Helsinki in Winter

Ella send me this lovely card with the pretty picture of Helsinki Cathedral in winter.

ASDA NATIONAL POSTAGE STAMP SHOW 2011

ASDA NATIONAL POSTAGE STAMP SHOW is a Gifts & Crafts trade show and event, was held in New York, The New Yorker Hotel from the 13^th  to the 16^th October 2011. ASDA NATIONAL POSTAGE STAMP SHOW is organized by American Stamp Dealers Association. Thank you Hemant for this nice MaxiCard.

VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE COVER ART POSTCARD February 1934

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's aggressive policies subdued the country, which is pictured as a bucking bronco. Leon Carlin's color-saturated illustration appeared on the February 1934 cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Thank you Anne-Catherine from Belgium for this nice card.

Turku

Besides the many cards of Turku already posted on this blog, here is another lovely card of that wonderful city. Thank you Pia for this nice card.

Rüsselsheim

Rüsselsheim is the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. It is one of seven special status towns in Hesse and is located on the Main, only a few kilometres from its mouth in Mainz. The suburbs of Bauschheim and Königstädten are included in Rüsselsheim. Rüsselsheim has attained international recognition through the presence of the German car company Adam Opel AG. 

This card shows a few of the important sites in the city, namely, the city Theatre, town hall, Church Königstädten and the fortress.
Thank you Katharina for this nice card.

Kuivasaari

My Dear friend Pia sent this card to me. The card shows an island in the Gulf of Finland, called Kuivasaari, near Helsinki. It must have been a very beautiful sunset.

Turku City Hall

Turku City Hall is a Neo-Renaissance building located on the bank of the Aura River in Turku, Finland. The City Council of Turku convenes at Turku City Hall.

It was originally designed by Charles Bassi from 1810-1811 as the restaurant Seurahuone. The building survived the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. It was redone 1879-1883 as the city hall under plans by F. A. Sjöström.

The first floor used to have the register office of Turku up until 1975 and Turku district court until 1997. After the district court of Turku moved to the new Turku courthouse, the first floor was replaced by work, meeting and legislative spaces in 1999. The second floor of the building is decorated with gold and massive crystal crowning. The wing of the building, located on Aurakatu 4, is for city council groups' rooms and travel agency services.

The public can enter the building during specific events such as Turku Day. The public is also permitted to witness the city council assembly.

My friend Pia gave me this card.