Saturday, October 28, 2017
First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Thanks to Hank for the card.
"Rosalynn Carter is an American First Lady best known as the wife of President Jimmy Carter during his term from 1977-'81.
Rosalynn Carter is an American First Lady born on August 18, 1927, in Plains, Georgia. She met Jimmy Carter through a mutual friend, and in 1946 she married him at age 18. Carter was at her husband’s side during his political rise in the ‘60s. She became First Lady of Georgia when her husband won the Governor’s role in 1970 and First Lady of the U.S. when he was inaugurated as president in 1977. One of her most important roles during her husband’s presidency was as the Active Honorary Chair of the President's Commission on Mental Health."
MALAYSIA - Sabah MeetUp Card
Thanks to Cikgu Dale for sending me a copy of recent Sabah Meetup card.
King Willem-Alexander
Thanks to Beatrix for the card.
"Willem-Alexander ( Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is the King of the Netherlands, having ascended the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
King Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht and is the oldest child of Princess (former Queen) Beatrix and German diplomat Claus van Amsberg. He became Prince of Orange as heir apparent upon his mother's accession on 30 April 1980, and succeeded her following her abdication on 30 April 2013."
Thursday, October 26, 2017
FRANCE - Saint Pierre Le Mer (aude - France)
Thanks to Didier for the card.
"The Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, Saint-Pierre-la-Mer belongs to the town of Fleury. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about twenty kilometers from Narbonne. Wonderfully surrounded the Saint-Pierre-la-Mer station is located in the middle of the Gulf of Lion, in the Regional Natural Park of Narbonne in the Mediterranean."
CZECH REPUBLIC - Trebic
Thanks to Lenka for the card.
"Třebíč is a town in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River."
GERMANY - Owl chicks
Two newly grown Owls Chicks (Athena Cunicularia digging. Thanks to Moni for the cute card.
CZECH REPUBLIC - Cathedral of St Vitus, Praha
The awe-inspiring main facade of the Cathedral of St Vitus. Thanks to Tereza for the card.
"The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (Czech: metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral.
This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture and is the largest and most important church in the country. Located within Prague Castle and containing the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors, the cathedral is under the ownership of the Czech government as part of the Prague Castle complex."
Dutch Royal Family
Thanks to Rina for the Dutch Royal family card.
King Willem-Alexander (since 30 April 2013), Queen Maxima, Princess Beatrix, Princess Alexia, Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Ariane.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
CANADA - Happy Remembrance Day
Thanks to Liz for the card and great stamps!
"The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the Battle of Arras, the first attack of the Nivelle Offensive, intended to attract German reserves from the French front."
Audrey Hepburn, Vogue 1955
Thanks to Sebastian for the card. I think I have had this card before, but getting another is never boring. :)
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