Postcrossing - Incoming

To February  18 , 2013

The cards keep coming to my mailbox, and that’s just the way I like it.  Of course, I have to keep sending more out, but I like that part of it too!

If you’d like a better look at the cards in today’s entry, just click on them and if you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.  I appreciate all of them!

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Marina sent this card from Belarus.  I was a little surprised when I registered it as it took 260 days.  It was actually her second card to me, as her first one just didn’t arrive.  I have quite a few cards that have gone missing along the way too, so I understand how annoying and sad that can be.

Charlie Chaplin

Marina says that she is a student at the Medical University.  She likes travel and sweets.  I do too!

Charlie Chaplin seems to be a favourite all over the world too, so of course I like this card very much. Thanks Marina!

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This very retro card came from The Netherlands. 

Thea sent it and writes that she types out her card’s messages and then prints them.  She tells me that she is from the nautical town of Hoorn, about 40 km north of Amsterdam.  She says that “Hoorn” is a very old Dutch word for “corner”.  There is a bend in the coastline near her town.  Cape Horn in South Chile was discovered by an expedition from her town and was named after her town!

I feel suitably educated!  Thanks for telling me all of that Thea and for sending this interesting card.

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When my parents settled back in Canada we lived on a piece of land very far from any big city.  We only received two TV channels, of which one was CBC Television.  I have good memories of CBC.  I watched All My Children and Coronation Street for years on CBC, tons of British Dramas and late night movies. Of course I was also forced to watch Hockey Night in Canada on it, so it wasn’t all great!

That little bit of personal history will help you understand why I love this card so much!  

One Family One Nation ad.  The CBC Television network
launches their Coast to Coast coverage July 1, 1958.

Shelley sent it from Toronto, and gives me the CBC website address so I can try to watch TV from Canada.  She wishes me Happy Postcrossings too.

Shelley also used a new Canadian stamp that is commemorating Raoul Wallenberg.  He was given citizenship in many countries posthumously, and Canada was one of those countries.   He was a hero and this is one of the many tributes that he has received.

Arigato Shelley!

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I was rather pleased when I opened up my mailbox and found this rogue inside.  W.C. Fields!

W.C. Fields

Paivi sent it from Finland.  She writes that her town is the oldest town in Finland on the southwest coast of her country.  Thank you so much!

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This lady just “vants to be alone”, but today, she made this grouping of cards.  

Greta Garbo

Anna sent me this lovely Greta Garbo card and writes that she lives in a southern city in Russia.  She’s an artist and teaches drawing in some children’s clubs.  

Anna also used some gorgeous stamps when she mailed this.  The lovely triangular one in the corner has a raised texture. It feels rather like a lace tablecloth!  

Thank you so much Anna!

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The last card that I have for you today is from Germany.  Peggy sent it from Jena.  She says that she loves travelling but hasn’t been to either Japan or Canada.  She says that she will have to change that soon!  She asks about the weather in Japan and states that it started snowing where she is and now they have 40cm of snow.  That sounds rather like Tsuruoka!  

Postcardbook:
Greetings from the Fairy Tale King

Thank you Peggy.

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There you are.  Now I’m all caught up and so are you! Do you have any favourites from this bunch?  I love the movie and actor cards of course, but I must admit that my personal favourite this time is the CBC card!  However, it is so hard to choose!

Until next time!