Thursday Postcard Hunt | Gamcheon

The Little Prince in Gamcheon Culture Village in Korea, but sent by Micu (Hungary).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
February theme: CITIES

• Week 1 - Asian
• Week 2 - Southern European
• Week 3 - Northern European
• Week 4 - North American

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Sunday Stamps | Blue Space

Blue space travelling for Sunday Stamps... 

La Francophonie
Serbia, 14 July 2021

Anniversaries and Events in Space Research
Hungary, 10 November 2015

Enceladus has geysers of water ice and vapour
Visions of the Universe
United Kingdom, 11 February 2020

23 April: Stop and Smell the Roses

23 April is Sant Jordi ('Saint George’s Day'), and also the UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day, when love and literature are celebrated massively throughout the Catalan countries and, more and more, in many other places around the world. The exchange of books and roses (#BooksAndRoses) is turning into a worldwide phenomenon.

I got last week a couple of Sant Jordi-related stamps (unintentionally?):

Letter from Alan (the UK)

The White Ensign, at one time called the St George's Ensign due to the simultaneous existence of a cross-less version of the flag, is an ensign worn on British Royal Navy ships and shore establishments. It consists of a red St George's Cross on a white field with the Union Flag in the upper canton. The stamp belongs to a set issuet on 22 October 2001.

This is the decorated back of a big postcard sent by John (the UK). The miniature sheet was issued on 6 May 2010, under the title Celebrating the Accession of King George V for London 2010 Festival of Stamps. 

And a letter from Fabienne (France) wore a stamp I was really happy to get. Issued on 12 April this year, it celebrates the 75 anniversary of Le Petit Prince ('The Little Prince').

If you have read the book, or know the story, you can see a rose in the Little Prince's hands... And you realise that the stamp on the left is a perfect match!

Oh, and I sent some dragons & roses, too!

Un cabinet de curiosités

Cabinets of curiosities were collections of notable objects. The term cabinet originally described a room rather than a piece of furniture. Modern terminology would categorise the objects included as belonging to natural history (sometimes faked), geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious or historical relics, works of art (including cabinet paintings), and antiquities. The classic cabinet of curiosities emerged in the 16th century, although more rudimentary collections had existed earlier.

Letters from Fabienne and Catehrine (France), John (the UK), Rebecca and Mim (the USA), Micu (Hungary) and Lena (the Netherlands).

HitM | 3D Home

Inside this recycled paper bag, Micu (Hungary) sent a quite original three-dimensional house for the project Houses in the Mail. I don't know how to take nice pictures of this dream house, made of new and repurposed materials. So I will show you how it look closed...

And how to open it...

And the whole house (If I mount it, there is a room I can't see!)

And now, if you feel curious... Come inside!

Íme, a titkon

Íme, a titkom (='Here's the secret').

Collage sent to Micu (Hungary).

Made of press cuttings, stickers, cheese labels and a quote from The Little Prince.
Also published here.

Blank Postcard?

This postcard was sent by Hildegard (Belgium). 

At first sight I thought: "What's that?" A completely white card?". But then I realised that in fact it's written in Braille language. It says: "Only with your heart you can see clearly". I think it's an appropriate message...