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, April 20, 2013

XIth German Gymnastic Festival in Frankfurt in July 1908

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This is a reproduction of a historic postcard. Thank you Andre for this wonderful card. When Kaiser Wilhelm II made it known in s...

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Sail Amsterdam

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Sail Amsterdam is a Dutch maritime event held every five years for 5 days. In 2010 , the eighth edition took place from 19 to 23 Aug...

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Pre-Columbian era Pottery

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The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of signi...

Monday, April 15, 2013

Lake Teletskoye ("Golden Lake")

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Lake Teletskoye ("Golden Lake") is the largest lake in the Altay Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia, and has depth up...

Sunday, April 14, 2013

The San Francisco cable car

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The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system. An icon of San Francisco, California, th...

Saturday, April 13, 2013

King Gustav III of Sweden

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Merja sent me this card which portrays an Helmet from King Gustav III’s tournament armour in the 1770’s. Gustav III was King of Swede...

Friday, April 12, 2013

Nesvizh, Belarus

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Nesvizh is a city in Belarus. It is the administrative center of the Nesvizh District ( rajon ) of Minsk Province and location of the...

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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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