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, April 19, 2012

Arts & Crafts of Belarus

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My friend Konstantin from Minsk sent me this lovely card which depicts national traditions such as I handicraft, clothing, ornaments, musi...

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Carl Larsson

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Carl Larsson (May 28, 1853 – January 22, 1919) was a Swedish painter and interior designer, representative of the Arts and Crafts Moveme...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Aniva Lighthouse, Sakhalin, Sea of Okhotsk

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The Japanese built the Aniva lighthouse in 1939 , on a chunk of rock off the southern coast of Sakhalin, a thin 950 km long island situate...

Monday, April 16, 2012

Melukat: Ritual to cleanse your body and soul

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‘Melukat’ is part of the Manusa Yadnya (holy sacrifice which dedicated to human being) ceremony . Melukat aims to cleanse and purify th...

Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Titanic Tragedy

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The RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on...

Saturday, April 14, 2012

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories , whose works a...

Monday, April 09, 2012

The Sun-Moon Lake

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Sun Moon Lake is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Situated in Yuchi, Nantou , the area around the Sun ...

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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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