Political Messages on Postcards?

Johann Wolfang Von Goethe

Elective Affinities, 1809

(Bibliophilia: 100 Literary Postcards)

Postcards can carry all kind of messages on the back... But also on the front. I cannot think of a theme which there is no postcard about. Can you?

Class in a Capitalist Society, 1980

Cover by Jones Thompson

Peace, Ervin Bossanyi, 1957

South East Transept

Canterbury Cathedral, UK

Oberbaum Bridge, Berlin, Germany

(It connects the Eastern and Western parts of the city during the Cold War. It was used to exchange political prisoners that West Germany sought free.)

Postcards sent by Laura (the UK) and Lioba (Germany).

Circus Is a Favourite Theme

Boom-Boom-Boom
Illustration by Anton Lomaev (Антон Ломаев)

“Make a wish”, by Karin Taylor

Postcard sent by Olga (Russia) and Sabrina (the USA).

More circus-related postcard I have got.

More Scientists, Please!

"If the present arrangements of society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodelled." - Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), doctor

Nettie Stevens (1861-1912), geneticist
"Miss Stevens has a share in a discovery of importance, and her work will be remembered for this." - Thomas Hunt Morgan

"I have considerable pride in the fact that some of the best work done in Geology today by women, ranking with that done by men, has been done by my students." - Florence Bascom (1862-1945), geologist and educator

"I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy." - Marie Curie (1867-1934), physicist and chemist

Postcards sent by Phillip (the USA). Works by Rachel Ignotofsky.

Reading Moments

Junge Frau lesend ('Young Lady reading')
By Mary Cassat

Leerling-verpeegster 21 j., ca 1959
('21 years nurse studying')
By E. Van Moerkerken

And Every Lad May Be Aladdin

By Norman Rockwell.
Edison Mazda: advertisement, 1920

The Browning Readers

William Rothenstein

Postcards sent by Heleen (the Netherlands), Bryon (the USA) and Laura (the UK).

Sunday Stamps | High Mountains & Volcanoes

Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is Geology, Rocks. A nice excuse to visit some fascinating mountains and volcanoes...

Canada, 2017. This stamp depicts Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta), which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1979 for its exceptional fossil specimens of Cretaceous dinosaurs, as well as undisturbed badlands and riverside habitat. The Dinosaur Park Formation, which contains most of the articulated dinosaur skeletons, was laid down between about 76.5 and 74.8 million years ago.

Hungary, 2019. Magyar Posta issued a commemorative stamp in honour of the centenary of the birth of Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, the legendary mountain climber, explorer and diplomat. Hillary and the Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world.

Indonesia, 2017. Gunung Bromo or Mount Bromo, is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia, 2,329 meters high.

Japan, 2018. 富士山 ('Fujisan') or Mount Fuji, is the highest volcano in Japan at 3,776.24 m and symbol of the country, on this Overseas Greeting stamp.

Spain, 2018. Don't forget your boots!

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Blue Cardboard

Bryon (the USA) sent this postcard made of Spanish wine packaging.

And I sent to Heleen (the Netherlands) this postcard made of my new mobile phone packaging:

Sometimes it seems trash, but it isn't!

Blue Butterflies

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was "One of the first and most important entomologist". She "classified many new insect species" and "carefully illustrated the metamorphosis of the butterfly".

I learn a lot from these Rachel Ignotofsky postcards  sent by Phillip (the USA).

[Update: I have just learned through Twitter that today Maria Sibylla Merian was born on 2 April. How coincidental!] 

More blue butterflies:

Scolitantides orion

Maculinea arion

Contrasting with the nice cancellation on Phillip's envelope...

Luckily, I got these again!

Bonsais

I received this postcard from Phillip (the USA), and then recalled I received this stamp some time ago...