Sunday, 29 December 2013

1172 - 1184 with Christmas wishes



1172 – From Dai Li in China.  I always like envelopes from China – they are so attractive.  And in this one was the Chinese red envelope (紅包, hóngbāo). 



And a beautiful miniature stamp sheet.



1173 – From Annina in snowy Finland (FI-1955477), a snowy painting by Arvo Laihonen.  It is entitled Lentävä lammas which according to Google Translate means ‘Flying sheep’.  Somehow I doubt that’s what it really means but then again Lammas in English is 1st August so it surely doesn’t mean that either.



1174 – My first card from Macedonia and the 54th country that I have received cards from. It’s always a real thrill to get a card from a new country.


  
And this postcrossing card (MK-4177) from Iva was made even more perfect by being a map.



And its stamps.


1176 – From Maryna in the Ukraine (UA-865355) came this work of art from Canadian illustrator, Claudia Tremblay.  There are some more of her lovely works on her blog.


And its stamp.



1177 – From Kasia in Poland (PL-812166) a map of the natural history of Malopolska.



Małopolska or Lesser Poland (also Little Poland) is a historical region of Poland; its capital is the city Kraków. It forms the southern part of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland. Historical Lesser Poland is much bigger than the current voivodeship which bears its name, stretching from Częstochowa in the west to the lands northeast of Lublin in the east. In the late Middle Ages, Lesser Poland gradually became the centre of Polish statehood, with Kraków being the capital of the country from the mid-11th century until 1596.

The card had stamps and a perfect miniature stamp sheet





And this lovely little sticker with the clever addition of arms and legs.  Postcrossers are often so imaginative and take so much trouble.



What more could one ask for from a card?  Daughter-who-takes-photos also thought it was absolutely super.

1178 – A Christmas card from Siggi in Germany which Daughter-who-takes-photos thought was lovely too. 
 


1179 – From Chris (the Flamblogger) came this view of Oceanside, California. 


1180 – From Germany with Susanne’s usual delightful patterns and stickers on the back –
 






1181 - I can't get used to cards which say the children are excited 'for Santa to visit and for summer break.  It goes against all my innate logic to have a Santa who comes arrives in the summer but that's what happens in Jamie's world down under!


1182 – Although this card is labelled Tokyo it came from Nelly, Hugo and Theo in France with Christmas and New Year wishes.



1183 – These Greenfinches came from a German postcrosser, Gisela (DE-2732108).
 


1184 – MaryLou and Greg in the San Diego, California (US-2541193), sent me this postcard of the lovely Audrey Hepburn.




2 comments:

  1. Great collection of cards. I really like that Christmas card from Germany. I too, love it when I get a card from a new country. You've certainly received from more countries than I have. Postcrossing is such a wonderful hobby. I am so glad that you introduced me to it.

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    1. I wonder how long it will be before one of us bloggers gets the other as a postcrossing recipient? I was introduced by Danielle (http://www.danitorres.typepad.com/) and in turn have introduced six other bloggers so far. I know at least one of those has introduced someone else and so it goes on.

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