tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32695724379627410122024-03-13T12:16:21.161+08:00Connections to the WorldSharing my postcards & stamps collection since 2009. These fuels my wanderlust and imagination -- bringing me to different places I probably won't be able to visit all in this single lifetime! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-59633422997080329742018-11-26T17:12:00.002+08:002018-11-26T17:12:38.674+08:00Sunday Stamps - (O) Otto Dix from Germany<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Dix">wiki</a>, Otto Dix is considered as one of the most important artists of the New Objectivity movement in German art. For his 125th birthday, the Deutsche Post issued this commemorative stamp.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-75956870763404071262018-11-17T08:42:00.000+08:002018-11-22T14:51:18.319+08:00Sunday Stamps - (N) Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2005 - Belize - Ecological and Heritage Sites is a network of 5 limestone caves with a river flowing through them. It's pretty interesting to read about cave tubing on this <a href="http://mybelizeexperience.com/about-belize/belize-cave-tubing-tour-at-nohoch-cheen-caves-branch-reserve/">site</a>.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-4431795281652341262018-11-09T11:14:00.002+08:002018-11-09T11:14:27.000+08:00Sunday Stamps - (M) Meatball from Taiwan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been to Taiwan twice but I've never had the chance to try their meatball or Ba Wan. I hope there could be a third time! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This stamp, together with 3 more, were released on 16 August 2013. The other stamps could be seen <a href="https://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/U_english/index.jsp?ID=2498&news_no=18954&control_type=page&news_cat=16&news_type=history_news">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This stamp was issued on 26 October 2004, along with 3 other designs. All were from the All Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied, and Folk Arts.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-10420741725063415462018-10-27T22:12:00.000+08:002018-10-27T22:14:22.871+08:00Sunday Stamps - (K) Karate World Championship in France 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2012 - France - Sport (Sporting events)</div>
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I came across a very informative post about the mini-series containing this stamp while researching about it. The post can be found <a href="https://lapoussine35.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/world-karate-championships-france-2012-stamp-minisheet/">here</a>. Saves me some typing time (wink).</div>
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I would say though that I love how the Eiffel Tower is depicted with brushstrokes here against a bright red sun. Simple yet beautiful fusion of French and Japanese icons.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-35343030299004547762018-10-21T21:25:00.003+08:002018-10-21T21:31:08.282+08:00Sunday Stamps - (J) Japan's International Letter Writing Week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #783f04;">For the letter J - Japan's International Letter Writing Week 2013 & 2014</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">(L) 2013 - Shirasuka (Shizuokal)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Released: 9 October 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">(R) 2014 - Setchutsubaki ni suzume</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Released: 9 October 2014</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">According to this <a href="http://yushu.or.jp/english/e_sdate/13jpn/13kine/131009c1.html">website</a>, Japan's International Letter Writing Week issue is an annual series since 1958. It has the aim of contributing to world peace by encouraging cultural exchange between people of the world through writing letters.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The stamp designs for the year 2013 and 2014 were from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido and one more painting by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshige">Utagawa Hiroshige</a> that were not featured in the past. Hiroshige-san is considered as the last grand master of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e</a> Japanese woodblock prints and painting. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-9888454084529684702018-10-14T15:40:00.000+08:002018-10-14T15:58:46.083+08:00Sunday Stamps - (I) Ingmar and Ingrid from Sweden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">For the letter I - Ingmar Bergman and Ingrid Bergman</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">(L) 2018 - Sweden - Ingmar Bergman Centenary</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">(R) 2015 - USA - Legends of Hollywood</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Searching for stamps to feature for the letter <i>I</i>, I was intrigued when I saw these two Bergmans. They share the same family name but are not related to each other. They shared professional work in the film industry though.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">The stamp on the left is one of the two designs issued by <a href="https://www.postnord.se/en/information/about-postnord/about-stamps/the-stamp-year">PostNord </a>in commemoration of the life of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman">Ingmar Bergman</a>. He is considered to be among the most accomplished and influential filmmakers of all time. The film, Persona, featured on this stamp is considered by Bergman himself as one of his most important works.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Thanks to Monica of <a href="https://dawntreader-island2.blogspot.com/">Beyond the Lone Islands</a> for sending me a postcard from Boras, Sweden with this stamp.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">On the right is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman">Ingrid Bergman</a>, also famously known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman">Ilsa Lund</a>, her character in the film classic, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)">Casablanca</a>. Ingrid is in the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000451375/">list</a> of 100 Famous Actresses of Hollywood's Golden Era (1930 - 1959).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">P.S. As I'm still locked out from my linky account and I'm yet to receive a response from the page administrator, I decided to step back and cancel the recommence of the Postcard for the Weekend linky. I deeply apologize for the false excitement over this. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />It's been almost 4.5 months now since I took a hiatus from blogging. I didn't totally stop from exchanging postcards though and I have plenty of beautiful postcards to share! Postcards are probably one of those things that I would always love despite the fact that I'm needing more and more storage boxes to keep them neat and tidy.</span><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-52152636994860715152018-10-07T15:55:00.003+08:002018-10-09T09:29:43.094+08:00Sunday Stamps - (H) Huangmei Opera from China<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000;">Released on 6 July 2014, the picture on this stamp is entitled "The Emperor's Female Son-in-Law". This is one of the grand plays staged for the Huangmei Opera. Huangmei Opera traced its origins from 200 years ago in the rural parts of China, among which are Anhui, Hubei, and Jiangxi provinces. The costumes used in the plays are less extravagant as compared to other forms of Chinese opera. The focus was more on the tone and the beautiful singing. Storylines mirrored reality and that's why it has won the hearts of the audience. Huangmei Opera is in the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">P.S. The Postcards for the Weekend re-opens next weekend. Woohooo! It will be open by 12 AM, </span><span style="color: #660000;">13 Oct and close by 12 NN, 15 Oct. It shall follow the same schedule every weekend from then on. As before, there will be a different theme for each weekend while every first weekend of the month will always be dedicated for anything you wish to share. Hope to see more beautiful postcards from all deltiologist bloggers! Thanks to Eva of <a href="https://mailadventures.blogspot.com/">Mail Adventures</a> for encouraging me to restart this linky! Cheers x</span></i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-23496332505742710072018-09-29T22:04:00.003+08:002018-09-29T22:04:38.469+08:00Sunday Stamps - (G) Grey Reef Shark from Australia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stamp was issued on 1 August 2018, along with four other designs. According to Australia Post: <span style="background-color: white;">The inquisitive Grey Reef Shark is most often seen in shallow water near the drop-offs of coral reefs. The Grey Reef Shark is bronze to grey in colour on top and a paler shade on its under-side, with a black outline on its tail fin. The species looks similar to the Galapagos Shark, save for the colouration of the tail.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-35400192843655719412018-09-23T20:40:00.000+08:002018-09-23T20:40:11.606+08:00Sunday Stamps - (F) Firefighting Corps from Monaco<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The stamp was issued on 5 January 2009. It's a part of a 3-design set that could be seen <a href="http://www.wnsstamps.post/en/stamps?search%5Blike%5D=MC003.09">here</a>.</div>
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I have so much respect for firefighters. They're people who does not think twice to put their lives on the line of duty.</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">According to Wikipedia, East Cape is the easternmost point on the North Island of New Zealand. On the left side of the stamp is the East Cape Lighthouse on Otiki Hill.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">The stamp was released on 4 September 2013. It was part of a <a href="https://stampsnz.com/2013_new_zealand_coastlines.html">5-design miniature set</a>.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-38542265253918141022018-09-09T23:45:00.004+08:002018-09-09T23:46:33.161+08:00Sunday Stamps - (D) Dinner with a Singaporean Family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: purple;">The stamp was one of the six designs released early last month, 2 August 2018. The six designs were about familiar evening scenes in Singapore. This particular stamp shows a family sharing a home-cooked dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Somehow, this stamp makes me emotional as I don't have any of my family here in Singapore. However, from time to time, I get to enjoy a home-cooked dinner together with my two flatmates.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">The rest of the stamps from this set can be seen <a href="https://www.singpost.com/about-us/news-releases/singpost-launches-evening-singapore-stamp-series">here</a>. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">For more stamps with the letter "D" - visit <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2018/09/sunday-stamps-d.html">See It On A Postcard</a></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-84870673298137689712018-09-02T23:34:00.002+08:002018-09-02T23:34:50.639+08:00Sunday Stamps - (C) Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #073763;">The stamp was issued on 17 March 2016 to mark the 70th birthday of the Swedish king and the 40th anniversary of his wedding to Queen Silvia. With King Carl XVI Gustaf on this stamp is Princess Victoria, heir apparent and Princess Estelle, 2nd in line to the Swedish throne.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-33093766586273952982018-08-26T12:45:00.000+08:002018-08-26T12:53:02.956+08:00Sunday Stamps - (B) Batik from Indonesia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000;">The red & black (Batik Madura Jawa Timur) stamp was from a mini-sheet issued on 6 July 2011. The brown & white (Batik Parang Garuda DI Yogyakarta) stamp was from a mini sheet issued on 30 March 2011.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>Batik </i>is a traditional textile <span style="background-color: white;">from </span>Indonesia and perhaps the most popular<span class="">. Each time I see an intricately patterned printed fabric with an ethnic design here in the SE Asian region, right away I would think, "Ah, that's batik!" </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The miniature sheet was issued on 11 September 2015. I received all 4 designs on 3 different occasions from a letter or a postcard, sent by my Finnish pen pal - Tuija.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The sheet features "dreamlike images that rise from the depths of the imagination to create the set and setting for events."</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-60074870006747666822018-06-01T18:14:00.000+08:002018-06-01T18:14:12.334+08:00Postcards for the weekend 88: Anything you wish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you very much to all my blogger friends who have participated in the Postcards for the Weekend linky. If you please leave me your e-mail, I would like to keep in touch through postcards.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-17743280922583136682018-05-25T20:14:00.000+08:002018-05-25T20:14:46.934+08:00Postcards for the weekend 87: Festivals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First, thank you so much Monica from Beyond the Lone Islands for correcting me on the Postcards for the weekend # for last week. I have edited the post and entered the right #.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This postcard was given to me as a souvenir from Kenya. The Maasai is an ethnic group found in Kenya and Tanzania. A red sheet worn around the body is a preferred item of clothing.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-11017558443153802192018-05-11T23:45:00.000+08:002018-05-18T09:28:11.562+08:00Postcards for the weekend 85: Handicraft / artwork<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my home country, the Philippines, summer months are starting in May. The temperature and humidity rise and most daytimes feel like living in a microwave oven. If I recall correctly, the warmest and most humid month here in Singapore happens to be in May as well. We still get rain, but it's warm rain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hence, the mind often thinks of cooling down. And of course, the best destination always is the beach. As such, for our theme of <i>anything you wish</i>, here are a few sandy postcards from the Philippines.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The WOW Philippines was a tourism marketing campaign that started back in 2002. On this postcard, it focuses on Boracay, one of the Philippines' major beach destinations. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plenty of local and foreign tourists flock to Boracay, regardless of the season. Recently, the Philippine government has announced the closure of the island starting 26 April 2018 for 6 months. This is to give way for environmental rehabilitation. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've never been to Boracay myself. So now, I'm planning to head there as soon as it re-opens.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a minor accident last Sunday evening that has limited my mobility. Since I changed my laptop the week before and the scanned copy of my postcards were temporarily moved to my portable hard drive, I don't have access both to the actual postcards and the scanned copies at the moment. I've been staying at my boyfriend's place since the accident and my portable hard drive is in the office and the actual postcards are at my place. Thankfully, I have some scans that are still yet to be cleaned up from my e-mail. It might be a bit of stretch for this weekend's theme but I hope these still works :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This postcard is from a 21-pc set entitled Painting of Flowers, Birds, Insects, and Fish. The set was printed by the Cultural Foundation of National Museum of Korea. This is among a few postcards from the set that I kept for myself as a souvenir from the trip back in mid-March.</span><div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The label at the back of the postcard was in German. Roughly translated in English: I<i> found them in the spring shadow, where I tied them with rosebands.</i> I'm quite not sure whether the postcard should be in portrait or landscape orientation. The painting looks like a rose garden of mixed colors for me.</span><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-86671086531926436902018-04-20T17:39:00.001+08:002018-04-20T17:39:12.946+08:00Postcards for the weekend 82: Retro/vintage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the theme <i>retro/vintage</i> for this weekend, here's a reproduction postcard of Jean Boisseau's first rare double hemisphere map of the world. The title on top reads <i>Nouvelle et Exacte Description de la Terre Universelle</i>. The map was first issued in Paris, France in 1636.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, I couldn't find the scan for the back side of this postcard. I checked my postcrossing.com account and it wasn't in my received postcards wall. Given how rare and beautiful this postcard is, I reckon I might have received it from a direct swap.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy weekend everyone! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>~maria</i></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-43173103264220237472018-04-13T18:45:00.001+08:002018-04-13T18:45:48.300+08:00Postcards for the weekend 81: Monuments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The Arch of Titus is an honorific monument dedicated to Titus, son of Vespasian. It was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Domitian in AD 82. The arch is significant for one reason among others that the menorah depicted on this arch has been the menorah used on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Titus">emblem for the state of Israel</a>. </span><div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Brandenburg Gate is one of the best-known monuments and landmarks of Germany. It was built in the 18th century under the orders of Frederick William II of Prussia. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Gate">The gate is both a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany and of unity and peace</a>.</span><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269572437962741012.post-3032178407042970302018-04-06T20:35:00.000+08:002018-04-06T20:35:54.364+08:00Postcards for the weekend 80: Anything you wish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Our theme this weekend is anything you wish. I'm pleased that it's a free and easy theme and I can select postcards that fit my mood at the moment. It's an end at least for now for a series of overseas trips. I yearn to just stay put; to be at home and see familiar pieces and parts of the same place for every waking hour and coming back at the end of the day.</span><div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />What are your favorite pieces, parts, or sections of your home? What do you love to do the most when you're at home? Tomorrow I'm flying back to Singapore, my second home. I am impatient to lounge on the soft brown sofa while binge-watching Netflix series. </span><div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy weekend everyone,</span></div>
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