AU-P6

A postcard showing the Crown Entertainment complex from the Yarra River of Melbourne. Thanks wildwood28.
















A A$1.40 landscape stamp for international mail was used to pay the postage. Two cancellations are seen on this card. A dotted letters and a lighter machine cancellation. Both are printed on 20.1.2010.

BR-P9

A multiview postcard from Rio de Janeiro. Several famous views of this city are found here. Pictures on the upper row are Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain), Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer)and Lagoa (an affluent residential neighbourhood located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon). While on the bottom row are Copacabana Beach, Estádio do Maracanã (a stadium officially known as Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho), and Baía da Guanabara (Guanabara Bay). Thanks ana_ma.















This postcard was sent from ACF Maticlock on 4.12.2009. A pair of R$0,10 trumpet stamp and a R$0,90 carpenter stamp were used to pay its postage.

RU-P13

A nature view from Voronezh (Воронеж) showing some of the buildings in this city. Thanks ElSol.

A pair of 10p. definitive stamps (Moscow Kremlin) were used to send this postcard on 15.12.2009. The city name on the postmark is partially seen. The "Bo..." might indicate it is sent from Воронеж.

CN-HB-119355

A postcard showing the painting intellectual young people going to the field. They are competing with the machine in harvesting. The ID for this postcard is 2008(0800)-0002(20-6). Thanks ishui2.














This postcard has a pre-printed 80 Fen lotus stamp. A pair of 2 Yuan bird definitive stamps were added to increase the postage. These stamps were cancelled at Heilongjiang Nenjiang Pinxin 8 (黑龙江 嫩江 平信 8) on 25.12.2009.

CN-YN-115668

A postcard replica from mosaic showing the statue in Hong Kong. This postcard was prepared for Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (上海浦东发展银行). The ID for this postcard is SHYZP1998-1(10-4). Thanks Wuyou (shanldxia).














This postcard comes with a 40 Fen flower pre-printed stamp. Additional stamps, three 20 Fen stamps, T166(6-3), were used. However it is still short in postage but manage to get through without postage due mark. These stamps were cancelled with Yunnan Qiubei Yinye 1 (云南 丘北 营业1) on 23.12.2009.

CN-GD-119516

A postcard to publized 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou. The mascot for this Game is Le Yangyang (乐羊羊). The ID for this postcard is 10-440000-13-0049-000. Thanks Zhejin.





















A 4.20 Yuan bird definitive stamp was added to increase the existing postage paid (a 80 Fen Year of the Tiger stamp). It was sent from Guangzhou Shuqianlu (Tongqu) 1 on 25.12.2009. The Chinese characters on the postmark read as 广州 署前路（筒取）1. Several red-color postmarks from Christmas Post from Guangzhou Zhonghua Guangchang (广州 中华广场) are seen here.

CN-HB-120258

A view of the Beijing hutong. Hutong is a type of narrow street or alley with many houses along the street or alley. It is similar to neighborhood. This one is taken from Beigouyan Hutong (北沟沿胡同). This hutong is located in Dongcheng District (东城区). Thanks Fengwenyi.
















Many stamps were used to make up the postage. They are . This postcard was sent from Hebei Baoding on 28.12.2010. The cancellation is written as Hebei Baoding Pinxin (Tongqu)4 or in Chinese 河北 保定 平信(筒取)4 . "Pinxin" is ordinary mail and "Tongqu" is taken from mailbox.

IN-P2

An artistic postcard from India Post in which the design is adapted from wall painting in Madhya Pradesh. It shows the First War of Independence in 1857. Thanks Palak.

Two Rs5.00 stamps with famous people, Dr. Rajakumar and Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar were used together with a Rs2.00 rose definitive stamp. These stamps were cancelled in Surat. The cancellations are quite blur.

CL-P1

A multiview postcard of Santiago de Chile. The first row (from left to right) shows Iglesia de Los Dominicos, Sector de Providencia, and Sector de Apoquindo. The second row shows Vista desde el cerro S. Cristóbal, Sector de Las Condes, and Plaza Italia. The last row shows Estación Central, Museo de Bellas Artes, and Valle Nevado. Thanks Antartique.
















A $310 Christmas stamp of 2009 and a $280 Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux stamp were used to pay its postage. A red-color cancellation was used to cancel these stamps on 22.12.2009. The postmark is not clear, only partial place name, "...larrica", is seen. According to Muriel, it may be from Villarrica.

FI-P10

A postcard on Helsinki's distinct landmark, Helsingin tuomiokirkko or Suurkirkko (Helsinki Cathedral). The statue in the front is dedicated to Emperor Alexander II of Russia. This church was built from 1830 to 1852 in neoclassical style. Thanks AKS.
















It was sent from Helsinki (Helsingfors) on 4.1.2010. Very clear machine cancellation. This 1 KL stamp shows the landscape in the northern part of Finland.