Summer Mail - I

 

Postcard sent by Eduard (Russia). This is a charity card. The author of the drawing is Елизавета Левина (10 years old).

Sunday Stamps | Agricultural Projects

Issued in 2024, these stamps commemorate the Soldiers of the Soil and farmerettes, who provided much needed farm labour in Canada during times of war. You can read here more information about this issue.

Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall (The UK). The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general.

Following on from the workers' gardens that appeared in the 19th century, throughout the country, les jardins partagés (='shared gardens' or 'community gardens'), brought to life and cultivated together by residents, promote biodiversity and strengthen ties between generations. The stamp was issued in 2023.

Go to Sunday Stamps to see more stamps on Agriculture.

Ball de Marcos Vicente

 

The Dance of Marcos Vicente is a popular dance that used to be performed only by men, with a simple and plain plot of a pirate story that tells us about the eternal fight between good and evil.

We find this spoken dance documented in Reus (Catalonia) at the end of the 19th century, remaining alive well into the 20th century. It was very popular and told us the adventures of a Valencian knight, kidnapped by pirates and taken to Moorish lands, but who ends up running away and returning home.

Since June 2017, a version of this dance is represented again, by kids, during St Peter's festival (in June).

Reus is not far from home. However, this postcard was sent by Bryon (the USA).

Follow Your Heart

Back of an envelope sent by Imma (PC).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Maroilles

I did not know how to interpret this week Thursday Postcard Hunt theme, or I did not find any appropriate postcard. When I travel, the souvenir I bring home is usually... local food!

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
June theme: DETAILS

• Week 1 - Architectural
• Week 2 - Geological
• Week 3 - Faces
• Week 4 - Tchotchkes, or touristy items

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Red Book

The Tkachev brothers were a Soviet and Russian tandem of painters and graphic artists, consisting of two brothers: Sergei Petrovich and Alexey Petrovich. Alexey Tkachev died on April 3, 2025, at the age of 99. His brother Sergei Tkachev died in 2022, having lived to be 100 years old.

Boy with a red book (1957-1960)
Алексе́й Петро́вич Ткачёв

Between Battles (1957-1960)
Алексе́й Петро́вич Ткачёв

Eduard (Russia) sent me the first postcard two years ago, and the second recently. At first sight, I thought it was the same boy reading the same red book.

Which One Would You Send?

Featuring the old town (Dalt Vila) of Eivissa (or Ibiza, as foreigners say) in the daylight and at night. I am glad I have got both!

Time for Cold Drinks!

Cranberries Juice

Aperol Spritz

Champagne Vending Machine (?!)

 

Sent by Liliana (Belarus) and Phillip (USA).

Sunday Stamps | Melusina

Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is Of the Sea. Look at what I found!

According to the legend, Melusina was the wife of Count Siegfried I. In 963, he built his castle on the Bock promontory, above the Alzette, for his lovely wife, who had laid down two conditions before consenting to the marriage: she wished to be alone every Saturday at noon without being disturbed. Siegfried’s curiosity allegedly led him to observe his wife on a Saturday through the keyhole and discover that her legs were turning into a fishtail. His scream betrayed him and Melusina disappeared in the Alzette. Even today, it is said that she appears every seven years.

By the way, this is the first time I have got mail from Luxembourg! Although this was a Postcrossing postcard, and its ID was French (FR-...). But actually sent from a neighbouring country!

Summer!

Which Is Your Favourite Season?

And how do you find so many hockey stamps? (Yes, I guess... not so difficult in Canada!).

 Postcard sent by Bryon (Canada).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Sadhu & Mamá Coco

Naga Sadhu. Postcard sent by Amita (India).

Mamá Coco. Postcard sent by Bryon (United Nations).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
June theme: DETAILS

• Week 1 - Architectural
• Week 2 - Geological
• Week 3 - Faces
• Week 4 - Tchotchkes, or touristy items

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Travel the World Through Postcards!

Sent by Bryon (the USA) and Fabienne (France).

Blue Porcelain

This postcard reminded me that I have got some stamps of Delftware...

Loooong

I received a perfect postcard of the lighthouse of Roter Sand (='Red Sand'), in the North Sea. 

The envelope is also perfect. Even the postmark looks like waves!

But you cannot believe how long the postcard is!

Sunday Stamps | USA Presidents

1 - George Washington (1789-1793)

16 - Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)

26 - Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

33 - Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

34 - Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961)

35 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1961-1963)

41 - George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

See more Fathers in today's Sunday Stamps!

Just Some Random Envelopes for You to Enjoy

Sent by Sandy (Germany), Phillip (the USA) and Fabienne (France).

More Waterfalls

After this post, I got (and sent!) some more waterfalls...

Deer Creek Falls, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Upper Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
Waimoku Falls, Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii

LaSalle Canyon Waterfall, Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
Harrison Wright Falls, Ricketts Glen State Park, Pennsylvania
Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls State Park, New York

Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, CA
Stewart Falls, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness, UT
Sunbeam Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, WA

All these have arrived on letters from Phillip (the USA), like this one I got a week ago:

Front

Back

Funny enough, along with it I received the following Postcrossing vintage postcard from Niagara Falls (Canada):