I have actually seen this sight in person and did not get a postcard so it was nice to recieve one.

Netherlands

It seems postcard collecting is popular in Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Russia.

Here are my newer cards fron Netherlands.

For those interested, I make my own collage style post cards. I just have to find time to make them, so if you want one, let me know but be patient. Here is an image of one.

Also when I find my camera, I have newly received cards to upload here.

cards to swap

Cards I will swap...

I have a few more which are the old kind that are "technicolor" or more painted images of places, too.

Sorry for the photo quality and some sideways photos.

The cards are,

Crestline California snow scene, San Bernardino valley view, Crestline lake view, Japan currency, Guatemala painting of man, Samoa bird, Toledo Spain view, Glacier Bay Alaska, Taiwan China painting, Tuscon Arizona palm, California beach palm, Tuscon Arizona city view, San FRancisco windy street.

WWI postcards

So, I am really "into" the hobby of genealogy, and I have a cigar box full of mementos and the like that belonged to my great grandma Anna, that my grandpa Eric (Anna's child) gave to my mom in his will, and as the family genealogist, I have it.

Inside, among many neat things, is a a postcard book. Now, I obviously love postcards. Add genealogy and wow! These cards are from Anna's husband (also named Eric) from when he, with the "rainbow brigade" fought in WWI in France, before he was gassed (and hospitalized, and lived). These are from about 1918. Almost 100 years old. So not only are they "cool" because they're old, vintage, collectable, but they are a family heirloom, my great grandpa must have brought them home with him or mailed them to his parents, so they have sentimental value.

My pictures of some of them are terrible because I did not want to bend the book of cards or touch them for very long so I took super quick, ugly shots but I think even then, they are beautiful.

Thanks vibha for the 11/11/11 swap.

I got a card from the far west of Alaska, a remote native village, from a teacher there.

And then two postcrossings from St. Petersburg Russia and New Jersey.

Now I no longer need a NJ card.

oops the NJ card WAS the right direction, so I can't fix it since it was correct but loaded wrong. Oh well.