Palace of the General Governor - Unification Palace (image taken 1925), Viet Nam

Very interesting card sent by Rod Eime in a private swap. It shows the Unification Palace, the seat of the General Governor in Saigon, Viet Nam. The picture was taken in 1925. Great Stamps too!

Sielecki Castle, Poland

Really love this postcard showing the Polish Castle Sielecki. It was sent by Wanda in a private swap. Awesome stamps too :)

Owl

A wonderful Owl Postcard sent by Wanda in a private swap. My grandson will be thrilled :) Somehow he inherited my love for these beautiful birds.

Maritime Greenwich, United Kingdom

Coleen Bryant sent me this beautiful postcard for the WiP UNESCO Swap. It shows part of Maritime Greenwich in the United Kingdom, a symbol of English artistic and scientific endeavour.

Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Crown Princess Máxima of the Netherlands

This wonderful postcard showing the Crown Prince and Princess of the Netherlands was sent as an official Postcrossing card (NL-680035) by Rianne. A great addition to my Royalty collection :)

Firepower

This card I received for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag from Naomi (nhigh). It shows the Multiple Launch Rocket System of the US Army

Irozaki Lighthouse, Japan

A great new lighthouse postcard for my collection :) sent as an official Postcrossing card JP-173173 by Chiya. It shows Irozaki Lighthouse at the Pacific Ocean in Izu.

Mangabeiras Park, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This postcard shows the Mangabeiras Park in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It was sent by Hermélio José as an official Postcrossing Card BR-155464

Chess Game

This is an official Postcrossing card coming from the US, sent by Eugenia (US-1161323) and shows a chess game made from Meissen Porcelain.

Vergi, Estonia

I fell in love with this postcard from the first time I saw it. Just love the colours. It was sent by Heidi (osuusso) for the Postcard Favourites Tag and shows the harbour of Vergi in Estonia.

Mogao Grottos, China

A great card sent to me by Twentyajax for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag. It shows Statues and Paintings in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

US Army Special Forces

This card about the US Special Forces was sent by Naomi (nhigh) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag on Postcrossing.

Explorer of the Seas

The Explorer of the Seas came my way as an official Postcrossing card, US-1148484, sent by Jennifer who took a cruise on this ship. Makes me long for my own cruise in November even more.

Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

A wonderful view of the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium was sent to be my Gerda for the WiP UNESCO Swap. It is a new site in my UNESCO Collection, so I was really thrilled to get this one :)

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California

This card was sent by Escamilla for the Postcrossing Just Viewcards RR. It shows the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California with Golden Gate Bridge in the background, what a great view :)

Chowrasta Market, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

A great, colourful view of Chowrasta Street on Market Day in Georgetown, Malaysia arrived in my mailbox from Shurbani. It was sent for the WiP Street Life Swap. With matching fruit stampes even :)

Emperor Penguin

A great addition to my Wildlife collection. The Emperor Penguin, beautiful animals! It was an official Postcrossing card from the Netherlands, sent by Thijs, a two year old boy (of course his parents helped with the card :) A nice idea, that way the young man will already have a collection once he has grown up and can travel the world by looking at his postcards :) NL-671601. And it had a great UNESCO stamp too, honouring the Waddensea :)

St Giles Kirk in Elgin, Scotland, Great Britain

Wonderful card from Scotland sent by Chelsea. An official postcrossing card GB-227922. It shows St Giles Kirk in her hometown Elgin, a place with quite some history. I love the abundance of flowers :)

Lyttleton Harbour, Christchurch, New Zealand

A great view of Lyttleton Harbour, Christchurch in New Zealand with a cruise ship leaving port. An official Postcrossing card (NZ-52951) sent by Nastya.

Fort San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico (UNESCO)

This wonderful card has good chances to become one of my all time favourites :) It was sent by Essosb for the Postcrossing Faves Tag and shows UNESCO Site Fort San Felipe del Morro on Puerto Rico. I so hope to get to see this one day ...