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A postcard bought from the Universal Studio in the United States, showing SpongeBob, an American animated television series. The stamp is an international letter rate stamp. It was released in 2007. This stamp is in the Scenic American Landscapes series honors the territory of Guam and features a photograph by Michael S. Yamashita, Chester, New Jersey, of a sunset at Hagåtña Bay in Hagatna, the capital of Guam.
A postcard from Beijing, China, featuring the new Beijing Capital International Airport. It is the Terminal 3 in the airport. One of the architect for this building is Foster and Partners from United Kingdom. The building is in fully operation in 2008. It is currently the second largest airport passenger terminal building of the world.
A postcard from London, United Kingdom. Apart from the Big Ben, a symbol of United Kingdom, this postcard also shows another unique feature of London – the London Bus. I guess it is the Routemaster double decker bus in London. The bus has a half cab at the front. This kind of bus is no longer serving in London as they are all old. It now remains in regular services in two heritage routes in London. Mordern bus manufacturer has introduced the modern version of Routemaster in 2012.
A postcard from Tokyo, Japan. It shows the Shinobazu Pond (不忍池) in Ueno Park. According to the postcard, the pond was made during Muromachi era. It is now an oasis for bird watching. In the middle of the pond is the Benten Shrine where the goddess Benzaiten, a god culture transferred from India to Japan, is enshrined.
A postcard from Nagoya(名古屋), Japan. The tower at the center of this postcard is the Nagoya TV Tower. It is the oldest TV tower in Japan. It was built in 1954. The tower is 180 metres high, and has two main observation decks at the heights of 90 metres and 100 metres. The tower also includes a restaurant and gallery at 30 metres. Nagoya TV Tower closely resembles the Eiffel Tower.
Two postcards from North Korea. My friend gave them to me when we met in Hong Kong, therefore there are no stamps there. But then it is great to have such postcard in my collection! Thanks 🙂
A postcard from Italy showing Foro Romano, which means Roman Forum. The plaza is located at the center of Rome, and is surrounded by many important ancient government building.
This postcard is from Cappadocia, Turkey. This place is a popular tourist destination as there are many unique geological, historic, and cultural features.
A postcard from Malaysia! It shows the Kuala Lumpur Tower. This 421 meter tall tower was built in 1995. It is mainly used for broadcasting. It is now the 7th highest tall tower in the world. The other tall tower in the photo is called Petronas Twin Towers. It is now the world 5th highest building. The 452 meter high building was designed by Cesar Pelli. These two towers are both the landmark of Kuala Lumpur.
Here comes a lovely postcard from Russia. The postcard shows a scene of Autumn from Katun River and Mount Lukovka. There are 4 stamps together with the postcard. The first stamp was released in 2005. It is celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Lomonosov Moscow State University. It is the largest and the oldest university in Russia.
The second stamp is an Europa stamp in 2005. Europa stamp means special stamps issued by European postal administrations/ enterprises under the aegis of PostEurop, an association of European public postal operators, in which Europe is the central theme. In 2005,the main theme of the stamp is Gastronomy. I guess different European countries will release stamps related to this topic together.The stamp shows the food when Russian welcomes guests, mainly bread and pancakes. “Bread and Salt!” – Guests are welcomed in Russia with these words for centuries.
The third stamp was released in 2012. The stamp is celebrating the 1150th Anniversary of the Russian Statehood.
The fourth stamp was released in 2003, from a series called Beetles. The stamp shows Calosoma sycophanta, which is a large, bright green, metallic ground beetle that is native to Europe.