Women on Postcards | P Is for Priestess

Catedral Procession, by Alison Gardiner

More men than women on this card sent by Laura (the UK). But, don't the women stand out?

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Eat Me

This envelope sent by Phillip arrived like this, and it intrigued me a lot!

Until I opened it and discovered Alice inside (trying to escape?)!

Women on Postcards | O Is for Oz

It has been a while since the last time I received mail from Oz! 

Postcard sent by Marina (USA).

Dorothy, 2015
Janelle Dimmett

Not a postcard, but Dorothy and her friends also appear on this handmade envelope (from a calendar sheet), with the greenest stamps:

Both pieces of mail were sent by Phillip (the USA).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Women on Stamps | D is for Dickinson

I hope your rambles have been sweet,
and your reveries spacious.
(Letter from Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, June 1878)

Card sent by Laura (the UK).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Wild Whales

Guiding Light, by Nicola North. Card sent by Lilli (Canada). 

A quotation on the back:

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
March theme: ANIMALS

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

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Discovering England through Postcards

Lately, I am getting more illustrated postcards than pictures. I like both, of course. So let's dedicate a post to some traditional postcards that give a sense of travelling and discovering new places...

Chichester cathedral and the statue
of St Richard by Philip Jackson

The White Cliffs of Dover 

Minstrels Gallery, Exeter Cathedral

The Museum of Somerset, Taunton

St Mary Magdalene, Taunton

Postcards sent by Laura (the UK).

Women on Postcards | C Is for Carnival

The Marlborough House fancy ball, 22 July 1874
Saint James's Palace, London, UK

Sent by Laura (the UK) and Bruno (PC).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Warmest Wishes

Really nice to look at this illustration in the middle of the winter...

Card sent by Phillip (the USA).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Bright Light

Work art by Patricia Hargrove. Sent by Rosemary (Canada).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
January theme: LIGHT

• Week 1 - Sunshine
• Week 2 - Reflections
• Week 3 - Snowy scenes
• Week 4 - Lights in windows
• Week 5 - Light, or bright, colours

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Mail from Underland

Letter sent by Phillip (the USA), with SpongeBob stamps, and Christmas tree pictorial postmark (it arrived just before Christmas).

And another one with the First Day postmark!

Letter sent by Catherine (France).

Orca (Orcinus orca). Illustration by Pieter Folkens. Card sent by Bryon.

Love Is in the Air

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Curlew & Friends

Curlew Christmas. Lino and silkscreen print by Angela Harding. Card sent by Rosemary (Canada).

A sleigh pulled by dogs, cats, rabbits... Postcard sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
January theme: LIGHT

• Week 1 - Sunshine
• Week 2 - Reflections
• Week 3 - Snowy scenes
• Week 4 - Lights in windows
• Week 5 - Light, or bright, colours

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

14th Day of Christmas or Jungle Bells

It does not arrived in time for the twelve days of Christmas... But it landed two days later. So, yes... Christmas is over!

Twelve days of Christmas:

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

11th Day of Christmas: Eleven Pipers Piping

Twelve days of Christmas:

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

To Another Year of Adventures

Card sent by Phillip (the USA).

10th Day of Christmas: Ten Lords a-Leaping

Twelve days of Christmas:

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

Are They Nearly Here Yet?

After Christmas and the New Year... We are waiting for the Magi!

Card sent by Phillip (the USA).

9th Day of Christmas: Nine Ladies Dancing

Twelve days of Christmas: 

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me

Nine ladies dancing...

Sent by Phillip (the USA). 

8th Day of Christmas: Eight Maids a-Milking

Twelve days of Christmas:

On the eight day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

Best Wishes to Everyone

Happy New Year!

Peace on Earth

Happy New Year

Bonne Année

Meilleurs Vœux

Meilleurs Voeux

This is a special card. The illustration was made by Michel Trani for a stamp design contest, held in 1998, with the occasion of the "Year of the Postman". Inside, there is a little book with a lot of designs.

Sent by Phillip (the USA), Catherine (France), Sandrine (France), Fabienne (France) and Paul (Australia).