Alice in a Meeting

This postcard was sent in July by Bryon (the USA). But, actually, signed by several postcrossers that attended a Postcrossing meeting... Which made it still more interesting!

I had received a different version of this postcard some time ago.

And more Alice: on this envelope from John (the UK), I received a new stamp from a beloved set:

Alice Is Living in My Mailbox (IV)

Heleen (the Netherlands) this Frog gots mail postcard. The proper aristocratic title is, however: An invitation from the Queen to play cricket.  It belongs to the Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914), and coloured by Harry G. Theaker (1873-1954).

I can really appreciate the colouring work, because I had previously received the pencil and reversed (?!) version of this postcard:

PS It is not the first time I find a reversed postcard...

Rome

I had received this postcard from Chicca (Italy) long time ago. It shows the Spanish Steps (or Piazza di Spagna) in Rome (Italy):

And then I received the second version from Aarón (Spain). I don't know why, but I really love having two versions from the same postcards (daylight and night, or colour and b/w, inside and outside, old and new, etc.). Maybe I need to add a new category for touristy postcards: crowded and empty.

In fact, the second postcard was sent form Spain... (I never know where my friend is!)

... and written in Arabic!

Alice in Wonderland

I wrote here that Alice was underrepresented in my albums. I wasn't asking for postcards, but two of my friends are kind enough to look for Alice's postcards and stamps for me (even if they aren't very fond of this book).

John (the UK) sent me two postcards with one of the most know chapters of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Mad Tea-Party with The Hatter and The March Hare. It is really nice to have two versions of this illustration!

They arrived with matched stamps depicting Alice and The Hatter (again) and another favourite: the Cheshire Cat.

Heleen (the Netherlands) bought this postcard for me because of the tea cups. Then she realised that here Choo choo looks a lot like Alice:

The funny think is that I thought at first sight that the stamps depict the Queen of Hearts... And then I discovered that they represent the donor-patient relationship, and were issued in honour of 400,000 blood donors in the Netherlands!

All the Alice's pieces of mail in a new album.