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

Thursday, October 13, 2011

National personification of Finland

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The Maiden of Finland is the national personification of Finland . She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with often-braided bl...

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

St. Angelo’s Castle, Rome

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The Mausoleum of Hadrian , usually known as the Castel Sant'Angelo , is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, Italy. It was initially...

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

“Mr. Flying Finn” of Rally Driving

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Timo Mäkinen (born 18 March 1938 in Helsinki, Finland) was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying . He is most fa...

Monday, October 10, 2011

Montenegro the pearl of the Mediterranean

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Montenegro , the pearl of the Mediterranean , unique in many ways is situated in the south of the Adriatic. There is nowhere else that you ...

Sunday, October 09, 2011

A bird's eye view of Peter and Paul Fortress - St. Petersburg

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The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico ...

Saturday, October 08, 2011

HMS Hood

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HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy . One of four Admiral-class battlecruisers ordered in mi...

Friday, October 07, 2011

SS Susan Constant

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Susan Constant , captained by Christopher Newport, was the largest of three ships of the English Virginia Company (the others being the Dis...

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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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