#433 Tuvalu 10/11/??

Thank you very much, Wu, for sending this nice postcard from Tuvalu!

The card arrived on November 15, 2010. Unfortunately the postmark is heavily blurred and unreadable. A red postmark with the inscription “R FUNAFUTI TUVALU” is still visible.

The attached stamp depicts the coral Acropora aculeus.

The picture side shows a view on Funafala lagoon side beach of Funafuti.

#432 Morocco 10/11/02

Thank you, Mustapha, for sending this nice cover from Tangier, Morocco!

It was posted on November 2 and arrived on November 8, 2010.

The left stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs (1956-2006).

#411 Morocco 08/10/??

My parents sent me this postcard from their trip to Morocco in October 2008.

The front side shows the entrance of the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakech. On the back side the stamp “Morocco of Champions”, which was issued on December 28, 2007, is attached.

#393 Uzbekistan 06/04/29

My parents sent me this postcard from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The card was posted on April 29, 2006. The picture depicts the Mukhammad Rakhimkhan Madrasah in Khiva.

The 2005 stamp depicts the painting “Yaz” by Y. P. Melnikov. I am not quite sure, if the stamp is an illegal issue or not. I cannot find it in any catalogue.

#373 Suriname 10/07/??

Sherwin sent me this postcard from his hometown Paramaribo in Suriname, thank you!

The stamp depicts the Caica Parrot (Pyrilia caica; in Dutch: “Zwartkappapegaai” as written on the stamp). The stamp was not cancelled but overprinted with the label “Port Payé” (Postage Paid).

#367 Grenada 10/05/19

Thank you, Arcadi, for this nice postcard from St. George’s, Grenada! The card was posted on May 19 and arrived on June 4, 2010.

The attached stamp is part of the 2006 butterflies definitives; it depicts the rare species Tithorea pinthias.

#351 Cayman Islands 10/06/16

Matthew sent me this nice postcard from the Cayman Islands, thank you!

The card was posted in Hell on June 16 and arrived on June 28. My first postcard from hell … ;-)

The left stamp was issued in 1974 and commemorates the “Centenary of the Birth of Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1974″ (stamp inscription). The right stamp commemorates “The Wedding of H.R.H. The Princess Anne“.

#281 Pitcairn 10/02/08

Jean Pierre sent me this nice postcard with beautiful stamps from the Pitcairn Islands, thank you very much!

The card was posted on February 8 and arrived on Feb. 15.

The middle stamp depicts a grasshopper of the genus Enconocephalus; the stamp was issued on October 9, 1975.

The other three stamps are of the set “Stunning Scenery of Henderson“, which was issued on February 15, 2006.

#128 San Marino 98/04/10

I received this nice postcard from my parents in 1998, when they were visiting San Marino. The two stamps commemorate the castle of Serravalle and the tree Pinus pinea.

 

The picture side shows a stone mosaic of Ravenna.

Malaysia 08/11/03

Postcard from Malaysia, posted in Bangi on November 3, 2008.

Waving coconut palms on this sun-drenched beach on Pulau Redang in Terengganu make this island getaway the perfect tropical paradise.

There is nothing to add to this image description on the back …

The two postage stamps have a face value of 20 and 30 sen. The left stamp is an issue of the state of Selangor; it depicts the flower Hippeastrum reticulatum. The right stamp depicts the toad Pedostibes hosii (Kodok Pokok).

Ian, thank you for this postcard!

Armenia 08/06/15

Postcard from Armenia, posted in Yerevan on June 15, 2008.

My parents sent me this card from their visit to Armenia and Georgia. It depicts an old church of the 9th century in Sevan. Armenia was the first nation, which adopted Christianity in 301. According to legend the Armenian religion was founded by the two apostles Thaddaeus and Bartholomew.

My parents told me a funny story about the post office, where the whole travel group wanted to post their cards: The officer waited for half an hour until she attached the stamps and cancelled them, following her instructions to start cancelling at 9 AM! Furthermore, the visitors were not allowed to attach the stamps themselves, and she used up all 50 dram stamps, before she used the 100 dram ones. The travel group consisted of 50 people, it would have been better to use two 100 and one 50 dram stamp. So most of the latter posted cards had to be sent with a total postage of 300 dram, because no 50 dram stamps were left …