Spring & Tea & Letters

Collages of stickers on spring letters sent to Phillip (the USA) and Laura (the UK).

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]

Year of the Fire Horse [III]

Postcard sent by Bryon (the USA), appropriately postmarked in Caballo, New Mexico! (Caballo means 'Horse' in Spanish).

Year of the Fire Horse [II]

Sent by Fabienne (France).

Year of the Fire Horse [I]

Postcard sent by Bryon (the USA).

Bye, Year of the Snake!

Or Send Someone a Love Postcard

Postcards & stamps sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Postcard and stamps sent by Bryon (the USA). Notice the matching stamps and the pictorial cancellation:

And other ones, clearer:

Send Someone a Love Letter

Letter sent by Phillip (the USA).

Letter sent by Bryon (United Nations).

Letter sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Iced Letters

Letters sent by Laura (the UK).

Women on Postcards | K Is for Karabanovo

Peasant Girl, by Filipp Malyavin (Фили́пп Андре́евич Маля́вин), 1910

Postcard sent by Eduard (Russia). As he explains on the back: "Karabanovo is a satellite city of Alexandrov. In the 19th century, it was famous for the cottons fabrics of merchants Baranov."

The stamp of the shawl the girl seems to wear was issued in 2012. The whole sheet is stunning (picture taken from here):

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Sending Love

Collage on a letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Love Is in the Air

Sent by Phillip (the USA).

Sunday Stamps | X Is for +

The stamp on the left was issued in 2021, and bears the title Герои нашего времени ('Heros of Our Times'). The stamp on the right is a 2015 one dedicated to Служба крови ('Blood Service'), the State Program of Voluntary Donation.

A Red Cross stamps from France, from 1973 (Mary Magdalene).

These are the X post for A-Z Sunday Stamps.

Are They Nearly Here Yet?

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

Card sent by Phillip (the USA).

Incoming Festive Envelopes

Envelopes made by Micu (Hungary), Fabienne (France), Laura (UK) and Rosemary (Canada).