Showing posts with label postcrossing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label postcrossing. Show all posts

Sunday, December 12, 2010

US-936997


US-936997
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

On back:
The "French Quarter" in the fabulous Safari Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Scottsdale's liveliest spot with a touch of Old New Orleans, Cabaret entertainment, floor shows and dancing nightly.

Color Photography by Norman A. Pederson
76132-C

Pub. by Petley Studios, Inc., 4051 E. Van Buren, Phoenix, Arizona

Sunday, February 21, 2010

US-621319 - MacMasters Beach


US-621319
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Postcard sent to a Postcrossing chum in Chicago, IL.
On back:
Aerial view of Captain Cook Lookout on Tudibaring Head - Copacabana, looking towards MacMasters Beach and Cockrone Lake.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

US-553010 - Tall Corn


US-553010 - Tall Corn
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Sent to postcrossing pal in Maryland, US.

On back:
TALL CORN!
Photo by Free Lance Photographers Guild, Inc.
Genuine Natural Color Made by DEXTER PRESS, Inc.

Unsure how old this one is.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Halberstadt - postcrossing card DE-249967

From a postcrossing chum in Germany.
On back:
Dom und Domschatz Halberstadt
Dom Sankt Stephanus und Sankt Sixtus
Blick von der Martinkirche

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Fontana di Trevi - postcrossing card IT-15014

Handsome card from a postcrossing chum in Italy.

On back:

ROMA
Fontana di Trevi
Fountain of Trevi
Fontaine de Trevi
Trevi-Brunnen

Fotolibri su Roma di G. Gasponi:
Roma Ancora
Roma. La Pietra e l'Acqua
I Volti di Roma
Roma. Il Fascino dell'Arte e della Storia

Photobooks by G. Gasponi:
Rome Revealed
Rome. Water and Stone
Portrait of Rome
Rome. Fascination of Art and History.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Entelodonts - postcrossing


Entelodonts - postcrossing
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

A postcard that I picked up at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, sent to a postcrossing chum in Germany.
On back:
Entelodonts
Among the largest animals known from the John Day formations are entelodonts - omnivorous, piglike giants, some reaching the size of bison. The large flanges on the cheek bones and lower jaw are distinctive traits in this group. Top to bottom: Archaeotherium calkinsi (skull), Daeodon sp. (jaw), Daeodon humerosus (forelimb)

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly, Oregon, USA.
published by Northwest Interpretive Association. www.nwpubliclands.org
photo by Natural Light Photography. printed in the USA JODANM-P007-NWIA2006

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Kookaburras postcard


Kookaburras - postcrossing
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Another older postcard, sent to a postcrossing chum in Finland.
On back:
Kookaburras (Taronga Park),
Sydney, Australia

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Baalbek Camels - postcrossing


Baalbek Camels - postcrossing
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

A lovely old one, sent to a postcrossing chum in Finland.
On back:
Camels in Baalbek - Lebanon
Photographed by Said Salah Box 307 Alkobar
Saudi Arabia - Box 1181 - Beirut - Lebanon

Monday, September 01, 2008

Paradise Park macaw - postcrossing


Paradise Park macaw - postcrossing
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

This one actually dates from 1968. I just sent to it to a postcrossing chum in Finland.
On back:
Paradise Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
"Duke," a Hyacinthe Macaw, fires the cannon at one of the many daily performances.
© 1968 Dexter Press, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Groeten uit Heeswijk Dinther - postcard

Sent to me by a postcrossing chum in Holland.
On back:
© Biri Publications BV NL +31 (0)297 23 76 50 info@biri.nl www.biri.nl

On a side note, I got flickrfs working. Damn useful tool. Viva linux.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Cape Foulweather - historic marker


Cape Foulweather - historic marker
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Sent to a postcrossing chum in Holland.
On back:
Historical marker at Cape Foulweather
Viewpoint which is 500 feet above the ocean on the Oregon Coast.
Photo: Katherine Peyton

Finns love postcrossing!

For some reason the Finns seem to have really taken to postcrossing. And good for them, I say. Of the 17 postcards that I have sent so far, 12 have gone to Finland.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Bull Shark - postcrossing


Bull Shark - postcrossing
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Bull Shark. Sent to a postcrossing chum in Finland.
On back:
Sharks of the World.
#46532 Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
The bull shark stays close to land from New York to Brazil and from Baja to Peru, and it often ascends rivers for many miles. Bull sharks have been reported to attack humans.
Photographer-Innerspace Visions/copyright Doug Perrine

Postcard Archive 12: London Telephone Box

From a postcrossing pal in the U.K.
Not much on the back, just "London."

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Postcard Archive 9: Lying on Cars


Lying on Cars - postcrossing
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Sent to a Postcrossing user in Finland.
On back:
Lying on cars
Photograph Chrissie Thirlaway (c) 1984
Cath Tate P.O. Box 647, London SW2 4JX

Postmark of the Day - Rio Grande District, Texas on 1 June 2018

Link to thestampforum post .