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, March 28, 2013

Homstead Guardians

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Hanwen sent me this card from Taiwan. It depicts two "Homestead guardians" or door guardians as referred to by the local...

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

River Daugava towards Old Riga

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The photograph on the card was taken sometime in 1890. It shows shipping in the river Daugava towards old Riga. The River Daugava (in...

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Esko Salminen

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Now, this card was issued along with the set of six stamps on contemporary Finnish stage and cinema actors on 4.3.2013. This card has a...

Monday, March 25, 2013

Modern Art in Austria

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This maxi card commemorates Modern Art in Austria. It was sent to me by Björn from Berlin. The card depicts a painting by Ernst ...

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Battle of the Chios Channel

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This painting depicts the duel between the Turkish flagship Real Mustafa (84 guns) and Russian admiral Spiridov’s ship Svyatoy Evstafi...

Friday, March 22, 2013

Oldenburg Palace

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Oldenburg is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. During the French annexation (1811–1813) in the wake of the Napo...

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Historic Post Offices

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On 3 rd February 1987 the GDR issued four stamps commemorating four historic post offices in East Germany. Along with the stamps a ma...

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About Me

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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