9teen87's Postcards

Hold-to-Light Valentines Day Postcard from 1907

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Cupids Message

postmarked in 1907 with a one cent stamp

Hold this postcard up to the light and the hearts and string 'light up' because the light will shine through them.

Groudle, Isle of Man in 1913

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Port Jack and Road to Groudle, I.O.M.

Valentine's Series postcard mailed from Douglas, Isle of Man in 1913 with a Great Britain 'King George V' stamp

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Groudle is found on the outskirts of Onchan on the Isle of Man, it is formed in a valley leading to the sea at the small port of the same name. It only had a handful of small cottages until it was linked to the Manx Electric Railway in 1893, and then it was developed as a tourist attraction.

Recycled T-Shirt Postcard - Your Aliens

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Your Aliens
Shy and Bad - (I wonder what the two aliens below were)

I bought this postcard in a artsy kind of store in Winter Park Florida. It is made from an old T-shirt. The lady at the store said it can be sent through the mail. The word POST CARD is stamped down the center of the back. (I paid $12.00 - a bit pricey, but I have never seen a card like this before)

unused, bought in 2011

Bora-Bora

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Bora-Bora - La plus belle ile du monde (The most beautiful island in the world).
Photo: Erwin Christian

unused

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Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 m (2,385 ft).
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here is an underwater postcard from Bora Bora ....

Bora Bora

Jardin de Corail
Coral Gardens
Hotel Bora-Bora
Nunue, Bora-Bora
Polynesie Francaise (French Polynesia)

from 2008

San Marino

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Republica Di S. Marino (Republic of San Marino)
Panorama

unused

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San Marino has one of the smallest military forces in the world. National defence is, by arrangement, the responsibility of Italy's armed forces. Different branches have varied functions, including: performing ceremonial duties; patrolling borders and mounting guard at government buildings.

Funny Outhouse Postcards (potty humor :)

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

"Alles Gute kommt von oben"! ("All good things come from above!")
Art. Nr. 00 (Item no. 00)

Management (management)
Mitarbeiter (employee)

unused, bought in Germany in 2011
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Here is a similar postcard ........

Political Crap (Politicians and voters)

on the back, the sender wrote:
Happy 25th, NPCW (National Postcard Week)
May 4-10, 2008
limited edition #97 of 100

postmarked in 2008 with a 60 cent 'Acadia National Park, Maine' stamp

Australia ... A Big Country!

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Australia ... A Big Country!

Map with United Kingdom & Ireland, Japan, United States, Europe, New Zealand, and South East Asia

postmarked in 2011, however the stamp is missing
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Because of the comment below, I added a map postcard of Europe to show how the above postcard left most of Europe off in their comparison ..

reduction de la carte murale de l'Europe

(from French to English: The reduction of the mural card of Europe)

postmarked in 2009 with 4 Netherlands stamps

Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Athena
Beach Hotel
Pafos - Cyprus

postmarked in 2002 with two Cyprus stamps

the back reads: (in very child like handwriting)
Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
We're having a wonderful time. We've been in the pool. Me and mummy went down the waterslide. Daddy doesn't want to go down the waterslide. Me and mummy think dad's to scared. Try and spot the waterslide (on the front)
Love from Alistair, Mummy and Daddy

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This is a 4-star hotel located in Paphos, Cyprus:
Paphos (Pafos) is a coastal city in the southwest on the island of Cyprus.
It enjoys a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate, with the mildest temperatures on the island. The typical summer's season lasts about 8 months, from April to November, although in March and December temperatures may also reach 20 °C (68.0 °F).

Dakar, Senegal

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Afrique Occidentale (Senegal).
Dakar. - Avenue Roume

translation from French:
West Africa (Senegal).
Dakar. - Avenue Roume

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Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal and has a population of just over one million people.

The Fifth and Sixth Capitol Buildings of Missouri

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Capitol Jefferson City, Mo. - postmarked in 1911 with one cent stamp

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This is Missouri's fifth Capitol building. The Current building (see below) is the sixth.

The fifth Capitol (above) was completed in 1840, for approximately $350,000, with some claiming that there were bribes and kickbacks. This capitol burned on February 5, 1911 when it was struck by lightning. It had approximately 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) and by 1911, was far too small to meet the needs of the legislators.

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Missouri State Capitol Building,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Photo by James Blank

A John Hinde Curteich postcard

postmarked in 2005 with 23 cent George Washington stamp

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The Missouri State Capitol is located in Jefferson City at 201 West Capitol Avenue and was completed in 1917. It is the sixth capitol building in Missouri's history.

The Capitol's dome, rising 238 feet (73 m) above ground level and topped by a bronze statue of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, rises above the bluffs of the Missouri River and is the first view of Jefferson City for travelers arriving from the north.

Harrar Market in Ethiopia

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Selling salt in the colorful Harrar market

Photo: Hapte Selassie

Produced by Ethiopian tourist Organization

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Harar is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and is located on a hilltop, in the eastern extension of the Ethiopian highlands.

Harar Jugol has been included in the World Heritage List in 2006 by UNESCO in recognition of its cultural heritage.

It is also famous for its distinctive, natural processed coffees which bear the same name.

Maldives

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Maldives
While sandy beaches, crystal clear lagoons - unsurpassed anywhere.

Photo: Mohamed Fayaz

postmarked in 2003 with a Maldives 'Cardita clam Rf 10' stamp
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The Maldives, officially Republic of Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. Traditionally it was the King's Island where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties were enthroned.

It is the smallest Asian country in both population (313,920 in 2010) and land area with an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level. It is also the planet's lowest country.

Llandogo, Wales 1958

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Llandogo

postmarked in 1958 with a Great Britain stamp

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Llandogo (Welsh: Llaneuddogwy) is a small village in Monmouthshire, south Wales.

There are many local walks along the river bank and up through the village to Cleddon Shoots. The Wye Valley Walk runs along the top of the village, and the Offa's Dyke walk is just across the river. The village is designated as a Conservation Area.

Great Britain stamp 1956, (red)

Queen Elizabeth II, Postage Revenue 2 1/2 D

Capercaillie (Grouse)

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Series, "Wild Birds" / Capercaillie

postmarked in 2011 with a Ukraine stamp

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The Western Capercaillie, also known as the Wood Grouse, Heather Cock or Capercaillie is the largest member of the grouse family, reaching over 100 cm in length and 6.7 kg in weight. The largest one ever recorded in captivity had a weight of 7.2 kg. (15.9 lbs). Found across Europe and Asia, it is renowned for its mating display.

Netherlands Queen Beatrix

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Netherlands Queen Beatrix

postmarked in 2011 with a Netherlands stamp

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Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard; born 31 January 1938) is the Queen Regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Saint Martin, and Aruba. She studied law at Leiden University and in 1966, she married Claus von Amsberg, with whom she had three children. When her mother Juliana abdicated on 30 April 1980, Beatrix succeeded her as Queen of the Netherlands.

When World War II broke out in the Netherlands in May 1940, the Dutch Royal Family fled to London, United Kingdom. One month later, Beatrix went to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with her mother Juliana and her sister Irene, while her father Bernhard and maternal grandmother Queen Wilhelmina remained in London. The family lived at the Stornoway residence. In thanks for the protection of her and her daughters, (then) Princess Juliana established the delivery of tulips to the Canadian government every spring, which are the centerpiece of the Canadian Tulip Festival.

Quilt - Star of Bethlehem Variation

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Star of Bethlehem variation.Quilted circa 1885.

From the collection of Thomas K. Woodard

American Antiques and Quilts

postmarked in 2012 with a Carmen Miranda stamp

USA Stamp 2011

Carmen Miranda, Forever a first class rate

Price is Right Contest Entry on an Orlando Bank Postcard

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Orlando Federal Savings and Loan Association

Main Street at Livingston

Orlando, Florida

postmarked in 1956 with a 2 cent Jefferson stamp

this postcard is sent to:

The Dining Room Show Case

The Price is Right

Box 142

New York City, New York

Someone sent in their address with a guess at a price for something. Looks like they were entering a contest. How this postcard got out on the market is beyond me! (I bought it on-line for $4.48)

The Bee Gees

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The Bee Gees - 70's Portrait

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The Bee Gees are a musical group which originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The brothers co-wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.

Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived their first few years in Chorlton, Manchester, England, then moved in the late 1950s to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, where they began their musical careers.

Belgrade, Serbia - Highlights and Map Locations

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Beograd, Srbija
Belgrade, Serbia

1)Terazijska cesma - (Terasiye fountain)
2) Spomenik Pobedniku ( Monument of Victor(winner)
3) Pristaniste ( A view from Sava River an old part of the town
4) Trg Republike (Republic Square)
5) Skupstina gradda (The town parliament building)
6) Hram Svetog Save ( The Temple of St. Sava, one of the biggest Orthodox Christian Churches in the world)

postmarked in 2008 with 3 different Srbija (Serbia) stamps

Nuussuaq, Greenland

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

the sender writes:
This postcard is from Nuuk, Greenland. In the foreground you can see Nuussuaq (Nuuk itself is not on the card), Nuussuaq is a suburb to Nuuk which has about 15,000 inhabitants. Nuuk is the capital of Greenland, the largest island in the world. In the background you can see Sermitsiaq (Saddle Mountain). It is about 3,970 feet tall.

postmarked in 2009 with two Greenland stamps

Kalaallit Nunaat

Gronland (Greenland) stamp from 2008

1,00

Halkieria evangelista

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Halkieria is a genus of fossil organisms from the Lower to Middle Cambrian. It has been found on almost every continent in Lower to Mid Cambrian deposits, forming a large component of the small shelly fossil assemblages. The best known species is Halkieria evangelista, from the North Greenland Sirius Passet Lagerstätte in which complete specimens were collected on an expedition in 1989.

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Kalaallit Nunaat

Gronland (Greenland) stamp from 2008

8,00

Polar Bear and Native

See Yah Later Alligator! - Florida

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

See Yah Later Alligator!

Florida

Come in ... the water is fine!

postmarked in 2012 with a 29 stamp from a Postcrossing meet-up with the signatures of 7 members

(There is a link for Postcrossing, the Postcard Crossing Project, on the right hand side of this blog)

Purdue University Marching Band - 1962

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Purdue's "All-American" Marching Band

Ross-Ade Stadium, Perdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana

There is a typed message on the back:

Saludos Amigos:

Felicidades con los estudiantes y el Director de las "Banda Purdue" en Lafayette, Indiana, Estados Unidos.

translation:

Greetings Friends:

Congratulations to the students and the Director of the "Banda Purdue" in Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

Al G. Wright (Hand Signed, 'Al')

Conductor (from 1954-1981)

Banda Perdue

Sent to Senor Alvaro Forero, Centro Narino in Bogota, Colombia (The Purdue band went to Columbia on a 10 day Goodwill Tour)

postmarked in 1962 with two USA stamps - 1 cent Washington and 10 cent Independence Hall

President's House in Trinidad & Tobago

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies

President's House, Port of Spain, Trinidad

postmarked in 2011 with a Trinidad & Tobago 'Local Herbal Medicine' $3.25 Stamp

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President's House, built in 1876, is the official residence of the President of Trinidad and Tobago.

From 1876 the house continued to be used as the residence of the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago until 1958, when it became the residence of the Governor-General of the West Indies Federation. Trinidad and Tobago attained independence on 31 August 1962. The house was then used as a museum and Art Gallery for a time, before the it became the residence of the Governors-General once again.

When Trinidad and Tobago became a republic in 1976, the Governor-General's house was subsequently designated as "The President's House", and became the residence of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Here is a postcard from 1972 as the Governor General ....

Residence of the Governor General, adjacent the Royal Botanical Gardens
Trinidad, W.I.

postmarked in 1972 with a Trinidad and Tobago 20c 'Every Creed & Race Finds an Equal Place' stamp

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Soufriere, St. Lucia, West Indies

The stunning beauty of Soufriere sets it apart from the rest of the Island. Breathing new life, luscious greenery, on the south-western coast of St. Lucia.

postmarked in 2008 with a Saint Lucia 65 c 'plum' stamp

the sender writes:

Dear Carolyn - St. Lucia gives 'chilled out" a whole new meaning! Lovely little hotel right on the beach - good snorkeling.

Official Postcard for the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in German

noreply@blogger.com (9teen87) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Official Postcard for the Barnum and Bailey Circus,
text in German
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida

unused reproduction postcard, from 2011

1. Der tattowirte mann
2. tindo mit doppeltem korper
3. die menschliche lampe
4. Der Expansionist
5. Der skelett gigerl
6. Der armlose Wundermann
7. Die Schwertschluckerin
8. Der Albino
9. Der Mann mit der dehnbaren Haut.

I can not make out some of the words - but here is some help in the translation:

1. The tattooed man
2. ? dual body
3. human lamp
4. the Expansionist
5. The skeletal ?
6. The armless wonder man
7. Schwerts is sword, so maybe sword swallower?
8. the albino
9. The man with the stretchy skin.