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

Saturday, November 05, 2011

Wife Carrying in Finland

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Yes that’s right. This is no joke. In Finland this sport is taken very seriously and there is an annual event for it. There are many though...

Friday, November 04, 2011

Fanfan la Tulipe

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Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler film...

Thursday, November 03, 2011

John Wayne in The Oregon Trail

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For those of you who, like me, are still interested in vintage English films, especially those with the Legendary Great Actors, then Th...

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

The Dambuster's

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The Lancaster was the RAF’s best heavy bomber of World War II . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Ha...

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

San Juan Capistrano, California

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Mission San Juan Capistrano was a Spanish mission in Southern California , located in present-day San Juan Capistrano . It was founded on ...

Monday, October 31, 2011

An Old Beauty on Rails

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One of the old time beauties. Manufactured at the Krupp Locomotive works in 1957. This engine was then the pride of the the German Railways....

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Oporto, Portugal

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Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsul...

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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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