vintage and contemporary postcards and stamps from around the world


05 February 2026

merlion

Every city should have an official mascot.
 Singapore has this mythical creature sculpted by Ling Nam Seng in 1972.  It's fish-like body symbolizes Singapore's origins as a fishing village, it's head represents the orginal name of Singapura, which is Sanskrit for lion city.

An Asian city for Thursday Postcard Hunt

6 comments:

FinnBadger said...

That is a wonderful view. My postcards for today is here: https://envelope100.blogspot.com/2026/02/thursday-postcard-hunt-asian-cities.html

Joy said...

The photo gives the impression of a peaceful time of day before the city wakes and just the sound of water.
My cities are here

marina said...

The colors in this postcard give a feeling of tranquility. Beautiful!

Lisa said...

That's a fun sculpture!
Mine:
https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2026/02/thursday-postcard-hunt-cities-asian.html

Mail Adventures said...

I totally agree with the title of the post :)

My postcard is here.

Kristiina K said...

I wish I could travel there some day!