Year of the Fire Horse [II]

Sent by Fabienne (France).

Women on Postcards | B Is for Beira Alta

We do not know who this woman is, but on the back of the postcard it is written "Beira Alta". Beira Alta (Upper Beira) was a Portuguese province in the north of Portugal. 

The picture was taken in 1998. The photographer was Helena Henriques, and the postcard was sent by Pedro (Portugal).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Sunday Stamps | H Is for Hot-Air Balloon

Flown by J. Blanchard and J. Jeffries in 1785
Poland, 1981

100th anniversary of balloon Jupiter

USA, 1959

USA, 1983

Go to Sunday Stamps to see H-inspired stamps.

Year of the Fire Horse [I]

Postcard sent by Bryon (the USA).

Swallows Cutting Through Willow Branches in Spring

Four Seasons is a set of special stamps issued by China Post on March 20, 2017 [...]. The full set consists of 4 stamps. The first stamp is titled Swallows Cutting Through Willow Branches in Spring. It depicts spring scenery: gentle breezes caress the air, willow branches sway on both riverbanks, a group of children fly kites, and swallows dart back and forth, brimming with vibrant life.

(Information taken from this site)

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Guinea Pigs Wearing Glasses

Guinea Pigs Wearing Glasses, by Hanna Mellin Design. Postcard sent by Laura (the UK).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
March theme: ANIMALS

• Week 1 - In the Wild
• Week 2 - On the Farm
• Week 3 - Pets
• Week 4 - Young

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

A Letter Is a Gift

Decorated envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

53 Weeks 53 Postcards

Das ist Quatsch mit Soße
In British English: "That's bollocks"
In American English: "That's baloney"

This was sent by Nora (Germany), from her project 53 weeks 53 postcards. It consists in sending 53 postcards this year:

I received a postcard calender (KUHL (2026) - Kulturverlag Kadmos Berlin) as a gift. The postcards are not thin like in other calenders, just regular good postcard quality. The postcards show German sayings literally translated in English, so that often creates funny sayings. But don’t worry, the meaning is explained correctly in English on the back. Each of the cards shows cows.

I plan on sending one written and stamped postcard per week from this calendar next year (2026).

Women on Postcards | A Is for Aksinia

Aksinia and Grigory are the main characters of And Quiet Flows the Don or The Silent Don (Тихий Дон), a novel in four volumes by Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov, who on the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965.

The postcard was sent by Eduard, and includes stamps of the author of the Nobel and other Nobel laureates from Russia in literature.

Mikhail Sholokhov 
(1905-1984)

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
(1890-1960)

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
(1870-1953)

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Sunday Stamps | G Is for Gardens & Parks

Wolf Trap Farm, Virginia
National Parks Centennial Issues
USA, 1972

Plant for a more Beautiful America, Lady Bird Johnson
USA, 2012

Pond Gardens, Hampton Court Palace
UK, 2018

Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden, Moscow
Russia, 2022

The Devil's Bridge, Gablenz
Germany, 2025

Go to Sunday Stamps and you will see more G-stamps.

Deliver a Smile

(On the back of a card I got.)

Reading Time

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Sheep, Ram, Yarn

Big postcard made by Fabienne (France).

Sent by L. J. (USA) through the Postcrossing site.

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
March theme: ANIMALS

• Week 1 - In the Wild
• Week 2 - On the Farm
• Week 3 - Pets
• Week 4 - Young

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

250 Years of US Postal Service (9 / 12)

In 2025, the United States celebrates a milestone: 250 years of postal service. This collection of postcards have been released one a month. All 12 align to form a timeline spanning from 1775 to 2025.

9.

The ZIP Code system was introduced in the United States in 1963 as the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) to improve the speed and accuracy of mail delivery.

12.

This final postcard is the culmination and capstone of our year-long series — the piece that brings the entire 250-year story together.

From Benjamin Franklin’s appointment in 1775, through wars, westward expansion, technological leaps, and bold reforms, to the vibrant USPS we rely on today—this 12th card closes the collection with a celebratory view.

It honors the endurance, adaptability, and quiet heroism of a service that has delivered far more than mail: for two and a half centuries, it has delivered for America.

Postcards sent from Bryon (the USA). Still waiting for 10 and 11!

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Eat Me

This envelope sent by Phillip arrived like this, and it intrigued me a lot!

Until I opened it and discovered Alice inside (trying to escape?)!