Tuula in Tampere, Finland sends this beautiful reproduction of a vintage Estonian card, showing the Tarvastu Bridge, near the city of Viljandi. I suspect that the border around the picture was embossed on the original, but this modern reproduction is not. This scene is very reminiscent of scenes near my own home; there are a [...]
Patty at Just Letter Rip stumbled across this blog and decided to send me a postcard. (Always a good idea; you could send me one yourself.) Of course, if you send something to Patty, too, chances are you’ll get something cool and crafty in return. Patty exchanges both postcards and letters, whereas I usually get [...]
When Natalia in Saint Petersburg, Russia proposed a postcard swap some weeks ago, I could hardly resist. In exchange for a handful of postcards promoting social causes, she sent me several beautiful views of her city at night. Serendipitously, these cards fit in very nicely with Postcardy’s Postcard Scavenger Hunt for July: Night/Lights. The backs [...]
This is an incredibly well preserved postcard, from Kay Anthony’s collection. The postcard would seem to agree with me: “A remarkable view of the downtown section of New York City’s world-famous skyline, a truly awe-inspiring sight.” The card was published by Alfred Mainzer, 118 East 28th Street, New York 16, New York.
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