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

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Dover Castle - The Key to England

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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent . It was founded in the 12th century and has...

Monday, September 05, 2011

Horse-drawn single-track lines - 1890–1900

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Today, Helsinki is the only city in Finland to still have tram traffic. Two other Finnish cities—Turku and Vyborg (now part of Russia) —...

Sunday, September 04, 2011

Nature conservation - birds of prey

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These three maxicards and stamps issued on 15.10.2003 by the Czech Republic, were given to me by Maria and depict three types of birds ...

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Juha Kankkunen – Rally World Champion

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Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen is a Finnish former rally driver . His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 198...

Friday, September 02, 2011

Spaceship Ulysses

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THE original Ulysses took ten years to return home from Troy. On the way he encountered all sorts of monsters, lovers and other hazards. ...

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Lighthouse of Genoa aka La Lanterna

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I had the pleasure of being in Genoa in August 1957 when My family including myself were waiting to board the Llyod Triestino liner MV As...

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Finnish Gunner’s of the 18th Century

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A platoon of smartly dressed Finnish artillerymen with a mobile cannon in the Army of the 18 th Century . This platoon was probably based...

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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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