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.

Lighthouses on Postcards

Amrum lighthouse (Germany). Sent by Detlef.

Weskapelle (Germany), but sent from France by Fabienne.

Sheep's Head (Ireland). Sent by Dieter (Germany).

Scheveningen (Netherlands). Sent by Noëlle.

Kołobrzeg Lighthouse (Poland). Sent by Magdalene

Tokarevsky (Vladivostok, Russia). Sent by Alexei

Marblehead (Ohio, USA). Sent by Phillip.

Summer Mail - V | Party

Card sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Summer Mail - III | Rowing

Zamboanga Vintas

 The Amstel River with the Magere Brug (='Skinny Bridge')
Illustration by Dick Bruna

Sent by Allen (Philippines) and Heleen (the Netherlands). 

A Favourite Theme: Reading People

Lesen in den Ferien ('Reading during the holidays'), ca. 1900
Carl Larsson (1853-1919)

De pretenliefhebber (Dr. Aegidius Timmerman), 1898-1900
Jan Toorop (1858-1928)

Sent by Eve (Germany), Heleen (the Netherlands) and Bryon (the USA).

Lighthouses in Brittany

Heleen (the Netherlands) sent this postcard with a painting of the famous lighthouse or Ar-Men, and an adventure from 100 years ago:

Achille Beltrame (1871-1945). "The keeper of the lighthouse of Ar Men, on the French coast, had remained isolated from the mainland for 53 days due to bad weather conditions. He managed, thanks to a dangerous acrobatic journey, to return to land (1926).

The same lighthouse appears on the following postcard sent by Fabienne (France):

And some more lighthouses in Brittany, all sent by Fabienne as well:

Île Vierge

St-Georges-de-Didonne

La Vieille

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Dream Beaches

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)

Bellingham, Washington State (the USA)

Holiday Isle, Florida (USA)

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
May theme: PARKS AND GARDENS

• Week 1 - National Parks
• Week 2 - Public Gardens
• Week 3 - Beaches
• Week 4 - Forests

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Fifteen Years

Can you believe this blog is 15 years old?

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Gardens

Meise Botanic Garden (Belgium). Postcard sent by Anick.

Postcard sent by Eeyoreinoz (Australia).

Rear view of Het Loo Palace with the King's Fountain (Apeldoorn). Sent by Freddy (the Netherlands).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
May theme: PARKS AND GARDENS

• Week 1 - National Parks
• Week 2 - Public Gardens
• Week 3 - Beaches
• Week 4 - Forests

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Year of the Fire Horse [OUT]

Mail sent to Heleen (the Netherlands), Fabienne (France) and Phillip (the USA).

St George's Day

Hand made envelopes sent last year for the celebration of Sant Jordi.

And a postcard sent on Sant George's Day!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Plants

  

Sent by Janka (the Netherlands).

Plants in Pots, by Sophie Hanton. Sent by Laura (the UK).

Rhus Toxicodendrum L. Sent by Femke (the Netherlands).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
April theme: COLOURS OF THE SPRING

• Week 1 - Pink
• Week 2 - Yellow
• Week 3 - Green
• Week 4 - Purple
• Week 5 - Blue

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!