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, July 21, 2012

Hannover - The Kröpcke Clock

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Hanover or Hannover , on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen ), Germany and was once b...

Friday, July 20, 2012

The Pentagon

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The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defence, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the...

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Life at Sea

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I really love this card showing young seamen washing the deck. They must have holy stoned it earlier of course. It reminds me of m...

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Easy-Reading

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T his was the second of the "Easy-Reading" series, following on from the Bible theme of 6060a. In the inside front cover, th...

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Eva Ryynänen

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Eva Ryynänen , June 15, 1915 - 18 October 2001 ) was a Finnish sculptor . S he used wood as her medium . Ryynänen studied with t...

Monday, July 16, 2012

Sauna Accessories

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The wooden accessories are beautifully handcrafted of Finnish pine and Finnish craftsmanship . A bucket and dipper are essential Sauna ...

Sunday, July 15, 2012

The Steamer "Island Queen"

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In the 1880's, a farmer named James Parker lived a few miles east of Cincinnati, Ohio. He came to realize that his apple orchard,...

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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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