Dove of Peace

In September 2025, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) in conjunction with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and 10 other postal organizations will jointly issue Dove of Peace embroidered stamps to celebrate the International Day of Peace and promote the value of peace to people all around the world. (More information about this issue.)

Bryon (UN) sent me the stamps from the three UN postal administrations, on the back of the same matching postcard:

Women on Postcards | C Is for Chinese Colourful Couple

Postcard sent by Lynn (China), through the Postcrossing site.

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Vorokhta

Vorokhta, Ukraine. Postcard sent by Irina.

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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!

Lowriders

Envelope with a First Day postmark sent by Phillip (the USA), and two more stamps from the same series.

Women on Postcards & Stamps | Little Women

Envelope made by Bryon (the USA), with the selvage of the Barbie stamps. It included the firefighter and the paleontologist Barbie (you can be anything). And, suitably, a Little Women stamp (where they are reading a letter!!):

And yet, weeks later... a postcard with the same theme! A postcard with a quotation of Louisa May Alcott:

With a matching stamp, and two more little women on the back: the surgeon and the astronaut Barbie.

And still another related postcard, sent by Marina (the USA)!

When Barbie was introduced in 1959, women were expected to be full-time mothers and homemakers, and toys reflected this. The market consisted mostly in baby dolls. Portraying everything from astronauts to surgeons to reporters and rappers, Barbie has enabled girls to aspire to other careers through role-play.

Sunday Stamps | Phillis Wheatley

This stamp, issued on 29 January 2026, honours poet Phillis Wheatley (ca 1753–1784), the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book. The stamp art features a black-and-white ink-on-paper portrait of Wheatley by Kerry James Marshall, who imagines her later in life --That choice stirred a bit of controversy.

The envelope was sent by Phillip (the USA). More about this stamp.

Go to Sunday Stamps to see more stamps about Famous or accomplished people.

Coffee Collection

 

This stamp is dedicated to the Café A Brasileira (='The Brazilian Café) in Braga (Portugal), opened in 1907. It belongs to the series Cafés Históricos II.

Sometimes I think I would need all the time in the world to grow a thematic collection of all the topics that interest me!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Old & Modern

The Ponte 25 de Abril (='25th of April Bridge') is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, with the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus River. It has a main span length of 1,013 metres.

At the time of its inauguration in 1966, the bridge was named Ponte Salazar (='Salazar Bridge'), after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar, who ordered its construction. After the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the bridge was renamed for April 25, the date of the revolution.

Postcard sent by Pedro (Portugal).

Pont de les Mores in Olot is a bridge built in the second half of the 19th century over the Fluvià river. It is made with volcanic stone, while the five arches are made of brick.

The sender told me this is a beautiful city but an ugly postcard. What do you think?

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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!

Big in Russia

The post K Is for Karabanovo was the second of the Women on Postcards series. I did not imagine that it will end featured in a newspaper. Let alone in a Russian newspaper!

Eduard wrote an article in the local newspaper Александровский голос труда about the mail art exchange, which included references to that post and Mail Adventures.

He sent me pictures and later the real newspaper, inside the cool envelope above.

Summer Mail XV | Travelling

Collage on an envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

Women on Postcards | K Is for Kahlo

Postcard and handmade envelope sent by Fabienne (France). I am glad to add it to this collection!

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Sunday Stamps | Education

150th anniversary of the Normal School of Strasbourg
(France, 1960)

Higher education
(USA, 1962)

To see more stamps dedicated to Places of learning, go to Sunday Stamps.

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).

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]