States Project | The Last Frontier

Alaska and the slogan The Last Frontier are among the words that always make me dream!

Another fantastic postcard from Bryon's States Project.

Sunday Stamps | Paris or London?

Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is A Travel Destination. I do not feel like travelling very far away right now. So, would you prefer...

London...

Tower of London

Palace of Westminster

Buckingham Palace

...or Paris?

Fountaine Saint-Michel

Théâthre Mogador

Eiffel Tower

There are not so many stamps specifically dedicated to souvenirs, are they? The last two belong to this set: Iconique Tour Eiffel.

How Is Your Summer? - XIII

Happy Roald Dahl Day!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Bay Bridge

The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (informally called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and, locally, the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the state of Maryland. 

The original span, opened in 1952 and with a length of 6,4 km, was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. The parallel span was added in 1973. 

The postcard was sent by Phillip (the USA).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
September theme: BRIDGES

• Week 1 - Stone, Brick
• Week 2 - Long, Curvy
• Week 3 - Iron, Rail
• Week 4 - Wooden, Covered, Swinging

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Chocolate Mail Art

Envelope made of a bag from a chocolate shopping, sent by Bryon (the USA).

Envelope made of chocolate wrapping paper sent to Fabienne (France).

How Is Your Summer - XII

Summer collage made by Fabienne (France).

Send inside a matching (and critical) envelope:

And all these stamps that scream Summer to me!

Letter Writing As Activism

Since writing is the only thing I can do very well, I wondered recently if there was a way of doing some good in the world by using this skill, other than authoring books or becoming a journalist. I was thinking of the impactful letters I’ve read, sent by everyone from Vincent van Gogh to Rabindranath Tagore and wondered if in our digital world, a handwritten letter would stand out more and, therefore, have more of an effect. I know we can’t always calculate what impact our actions would have, but that didn’t prevent me from looking up whether letter writing has ever made a difference, a question I didn’t really need to ask, because of course it has.

Letter Writing as Activism - A Reading List

Sunday Stamps | Germany from Above

Swimming pools in Witten

Two stamps from the series Germany from above, issued in 2020 and 2021.

Housing estate in Lübek

Actually, although I do not have got the whole sets, these se-tenant stamps look far better when in pairs:

An entry for Sunday Stamps. The theme today is Aerial Views.

How Is Your Summer? - XI

Letter sent by Imma (PC).

How Is Your Summer? - X

'Because there are miracles,
we just have to work hard for them.'

From the Judit Berg's book Rumini és az elsüllyedt világ (='Rumini and the Underwater World'), illustrated by Anna Kálmán. Postcard sent by Micu (Hungary).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | From Iran

I had previously shared this postcard, but it is a very special one, because it is the only one I have ever get from Iran. It shows Khajoo bridge in Isfahan.

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
September theme: BRIDGES

• Week 1 - Stone, Brick
• Week 2 - Long, Curvy
• Week 3 - Iron, Rail
• Week 4 - Wooden, Covered, Swinging

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

How Is Your Summer? - IX

Postcard and stamps sent by Bryon (the USA).

How Is Your Summer? - VIII

Hand illustrated envelope sent to Heleen (the Netherlands).

It arrived safe and sound. In three days!

Back to School

Postcard sent by Laura (the UK).

Sunday Stamps | Local Snacks in Hong Kong

French Toast & Hong Kong Waffle

Two stamps from a 6-stamp set issued in 2022, dedicated to Traditional Snacks in Hong Kong, for Sunday Stamps. 

Egg tart & Custard tart