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

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Costa Brava

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Jordi sent me this pretty card of The Costa Brava, a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain. Costa is the Catalan and Spanish w...

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Vintage cars in Åland

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The stamps on the maximum cards given to me by my dear friend Merja were issued on 04 March 2005. The cars represent four different decad...

Monday, September 12, 2011

Show jumping

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Show jumping , also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of Eng...

Sunday, September 11, 2011

2004 Summer Olympics

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Cyprus issued the stamps on these three maxi cards. The stamps are part of a set of four. Unfortunately, I don’t have the fourth. These w...

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Famous Sailing ships of Finland

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The Jacobstads Wapen is a modern replica of an 18th century galeas bu...

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Friday, September 09, 2011

Famous Rune Singers of Finland

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Before the advent of the written word, storytellers had to use creative methods to ensure that their stories were not forgotten. That is wh...

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Thursday, September 08, 2011

The Pancyprian Gymnasium

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The Pancyprian Gymnasium was founded in 1812 by Archbishop Kyprianos at a time when Cyprus was still under Ottoman occupation. It was origi...

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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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