Waiting for Christmas Mail

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Christmas Cat,  ca 1900

Received on 25 Feb, 2019

Sent by Ania ( Ravicz, Poland)

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Hedwig, Harry Potter's owl

Received on 23 Sep, 2021

Sent by Katey (Novosibirsk, Russia)

FB-swap (Finnish illustrators)

"Our mailbox was full"

Illustration by Minna Lehväslaiho, Finnish Postcrossing artist of the year 2019 

Received on 4 Feb, 2021

Sent by Kirsi ( Helsinki, Finland)

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Sealed letter

Received on 17 May, 2021

Sent by Sam (Dorsten, Germany)

 

Universities and libraries

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Greetings from Redlands where the desert meets the mountains

University of Redlands, California

Received on 15 Nov, 2015

Sent by Jude ( Redlands, California ) 

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

The Maclaurin Building

Received on 28 Dec, 2016

Sent by David ( Madison, Wisconsin )

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The Park Building at the University of Utah.

Received on 6 Feb, 2019

Sent by Morgan ( Cordova, Utah ) 

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The Spartanburg County Public Library, South Carolina

Received on 9 Oct, 2017

Sent by Gail ( Woodruff, South Carolina ) 

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Aiken County Library, South Carolina

Received on 23 Jul, 2020 

Sent by Maryann  ( Vaucluse, South Carolina )

 

First Sunday of Advent

Wishing you all a Happy 1st  Sunday of Advent

Christmas time in Finland starts with the beginning of the Advent season, the period including four Sundays before Christmas, called Advent Sundays. It is traditional to light one candle on the first Sunday, two on the second, and finally four on the last Advent Sunday.

Warm Christmas Greetings

Straw billy-goat,  traditional Christmas decoration in Finland 

Sent by our friends

Received on Dec 2020

Christmas card from the 1950s

 

Women in art

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L'Arlésienne  (Madame Ginoux), 1888.  

Art by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Received on 4 Mar, 2021

Sent by Gerard ( Stadskanaal, The Netherlands)

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La velata, or La donna velata ("The woman with the veil") c. 1516.  

 Art by the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael (1483-1520) Palatine Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

Received on 24 Feb, 2021

Sent by Maike ( Bremen, Germany)

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 Portrait of Madame Boucard. 1931. 

Art by Tamara de Lempicka (1898- 1980 )  Polish painter

Receives on 20 Mar, 2021

 Sent by Maria (Karlsruhe, Germany )

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Boreas 1903

Art by William Waterhouse (1849-1917 ) English painter 

Receives on 25 Mar, 2021

Sent by Keshia (Everett, Washington )

 

Autumn colors

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Autumn colors

Received on 18 Nov, 2020 

Sent by Iris ( Saarbrücken, Germany )

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Colorful path

Received 15 Jan, 2013

Sent by Maureen (Hakodate, Japan )

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Deer. Autumn morning 

Received on 15 Oct, 2018

Sent by Anna ( Zima, Russia )k

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Orange Fox, Illustration Anna Petrova (Russian)

Received on 1 Apr, 2014

Sent by Olga (Moscow, Russia))

A gorgeous red fox looks at you.

Photo Jari Nieminen ( Finnish )

Received on 22 Jun, 2013

Sent by my ♥ grandson ♥

Christmas is comming

 

Patterns for Christmas Knitting

Private swap

Received on Feb 2014

Sent by Annet (Netherlands)

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Belarusian traditional ornaments

Received on 20 Jan, 2015

Sent by Eugenia ( Minsk, Belarus)

Marimekko designs

"Räsymatto" by Maija Louekari, 2009

My collection

Räsymatto socks 

Made by me

Mitten pattern from Risti, Estonia

Risti mittens

Made by me

Sweaters 

Icelandic patterns and yarns

Made by me

Whimsical

 

Happy Jazz-Band. Cartes d'Art Pascale Godard.

Received on Mar 2019 

Sent by Marie (Bordeaux. France )

  

Finnish FB-swap

Laughing Bear art. Original  by Jeffrey Severn 

Received on Mar, 2020

 Sent by Nina (Tampere, Finland)

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Not just one dog but dozens of dogs

Receive on 28 Sep, 2018

Sent by Katie ( Cualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada)

Festivals

 

Festival  

The Scarlet Sails, Palace Bridge opening, Saint Petersburg, Russia. 

Received 2001

Sent by my family

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Latvian Festival of Song and Dance 

Received on 10 Jul, 2018

Sent by Ziedonis (Bauska, Latvia)

Germany, Chronikkarten

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Warm Greeting from Stuttgart

Received on  11 Jun, 2018

Sent by Isis (Saarbrucken, Germany )

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Warm Greetings from Föhr Island

Receive on 30 Ape, 2020

Sent by Alexandra (Föhr, Germany) 

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Warm Greetings from  Offenburg

Received on 22 Apr, 2018

Sent by Birgit ( Frankfurt, Germany)  

Warm Greetings from Potsdam

Direct swap from Holger (Potsdam, Germany)

 

Churches

 

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Xujiahui Christian Church

Received on 11 Nov, 2015

Sent by Anne (Shanghai, China

Finnish FB-swap

Altarpiece Sund Church, Åland, Finland 

Received on Jun, 2021

Sent by Päivi ( Mariehamn, Åland)

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 Cathedral, the door of the Lions, Toledo, Spain 

Received on 19 Oct, 2015

Sent by Diane ( Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.A.)

World Children’s Day

 Happy World Children's and the Rights of the Child Day ♥

Children In the early 20th century

Harald and Rudolf

 Made by me from old family photos

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Lisboa, Alfama, 1999

Photo George Pachero

Received on 27 Jul, 2020

Sent by Raquel ( Brussel, Belgium)

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"What's news Baby"

Photo Karin Dlubis-Mertens

Received on 17 Apr, 2014

Sent by Sabine ( Hamminkein, Germany) 

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Westfalen memories

Grandmother Fasselt with the grandchild of the Albersmeier families, Raesfeld around 1940

Received on 1 Oct, 2014

Sent by Miguel ( Dortmund, Germany)

Happy International Men's Day 2021

 

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Sicilian fishermen at their work

Received on 14 Jan, 2020

Sent by Carmelo ( Düsseldorf, Germany) 

Finnish FB-swap - Waiting for summer 

Fishing on a lake

Received Apr, 2020

Sent by finnish postcrossing friend

FB-swap "Men on Postcards"

Fish catch, photo Riia-Liisa Valkendorff

Received 1 Nov, 2021

Sent by Raili ( Joensuu, Finland )