See it on a Postcard
vintage and contemporary postcards and stamps from around the world
05 April 2025
03 April 2025
early bloomers
we are having a bit of an ice storm at the moment... so seeing spring flowers will have to wait
Trillium, provincial flower of Ontario, blooms late May, early June. It is always exciting to see them in the woods, but it is illegal to pick them.Daffodils, one of the very early bloomers. Unlike the trillium, these are not native to North America, but aren't considered invasive.
30 March 2025
medals


27 March 2025
scarlett

Vivien Leigh in 1939
23 March 2025
one of four
Also known as 'Ragged Point' Lighthouse, this one is on the most easterly point of Barbados looking out over the Atlantic. I read that there was a plan afoot to restore it, but I don't think that happened. This is one of four (and the only one I have) stamps from 2013 celebrating the four lighthouses in Barbados. None of them are open.
20 March 2025
lace and laughter
16 March 2025
winter fun
I've never skied downhill - and never will - too scared of the combination of height and speed. But I enjoy watching others taking to the slopes.
15 March 2025
13 March 2025
09 March 2025
08 March 2025
06 March 2025
05 March 2025
04 March 2025
mardi gras begins
One of the oldest buildings in the Vieux Carre (French Quarter), After three centuries, it is still catering to connoisseurs and discriminating drinkers from around the world
02 March 2025
astronaut
Roberta Bondar, astronaut as well as neurologist, photographer and author.
She spent 8 days, 1 hour and 14 minutes in space (1992)
27 February 2025
24 February 2025
23 February 2025
philosopher
If I didn't recognize his face, I'd have no idea this was Aristotle. I'm sure the writing surrounding the stamp is very profound...
22 February 2025
20 February 2025
16 February 2025
leaves, flowers, stars
I know you've all seen the Canadian flag. It is promoted shamelessly, endlessly, and is slapped on any and all products that are Canadian, as well as many, many stamps. But, unlike the Americans, we are not a flag waving from your front porch kind of country. That is changing as, in light of current ... issues, we are being encouraged to fly it proudly this weekend. Flag makers have been furiously sewing like crazy to keep up! This FDC shows the very first stamp of the flag that has its 60th anniversary on Feb 15th. I like the 'simplicity' of this, though remember well having to learn how to get all those points right - which was challenging for a seven year old (but then getting the crosses correct on the Union Jack was equally challenging)An even simpler design is the Japanese flag, which was adopted as a civil flag in 1858 and as a national flag in 1999. I like how this stamp includes the chrysanthemum imperial seal and the cherry blossoms.
15 February 2025
13 February 2025
09 February 2025
translucent crystal
Scolecite from Teigarhorn, one of the most famous zeolite locations in the country.
Scolecite forms as sprays of prismatic needles, with large deposits in Iceland. The crystals will curl when exposed to intense heat which is how it came to be named for the Greek word for worm.
Teigarhorn is a natural monument and nature preserve in the eastern part of Iceland.
08 February 2025
07 February 2025
bonhomme
Bonhomme Carnaval
06 February 2025
topography

Another topographic map, this one showing the directions the landscape takes (makes me think of seeing the bent trees from the prevailing winds) following the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which divides the county into the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate
02 February 2025
welcoming year of the snake
of least concern