vintage and contemporary postcards and stamps from around the world


20 January 2026

tall trees

 

Redwoods, or Sequoias, are the tallest trees in the world and can live for thousands of years.  This particular view makes me dizzy just looking at it.

received from the US 

18 January 2026

Y

I spent so much time looking for Q and X, that I forgot how challenging Y might be...

though Germany has a Y, there isn't a Y in  this Deutschland stamp 

maybe "youngsters"?  Bibi & Tina are fictional teenagers who apparently have exciting adventures  with their beloved horses (one is a witch with magical powers)

And Ukraine has a letter that looks like a Y 

though it is pronounced more like "oo"




17 January 2026

mrs montoya's cat

 

received from U.S.   photographer Geraint Smith, Taos NM

CATURDAY

15 January 2026

snow

I was going to use this for 'sunshine', but the snowy scene was too perfect

he is cutting a good figure in the snow


11 January 2026

xhosa

 

This stamp shows a Xhosa woman and traditional beadwork.  It could also be considered x-rated - at least in Canada and USA?!

08 January 2026

04 January 2026

water




Sometimes it is enough just to get a bird's eye view of the water

other times, you want to be right in it

or maybe you'd like to live surrounded by water

02 January 2026

wolf moon

 the first full moon of 2026, and the first supermoon


01 January 2026

sunshine

a new year is dawning 


time to get up and start fresh for 2026


we have a bright sunny day
winter needs the sun to shine (and the snow to be fresh and white) to make it less depressing
rays of sunllight adding to the view

these travellers have the setting sun at their back