehog

A hedgehog to Russia

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I picked up a pack of floral animal postcards at Ikea quite a while ago. Isn't this little guy adorable?!

M-I-C-K-E-Y

I was cleaning out my emails and found a postcrossing message from 2014. I had received the coolest postcard from Peggy in Taiwan, and had asked for her address so I could respond. Well, I'm finally responding:

Retro Coca Cola

Inna from Ukraine likes retro Coca-Cola, so I hope she likes this card.

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And she asked for a drawing on the back, so:

it's rough, but it'll do.

d'Anvers

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)

Albert Cahen d'Anvers, 1881

Oil on Canvas, 79.8 x 63.7 cm

The J. Paul Getty Museum, 88.PA.133

sent to Lily in South Korea

οδηγός αγόρι

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This is the last of a book of Harry Potter postcards. I love it when I come across someone with HP in their profile!

PS. First postcard to Greece!

-C

Griffith Observatory

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Sent to Heike in Germany,

who likes important buildings.

I've been here 5 years and still haven't been to this place.

HIM tarot

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I bought this postcard over 10 years ago from Hot Topic (I thought HIM was cool, but have honestly never listened to their music. oh, teenagers)

Hog Wash

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Kamchatka

From Irina:

 

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Kamchatka, a "wonderful place full of hot springs, volcanoes, geysers and other wild things"

 

and  a quote from Lera Lynn: "Change will come to those who have no fear."

 

I love it