Cards from the Virginias

I received two great cards from the Virginias!

This card is an aerial view of Hampton, Virginia.

It is the home of Angie, who sent it to me.

Hampton is the oldest continuous English-speaking

community in America!

Thank you, Angie, for the great card!

This card comes to me from Earlene in West Virginia.

However, the picture shows a miniature railroad display

about 70 miles from her home. It is at the Great

Miniature Railroad & Village in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

You can see a miniature circus with the trains running

around the sides. I love miniature displays such as this!

Thank you, Earlene, for a very unique card!

A View of Lappland

This is a beautiful sunset picture of Lapland

in northern Finland. It was sent to me by

Postcrossing user Cute. She says that a friend

took her to Lapland and this picture was taken

there. It is, indeed, a beautiful place.

Thank you, Cute, for the nice postcard.

An Italian 'Fishing Machine'

Vince, who lives in Italy, sent me this picture of

'Il Trabobbo', an Italian 'fishing machine' I have

never heard of this before and do not know how

it works, but it is very interesting. The white area

at the end of the 'machine' is a bit of damage that

the card received in the mail. It sort of looks like

a distant lighthouse! Thank you, Vince, for the

very nice card!

Nice stamps, too!

Carlos Gardel, a Singer of Tango

Alejandro, who lives in Argentina, sent me this

beautiful card. It shows Carlos Gardel, a singer

of Tango, who is dressed as a Gaucho

(an Argentinian cowboy).

Thank you, Alejandro, for the wonderful card.

I love it because it is so different!

Lombard Bridge, Hamburg, Germany

This is a beautiful night view card, showing the

Lombard Bridge (Lombardbruecke) with the

city of Hamburg behind it. It comes to me from

Bianca. She tells me that,like me, she is an

Aquarius, her birthday being January 23--like

Richard Dean Anderson who plays MacGyver!~

Thank you, Bianca, for the great card!

A Poster Card From the U.K.

Kellie, who lives in England, sent me this

great reproduction of a World War II poster.

"Propaganda posters urged a wide range of economies.

Clothes were rationed in 1941 and all resources

directed to the war effort."

Kellie says she has lived in England all her life,

but she is also American--her Dad is from

Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is also very interested

in WWII and how people's lives were changed

by it.

I love the card, Kellie. It is so unique!

Thank you very much!

Two 'Thank You' Cards

The two cards and the stamps below are

'thank you' cards from two Postcrossing

friends.

This card is from Marina, who lives in Minsk, Belarus.

She says that this place is historic region and it

is called Trinity Suburb.

It is a lovely card! Thank you, Marina!

I also like the two animal stamps (below) that brought

the card to me!

This card came to me from Michelle, who lives in

Shanghai. It was mailed on October 1st, and Michelle

said it was the 60th anniversary of China.

Also, that it had been a happy day for her, with

pleasant weather.

Thank you, Michelle, for the beautiful card

and the very nice stamps (below).