My Picture Postcards

This blog is for sharing my picture postcards received from time to time with folks who may be similarly interested. Please also see my stamps and first day covers blog www.letstalkstamps.blogspot.com

Friday, July 15, 2011

Cyprus - FIFA World Cup 1998

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The 1998 FIFA World Cup , the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 . France was chosen as host nation by FI...

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Åland – Lighthouses of the Åland Islands

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Åland, also called the Åland Islands, is an archipelago lying off the southwestern corner of Finland and stretching across the e...

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Birds on Stamps

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Exotica... Upon hearing the word some immediately think of Amazon jungles, others see endless Sahara sands, and yet others imagine climbi...

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Cyprus - Mushrooms

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These two maxicards are samples of the variety of mushrooms that abound on the Island . My friend Merja sent these two cards to me.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea

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Thank you Maria for this lovely picture postcard which reminds me of, this nostalgic song immortalized by Nat King Cole. It was also perfor...

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Finland – Vesikko

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Vesikko was a submarine of the Finnish Navy in World War II . It was designed by Dutch Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag (I.v.S) ...

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Finland – Havis Amanda Fountain, Helsinki

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The Havis Amanda Fountain with a bronze statue of the naked nymph is located at Kauppatori (Market) Square . Ville Vallgren, Finnish sculp...

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OldSalt: Hi, I am Vijay Kapre. Its nice collecting picture postcards. They tell you so much about the people and places around us. Happy Viewing. Those who want to contact me my email address is kaprevijay@gmail.com.

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