Women on Postcards & Stamps | Little Women

Envelope made by Bryon (the USA), with the selvage of the Barbie stamps. It included the firefighter and the paleontologist Barbie (you can be anything). And, suitably, a Little Women stamp (where they are reading a letter!!):

And yet, weeks later... a postcard with the same theme! A postcard with a quotation of Louisa May Alcott:

With a matching stamp, and two more little women on the back: the surgeon and the astronaut Barbie.

And still another related postcard, sent by Marina (the USA)!

When Barbie was introduced in 1959, women were expected to be full-time mothers and homemakers, and toys reflected this. The market consisted mostly in baby dolls. Portraying everything from astronauts to surgeons to reporters and rappers, Barbie has enabled girls to aspire to other careers through role-play.

Update: 7 October 2026

Summer Mail | OUT

Envelope sent to Imma (PC).

Women on Postcards | K Is for Kahlo

Postcard and handmade envelope sent by Fabienne (France). I am glad to add it to this collection!

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Storks Migrate South...

Letter sent by Imma (PC).

Pink Pattern

I like that some letters Alan (UK) has sent this year form a curious pattern...

Women on Postcards | M Is for Madame Moustache

Postcard made and sent by Fabienne (France).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Summer Mail IX | L'été s'anime

Postcard sent by Fabienne (France).

Self-Affirmation

Creo en mí = I believe in myself
I make the day brighter
My perspective is unique and important
Soy feliz = I am happy

Bryon (the USA) turned these self-affirmation Cheerios cards into a postcard. Maybe the best use for them?

Year of the Fire Horse [OUT - II]

Front and back of an envelope sent to Phillip (the USA) made out of a page of a philatelic magazine.

Escher Calendar

I made some mail art with a calendar dedicated to M.C. Escher...

Front and back of a postcard sent to Eduard (Russia).

Front and back of an envelope sent to Lilli (Canada).

Summer Mail - I | Citrus

Citric mail sent by Fabienne (France):

And a colourful postcard received from Anna (Poland):

Sometimes I send something refreshing, too, like this letter to Laura (the UK):

It Is All about Books (and Paper Bags)

Front and bag of an envelope sent to Fabienne (France). Made out of a paper bag.

Magic returns to bookstores

Envelope sent to Lilli (Canada), also made out of a paper bag.

Dinosaurs

Sent to Marina (the USA). Made out of a magazine cover. She got it!

Joy

This stamp is perfect for any occasion!

Penny Black Day

Envelopes sent by Alan (the UK).

I have also received this commemorative stamp from Isle of Man:

Is there a Penny Lilac Day?

Chocolate Packaging [OUT]

Envelopes made of chocolate packaging, sent to Fabienne (France), Bryon (the USA) and Phillip (the USA). It seems they lost some stamps during their journeys...

Chocolate Packaging [IN]

Envelope made of chocolate packaging, made by Phillip (the USA). And a bit difficult to open!

Year of the Fire Horse [V]

Back of a big envelope sent by Imma (PC). 

The front is equally nice, drawn by the sender:

Misadventure

I sent this envelope to Alan (the UK). It was made out of an old encyclopaedia. But I did not realised the paper was too weak to resist the modern postal machines: two edges were broken and the envelope arrived empty. 

St George's Day

Hand made envelopes sent last year for the celebration of Sant Jordi.

And a postcard sent on Sant George's Day!