Summer Mail - VII | Three Octopuses

One octopus, two octopuses, three octopuses...

Letter sent by Phillip (the USA).

Beautiful

By David Sarmento

A friend sent me this postcard simply because, as he wrote, it is a beautiful illustration. I agree. And... is it not even more beautiful that he took the trouble to send it?

International Moon Day

International Moon Day (IMD) is a United Nations-proclamed annual celebration held on July 20 to mark the anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon by Apollo 11 in 1969. IMD serves as a platform to educate, inspire, and promote awareness about the past, present, and future of sustainable lunar exploration and utilization.

Bryon sent a postcard to celebrate it!

Another related stamp I got form Phillip (the USA):

Sunday Stamps | French Lighthouses

A lighthouse converted into a church in Collioure

Some French lighthouses I have recently received for today's Sunday Stamps. And I have seen three of these in person!

Chassiron

Cap Camarat

Cap Béar

Lady in Red

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Women on Postcards | D Is for Dress

Postcard sent by Fabienne (France), from a 2025 exhibition in the Louvre-Lens Museum: Dressing like an artist. The artist and clothing.

(I do not know why this illustrations makes me thing of Amélie Nothomb all the time...)

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Thursday Postcard Hunt | United States Capitol

United States Capitol. Postcard sent by Alisa (the USA).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
July theme: ARCHITECTURE

• Week 1 - Churches
• Week 2 - Houses
• Week 3 - Palaces
• Week 4 - Stations
• Week 5 - Shelters

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Year of the Fire Horse [VII]

Postcard sent by Bryon (UN).

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Peanut's Mailbox

I have always loved Peanuts and their love of letters (I even tried to draw Snoopy's mailbox!). So, this postcard sent by Bryon cannot but make me smile.

Sunday Stamps | X-Y-Z

X Is for X

Y Is for Yellow

Z Is for Zebrafish

This is the last entry for this A-Z round in Sunday Stamps. It has been full of fun.

Year of the Fire Horse [OUT - II]

Front and back of an envelope sent to Phillip (the USA) made out of a page of a philatelic magazine.

Women on Postcards | N Is for Name

I like this postcard designed and sent by Marina (the USA), with all this information about my name. And it is a great addition to this small collection!

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Thursday Postcard Hunt | English Houses

 

The ceiling in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Made from papier mâché, the ceiling is inspired by Persian designs and constructed by Italian plasterers. 

Historic Hampstead houses: Kenwood House, Admiral House, Burr or Burgh House and Fenton House.

Dickens House Museum (Broadstairs, England, UK). Outside and one of the rooms ("Betsey Trotwood's Parlour").

The Old Curiosity Shop in Broadstairs (England, UK). Nowadays, a café.

Postcards sent by Laura (the UK).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt

July theme: ARCHITECTURE

• Week 1 - Churches
• Week 2 - Houses
• Week 3 - Palaces
• Week 4 - Stations
• Week 5 - Shelters

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Summer Mail - VI | Sunny

Good morning

Postcard sent by Bryon (USA).