A postcard from Ukraine, showing St. George’s Cathedral at the right hand side and Church of St. Olha and Elizabeth on the left hand side.

This postcard is from Ukraine. And the postcard shows the St. George Cathedral and Church of St. Elizabeth. Both of the buildings are situated at a western city called Lviv in Ukraine. The name means the city of lion.

Here comes the stamps. The right one was released in 2014, due to the 20th anniversary of Ukrposhta foundation. The stamp features the main postal monument of the country, The Postal Central Point of Ukraine, which is also known as the Distance Mark situated on Kyiv’s Independence Square. Ukrposhta actually means the national postal operator of Ukraine.

The left one was released in 2013, due to the 900th Anniversary of the Tale of Bygone Years. Tale of Bygone Years seems is a book in Ukraine, which is considered to be a fundamental source in the interpretation of the history of the Eastern Slavs(The former group of combination of people from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus).

A postcard from Ukraine! It shows a really lovely and beautiful scene of sea of clouds, with hills and red leaves trees!
Here comes the stamps of Ukraine. The plant stamps were released in 2012. The 40K. stamp shows Juglans regia 普通胡桃. The 20K. one shows Robinia pseudoacacia 刺槐. The 3.00 dollar one shows Tilia cordata. The last stamp was released in 2010. It shows a lighthouse in Ukraine.

A postcard from Ukraine. This postcard shows a castle from Crimea, a place in Ukraine.

Thanks Natalie from Kiev in Ukraine! She sent this postcard in response for my postcard! 🙂 This illustration is by Gopehinska, who is a famous painter in Ukraine. The caption on the card means “Angel Gosha”, Gosha is the short form of name George.

The stamps are released in 2012, from a series of flowers and trees. The 5 ‘dollar’ one is Alnus incana – a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The 30K one is Fraxinus excelsior (歐洲白蠟樹).