Update coming soon

I just received a a huge lot of poscards (nearly 300 or so) through eBay. There are quite a few topicals & many, many city views. At the moment I am sorting through & organizing them by topic & country. I will scan some of the most interesting ones & post an update soon...hopefully over the weekend.

I am expecting to receive more cards in the next couple of weeks as well!

Look forward to.....
-Artist AD cards
-National Parks
-British Chrismas Stamps
-More Native Americans
-More California Missions
-Various city/country views (Canada, Portugal, France, & more)

Amish

Postcards of Amish culture in rural Pennsylvanias. I am always interested in other cultures. You can find out more about Amish culture - the people, their beliefs, & their way of life - on WIKIPEDIA - AMISH



Amish Buggy


Line of Amish Carraiges


Amish Farming


Amish Schoolhouse


Amish Hex Signs - check out this site for more information on this subject Amish News - Hex Signs

Egypt

One of my favorite subjects in school was history - specifically Ancient Egyptian history. So naturally I have started a collection of postcards from Egypt! Here are just a few from my collection. Most of my cards from Egypt are vintage & show some wear so a lot of my favorite views didn't scan very well. Here are a few that were willing to cooperate....

Giza - The Great Sphynx & Kheops Pyramid


Luxor - Amon Temple


Luxor - Statues of Memnon


Cairo on the Nile


Cairo Citadel & Mohamed Aly Mosque


Cairo - Tahrir Square


Cairo - Nile Hilton Hotel

Native Americans

Here are a few vintage Native American postcards from my collection.

Indian Chief

(L) Woman basket weaver / (R)B&W Native American in kayak

California Missions

One of my favorite places to visit in California are the Missions! There are 21 Missions along the California coast that span from San Diego in the south up to Sonoma in the north. My family & I have visited I think 5 or 6 so far. Our latest visit was over the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, which we spent in San Diego - so naturally we visited 2 of the missions there - San Diego Basilica & San Luis Rey. The other missions we have visited are: Mission Santa Ines, Santa Barbara, San Carmel, & of course Mission San Juan Capistrano (which is local to us here in Orange County).

Now here are some postcards in my collection depicting the California Missions:

Mapcard showing the Missions along the CA coast


San Juan Capistrano


San Juan Capistrano (3 different postcards)


San Luis Rey - the most beautiful Mission I have visited so far


San Diego Basilica - the very 1st Mission built in California

Introduction & sorts

I've always been interested in postcards. I would buy them occassionally on trips & family outings when I can remember! But ever since I joined Postcrossing.com I've become addicted to collecting them from all over the world!

I prefer to get cards through my own travels, but these days I don't have the time (or the funds!) .....so the next best thing is to receive cards through the mail from other people in other countries! This way I get to learn about the places, people, & culture of another country.

Sometimes it's hard to find people in other countries to swap postcards with....so that's where estate lots & eBay come in!

At the moment I have about 500 postcards. I may not be able to scan and post each and every one, but I will certainly share the best ones from my collection!