Summer Mail XIV | Delicious Summer Food

Sardines on a colourful plate
Tina Brown

Card send by Laura (the UK).

Women on Postcards | A Is for Arabuli

Georgian actress Mzia Arabuli int he film Crossing Istanbul.
Postcard sent by Fabienne (France), sister of this one.

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Las Setas

 

Las Setas (='The Mushrooms'), initially titled Metropol Parasol, is a large, predominantly wood structure located in Seville, Spain. It accommodates a traditional market, restaurants, a performance square, archaeological museum, a venue for events and 'rooftop' terrace with a panoramic view of Seville's old city.

Postcard sent by Laura (Spain).

Picture taken from here

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
September theme: BRIDGES

• Week 1 - Over land
• Week 2 - Over water
• Week 3 - Railway
• Week 4 - Moveable

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Happy/Sad

Happy when you get a letter...

...Sad when you do not get any.

Postcards sent by Bryon (UN).

Summer Mail | OUT

Storks Migrate South...

Letter sent by Imma (PC).

Sunday Stamps | Sur la plage

Édouard Manet (1832-1883) painted this canvas in the summer of 1873, during three weeks spent with his family in the little coastal town of Berck-sur-Mer. He had his wife and brother pose for him on the beach, as is evidenced by the grains of sand mixed with the paint.

Go to Sunday Stamps to discover more Vacation Destinations on stamps.

How Many Penguins Can You Fit in a Letter?

Card from a drawing of Yellow springs, Ohio, by Nancy Mellon. Sent by Phillip (USA).

Women on Postcards | H Is for Harvesters

Harvesters (1905), by Anna Ancher. Card sent by Laura (the UK).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Mini

Again, a re-posted postcard for Thursday Postcard Hunt..

This postcard was sent by John (UK), and a bit damaged on way. It was issued by Royal Mail on 13 January 2009. It was reproduced from a stamp designed by HGV and featuring photography by Jason Tozer of a Mini. The postcard arrived with this matched stamp of a Ford Anglia 105E on its back:

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
August theme: TRAVELLING

• Week 1 - Trains
• Week 2 - Boats
• Week 3 - Animals
• Week 4 - Buses, Cars

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Summer Mail XIII | Summer Nights

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Snail Mail Forever!

Women on Postcards | B Is for Brooks

"What, what, am I to do
with all this life?"
Gwendolyn Brooks, Maud Martha

 

Postcard sent by Laura (the UK).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Sunday Stamps | Geological Formations

Basalt Island or Fo Shek Chau (火石洲) is an island of Hong Kong. Notably, despite its name is “Basalt Island”, the rocks that forms the island are indeed rhyolitic tuff.

The Grand Bénare is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located in the western part of the island. It is the third highest peak on the island. Its name is believed to come from the Malagasy word Benara meaning 'where it is very cold.'

The Coves del Drac ('Dragon caves') are four great caves that are located in the island of Mallorca, extending to a depth of 25 m and reaching approximately 2.4 km in length. They were first mentioned in a letter dated 1338. The four caves, called Black Cave, White Cave, Cave of Luis Salvador, and Cave of the French, are connected to each other.

Les Gorges du Verdon (Verdon Gorge) is a canyon carved by the Verdon River, separating the Prealps of Castellane and the Prealps of Digne, in France.

Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is Geology.

Year of the Fire Horse [OUT - III]

Envelope sent to Phillip (the USA).