Thursday Postcard Hunt | Guesthouse

Krumpmühle Gasthof in Ybbsitz. Postcard sent by Andreas (Austria).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
July theme: ARCHITECTURE

• Week 1 - Churches
• Week 2 - Houses
• Week 3 - Palaces
• Week 4 - Stations
• Week 5 - Shelters

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Do You Get a Lot of Postcards of Volcanoes?

Just asking because I received two in May:

Mount Fuji (Japan)

Volcanoes in Olot (Catalonia)

Postcards sent by Yuki (Japan) and Imma (PC).

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!

Do You Celebrate Earth Day?

Sent by Fabienne (France).

Food from Other Countries

Indonesian traditional food. Sent by Irene (Indonesia).

Хантейка is a fish dish from the north of Russia. Sent by Anna (Russia).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Young Animal

Thursday Postcard Hunt
March theme: ANIMALS

• Week 1 - In the Wild
• Week 2 - On the Farm
• Week 3 - Pets
• Week 4 - Young

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Eduard (Russia) sent it by mail, but this is not a conventional postcard, and I am not even sure Чебурашка is a conventional animal (A bear cub? A hare with large ears? A monkey?). It was created by writer Eduard Uspensky in 1966 (I hope it does not mean he is not young any more!) as one of the main characters in the book Gena the Crocodile and His Friends and its sequels.

There are two versions: on the stamp, as he appeared in the cartoon Crocodile Gena in 1969, created with the direct participation of the film's production designer, Leonid Shvartsman. On the cardboard, as it was reimagined for the 2023 film.

750th Birthday of Amsterdam

In 2025, the 750th birthday of the city of Amsterdam was celebrated with stamps, and also with a Postcrossing meeting. 

The first time the city of Amsterdam was mentioned in a document was the privilege (see the back) handed by count Floris V to citizens of Amsterdam (see the front), in 1275. The count also built the castle Muiderslot (see the bottom left stamp). The top left stamp shows the Dam Square.

Building Christmas

Illustration: @cremebrulee

It seems Sinterklaas attended a Postcrossing meeting last year in Utrecht (the Netherlands). The meeting took place in the Ikea store, as you can see in the second postcard:

These cards were sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Books!

Library of Strahov Abbey, Czechia

Postcard from a Poscrossing meeting that took place in a bookstore. On the envelope, matching stamps featuring four Duthc writers: Abdelkader Benali, Bregje Hofstede, Kader Abdolah and Jessica Durlacher. Only one of these names was familiar to me.

Sent by Věra (Czechia) and Heleen (the Netherlands).

World Postcard Day 2025

More postcards I got, sent on World Postcard Day:

Sent by Bryon (the USA).

Sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Postcard sent by Anna (Russia).

And two special postmarks, from Portugal and the USA (Thanks, Pedro & Bryon!):

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Halloween

Two postcards from last Halloween sent by Heleen (the Netherlands) .

With a terrific hand-drawn stamp!

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
October theme: COLOURS OF AUTUMN

• Week 1 - Orange
• Week 2 - Yellow
• Week 3 - Red
• Week 4 - Brown
• Week 5 - Halloween or Black

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

PC Meet-ups

Postcard sent by Jutta (Germany) on World Postcard Day.

I got this postcard from Heleen (the Netherlands), with an identical stamp on the back. Cool!

Same with this one!

This one is from a 2020 meeting, but it was sent and received this month (not by the first time). Snail mail is all about slowness, isn't it?

Postcrossing & Bowling

Heleen (the Netherlands) sent me this postcard last year. And a couple of weeks ago, I received the followint one from her:

I did not know that the combination bowling & Postcrossing was so popular! 

Postcrossing Meeting in Boalsert/Bolsward

Sent by Heleen (the Netherlands), with matching stamps on the back featuring the city of Boalsert/Bolsward.

Postcrossing Meet-Ups

11th February 2024. Utrecht (the Netherlands), sent by Susanne.

4th April 2024. Banyoles (Catalonia), sent by Imma.

5th April 2025. Figueres (Catalonia), sent by Imma.