Postcards, Postcards and Postcards

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Well hello readers ( if I actually have any left ) , it been just short of a month since I was last active here. I was away for 11 or 12 days of that time, a short cruise to the Caribbean for a little sun, sand and sea . But now I'm back to reality . Since returning we have already had 6 or 7 cm of snow. It has since melted but it was an eye opener for sure. 

Now it's on to postcards. 

First up is this card from Sri Lanka showing St Paul's Church in the district of Kandy. This Anglican church was opened in 1852. 

 Ravindra used a nice selection of stamps on this card. The 3 larger stamps were issued in a 2020 minisheet showing Ancient Maps of Sri Lanka. The small stamp is from 2022, 1 of 12 in 3 Butterfly shaped minisheets. All 12 stamps showed Endemic Butterflies of Sri Lanka. 

 

Today's second card arrived from Belgium. It's a look at the pier in Nieuwpoort, a town in Northern Belgium, know for its beach and marina. This is where the Yser river flows into the North Sea. 

Gerda used a 2020 stamp, 1 of 5 in a minisheet, marking the History of Pigeon Racing. 

My next card is from France. It's a privately designed World Postcard Day card bringing Postal Hugs to the receiver. I didn't receive it on WPD - Oct 1st,  but that's quite all right. It's a lovely card from Claire, who sent it as part of a postcard swap. 

Claire used a 2023 stamp issued to highlight Fan Making as an Artistic Career. 

Here's another card from France. This one is a look at Marseille Cathedral. This Roman Catholic cathedral is a National Monument of France located in Marseille. It opened in November of 1893. 

Dominique used a beautiful stamp from 1962. It was issued to showcase French Art. It's too bad the beauty of the stamp has been defaced. Some idiot between France and Canada decided to use a crayon to obliterate the stamp even thought it had received an actual cancellation. How I'd like to shake The Great Stamp Defacer. 

I often show postcards with aircraft, but not today. Today I have a ship or a ferry. It is the Nils Holgersson of TT -Line. TT Line , based in Lubeck, Germany  has operated ferry service from Germany to Sweden since 1962. The ferry shown can carry around 800 passengers and is 230 metres in length. It has been in the TT-Line since 2022.

Meelis used 3 Swedish Europa stamps  on this one, since it was sent from Sweden. The left stamp was issued in 2006 under the theme of Eyes of Young People. The other 2 , from 2003, show Poster Art. 

 

 

Time to end of this issue of The Blog. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free. Here's Lady Liberty - The Statue of Liberty in New York. Millions of immigrants has been greeted by this symbol of freedom over the years

Barbara used the round, 2022 Global Forever stamp. 

There you have it. My thanks for cards today go out to Ravindra, Gerda, Claire, Dominique, Meelis and Barbara. Thank you to all of you. 

Take care , come back again soon.