Mail Labels from China

Receiving a Letter Then vs Now

From Itchy Feet, by Malachi Ray Rempen.

(Although this might not apply to the readers of this blog...).

Women on Postcards | Q Is for Quote

«I am sorry to tell you that I am getting very extravagant and spending all my money ant what is worse for you, I HAVE BEEN SPENDING YOURS TOO.»
Jane Austen, Letter from April 18, 1911

Actually, I have a small collection of Jane Austen postcards. Let me use this for Q, because it is a very difficult letter!

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Sunday Stamps | R Is for Raccoon

Three different versions of the raccoon issued by USPS in 1978, 1987 and 2025.

Go to Sunday Stamps to see more R-related stamps today.

Without Having Much to Say

«Every at all addicted to letter-writing, without having much to say, which will include a large proportion of the female world at least [...] »

Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

The Whole Journey

Westerhevesand , built in 1908, must be the best-know lighthouses in northern Germany. This postcard was sent by David via Postcrossing. 

The sender was king enough to add a couple of stamps of lighthouses (and two more of the nice series World of Letters).

Usually, when I receive a postcard from Postcrossing, I upload the image to my wall. Sometimes I find that the sender had already uploaded it before sending it. I like the idea of ​​the sender of this postcard: it's like we can know about its previous life, and see the whole journey.

And the same with other Postcrossing postcards from the USA and Belarus:

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Grizedale Forest

The scenes depict the Royal Mail Post Bus at various points on its run from Ulverston to the Grizedale Forest in the English Lake District. This bus was the third to be introduced in Lakeland --Its first run was on 4th June, 1979. The service combines mail runs with carrying passengers and goods in remote parts where there is not other public transport.

Vintage postcard, but received from Laura (the UK) a month ago.

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
May theme: PARKS AND GARDENS

• Week 1 - National Parks
• Week 2 - Public Gardens
• Week 3 - Beaches
• Week 4 - Forests

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Women on Postcards | F Is for Film Festival

Postcard sent by Fabienne (France).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Eid Mubarak

Rabbit Mail

Letter sent by Lilli (Canada), with a hug-shaped card inside!

Sunday Stamps | Q Is for Quote

These stamps belongs to set The Romantic Poems, issued by Royal Mail on 7 April 2020. You can see the whole set here.

This is my Q-entry for Sunday Stamps.

Year of the Fire Horse [VI]

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

Have You Ever Been to a Stamp Show?

Envelope sent by Phillip (the USA). And also the following stamps... long ago!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Dream Beaches

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)

Bellingham, Washington State (the USA)

Holiday Isle, Florida (USA)

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
May theme: PARKS AND GARDENS

• Week 1 - National Parks
• Week 2 - Public Gardens
• Week 3 - Beaches
• Week 4 - Forests

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Thoughtful Choice

Sometimes I am surprised by postcrossers. Someone from Austria chose this 2008 stamp for me, commemorating Spain winning the UEFA European Football Championship that year. I am not into football, but I think it was very thoughtful from the sender.

Spanish stamps are not allowed to feature living people (except the royal family), so I find it curious to see Iker Casillas on a stamp.

Plus, the stamp is (almost) written in Spanish.