Maps! Update

two years ago I posted Maps! and I thought I'd give an update to see where I am now...

States

 

went from 41% to 64% (33 states)

 

Europe

 

19 countries (37%)

 

Countries

 

29 countries (13%)

Strange & Unique

Olga from Saint-Pteresburg sent this "strange & unique" postcard to me with a quote

"If you have a dream, you'll grow even through the asphalt."

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Latvian Museum of Natural History

Postcrossing card received from Anda in Latvia. This was a perfect postcard! Black and white, viewcard (ish, it's an old photograph), beautiful stamps, and a translation.

Latvian Museum of Natural History

The Latvian Museum of National History is a national history museum in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1869 by the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 it has been located in Riga Castle and in 1924 it attained state museum status. Its mission is "to collect, preserve, research and popularise spiritual and material culture from Latvia and the world from ancient times until today, which has archaeological, ethnographic, numismatic, historical or artistic significance, in the interests of the Latvian nation and its people".

Stamps!

Adorable sticker with translation in Latvian.

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Japan

My mother bought me this postcard the last time she was in Japan, which is where she grew up (cool, huh?).

The colors are so much more vibrant in person. Sent to someone on sendsomething with very similar interests to me! Future penpal maybe?

Napali, Hawaii

A book of Hawaii postcards was purchased for me by my Uncle.

Sent to Brett from sendsomething. He had sent me a postcard way back in February 2013 and I found it recently while cleaning. Yikes!

A New Place!

Sending this musical postcard to the Czech Republic!

I visited Brason when I was little, at least once or twice. My parents went to one of those timeshare meetings where they pay for your trip if you hear their marketing pitch. There were tornados just before we got there, and a tree was sticking out of our hotel. It was a crazy vacation! I remember the shopping, and the Branson "strip" - I've also heard it called the Vegas of the midwest.

Garantiert nicht kleinkariert.

Another postcrossing card, this time from Germany:

 

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Look at all those PX usernames! I would love to go to a Meet-up.

Also, stamp.
Postmarked in Bielefeld.

Prosper d'Epinay

I received a postcard from Mila in Belarus, via postcrossing:

stamp!

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Mila is a medical student. She was listening to "The Promise - Secret Garden" whilst writing this card. Mila loves October and Autumn (me too!), classical music and 30 Seconds to Mars.

Strusta Lake - according to the map, this is somewhere near Mila :)

Taiwan

Guys, this might be my favorite postcard ever received, and I have received MANY postcards. It is from Peggy in Taiwan, via postcrossing.

 



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Once Upon a Page

Can you find:

Captain Cook

Henry VII and his wives

Billy the Kid

Stamps!

Veritas

Another postcard from 2013.

 

Harvard University and Harvard Square

Cambridge, Massachusetts

"Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States."

As long as no one makes a wax version of me

I received this card from a sendsomething user almost exactly one year ago!

The Exciting WORLD OF THE OLD WEST

Royal London Wax Museum

Pheonix, Arizona

Look at those stamps! When were stamps only 15/18 cents?!

Las Vegas, Nevada
October 20, 2013

Thanks Miss Lowry!

All that we see or seem

As much as I love postcards, there is nothing quite like receiving a hand-written letter in the mail. All the more special when there are other surprises inside. Knowing someone took the time, thought and energy to send you something original is just wonderful.

Something Blue from sendsomething.net sent me this marvelous package. I mean, just look at the envelope!

front

back

This is from quite the Poe fan, I don't know if you can tell? (look at that vintage stamp!) As part of the set, I received a few little extras...

Along with a very macabre printout of Poe in his coffin, with an anecdote about his death.
True, Something Blue, 'Tis the season, after all. ;)

There was a card with a lovely letter inside, in beautiful calligraphy. This was, in fact, a tagback letter from a Wizard of Oz postcard I had sent earlier this month. I'll have to think of something creative to send back :)

Happy Halloween,

Charlie

Commodore

Posting this strange postcard at the witching hour on the most witch-ing-est of days. Halloween is my favorite holiday, I absolutely love all of the traditions from around the world (especially Dia de los Muertos).

Anyway, back to the postcard...

 

Chef Leoni Exercising His Cooks atop the Hotel Commodore
New York City, 1920

Postmarked 18 October 2014 from Greensboro, North Carolina

Congratulations on the wedding, Stephanie!

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PS. Because I like interesting facts: The Hotel Commodore was originally built and opened on January 28, 1919 but is now the Grand Hyatt New York.

Then:

After 1980 remodel:

Postcrossings on their way!

 Sending this Wisconsin view to Elsa in Holland, who likes sunsets:

Holger in Germany requested a view of my village:

A Business Trip

I received a most interesting postcard: A woman from Moscow sent a Russian postcard with Deutschland stamps, postmarked at Briefzentrum 80 (Munich). Wow!

I would love to know where/what this place is!

Congrats on the engagement, Polina!

part of the postcard description I can't read: 

 

Stamps!

Postcrossing RU-3112453

Letter Box

Another tagback from Book Chick on sendsomething.net:

Last time: Fairies

The postmark on the back from 18 October 2014 says "Go Team San Francisco!"

I think it's awesome that the post office is supporting their team (Giants versus Royals in the Series right now, btw).

Also, I love the regulars on sendsomething that <i> always</i> tagback!

Sending the Beach to Germany

I'm back!

via postcrossing