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, December 16, 2011

Viking Alphabet - Runic alphabet

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Little is known about the origins of the Runic alphabet , which is traditionally known as futhark after the first six letters. In Old Nor...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

L’Attaque de la Malle-Poste

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L’Attaque de la Malle-Poste is a French adaptation of Rawhide a 1951 western film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Hen...

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Bore Star of the Silja Line

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The history of Silja Line can be traced back to 1904 when two Finnish shipping companies, Finland Steamship Company (Finska Ångfartygs Ak...

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Kathakali

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Kathakali is a highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed ...

Monday, December 12, 2011

Polish Folk Art

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Wycinanki is the Polish folk art of paper cutouts. Pronounced vee-chee-non-key, it is known throughout the world as a beautiful paper cut...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Notre Dame Cathedral

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Notre Dame Cathedral is an impressive marvel of medieval architecture . Further to my post on 2.12.2011 , here is another lovely view of t...

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Qu Yuan Memorial

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Located in Zigui County in Hubei Province, the Qu Yuan Memorial in Zigui is a memorial of Chinese historical figures . It was opened to t...

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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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