Germany - Koblenz, Fireworks on the Rhein River

Koblenz am Rhein (Koblenz on the Rhein River)
Rhein in Flammen (Rhein River in Flames)
2011

Germany - Albersloh, Multiview

GruBe aus Albersloh (Greetings from Albersloh)

Bahnhofstrasse  (I think it is a station, like a railway station)
historische Muhle (Historic Mill)
Gemeindezentrum (Community Center)
Ludgerus Schule (School)
Kath. Kirche (Catholic Church)
2011

Alabama - 2011 Sloss Furnace in Birmingham

National Postcard Week
May 1-7, 2011

Sloss Furnace
Birmingham, Alabama
Photo by John Morse
Birmingham Postcard & Collectibles Club

limited edition 42 / 100

Ukraine - Lutsk, Lubart's Castle

Lutsk
Overhead castle in spring florescence.
2013

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Lutsk is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine with a population around 206,000.

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History of Lutsk High Castle, (also known as Lubart's Castle)

The Kievan town of Luchesk had a wooden wall as early as 1075, when Boleslaw the Brave laid siege to it for six months.

Yury Dolgoruky failed to take Lutsk after a six-weeks siege in 1149. In 1255, the walls of Lutsk were stormed by Jochi's grandson Kuremsa.

The current castle, towering over the Styr River, was built mostly in the 1340s, although some parts of the earlier walls were used.

Ukraine - Odessa, Duke Armand de Richelieu Monument, 1828

Odessa
The Duke Armand de Richelieu Monument, 1828. Sculptor I. Martos - Primorskiy Boulevard
2013

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Odessa is the third largest city in Ukraine, with a population of a around 1,003,000 people.

Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, (5th) Duke of Richelieu (25 September 1766, Paris – 17 May 1822) was a prominent French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. As a royalist, during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, he served as a ranking officer in the Russian Imperial Army, achieving the grade of Major General.

Switzerland - Ostschweiz (Eastern Switzerland Multiview)

Gruss aus der Ostschweiz
(translation from German: Greetings from Eastern)

Die Churfirsten, Alpabfahrt im Appenzellerland, Schwagalp mit Santis,
Werdenberg, Der Rheinfall, Rorschach,
Appenzell, Rapperswil, St. Gallen

written in German - here is what the pictures are of ...

The Churfirsten mountain range, Alpine pastures in Appenzell, Schwaegalp with Santis Mountain,
Werdenberg, The Rhine Falls, Rorschach,
Appenzell, Rapperswil, St. Gallen
2013

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Eastern Switzerland is the common name of the region situated to the north of Glarus Alps, with the cantons of Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus. The north of canton Graubünden (with the city of Chur) is sometime considered to be part of Eastern Switzerland.

South Africa - Cape Point Lighthouse

Cape Point - South Africa

The lighthouse at Cape Point commissioned in 1850.  Rusted wrecks along the coast attest to the untamed fury of these tempestuous seas.
2013

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Cape Point is a promontory (a prominent mass of land that overlooks lower-lying land or a body of water) at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula.

Fishing is good along the coast but the unpredictable swells make angling from the rocks very dangerous. Over the years scores of fishermen have been swept to their deaths from the rocky platforms by freak waves.  The bay is also famous - or infamous - for its great white sharks, which hunt the Cape Fur Seals that live in the area.

Cape point is not the southernmost point in Africa; that is Cape Agulhas, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the east-southeast.

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The Lighthouse :  (the old lighthouse is shown in the above postcard)

The new lighthouse is at a lower elevation (87 meters above sea level), for two reasons: the old lighthouse could be seen 'too early' by ships rounding the point towards the east, causing them to approach too closely. Secondly, foggy conditions often prevail at the higher levels, making the older lighthouse invisible to shipping. On 18 April 1911, the Portuguese liner Lusitania was wrecked just south of Cape Point on Bellows Rock for precisely this reason, prompting the relocation of the lighthouse.

Florida - Army Infantry School, Ranger Camp

U.S. Army's Infantry School's Florida's Ranger Camp, Eglin AFB, Florida, located near Ft. Walton Beach.  Ranger students must demonstrate their ability to conquer fear of heights and water (UR).  Crossing a one rope bridge (LR) can overcome an obstacle while accomplishing such missions as reconaissance of a missile site (LL) or a night assault on an enemy compound. "(UL).

unused oversized postcard

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U-upper
R-right
L- L-lower or left

Michigan - Dearborn, Birthplace of the Ford Car

Bagley Avenue, Birthplace of Ford Car,
Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan

In this brick shed at the rear of 58 Bagley Avenue, Mr. Ford carried on some of his early automobile experiments while employed as an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company.   Three lathes, drill presses and hand tools are those used in building his first car.  The right hand door had to be torn out and made larger because Mr. Ford forgot to measure the door when he built the car inside.

Germany - Berlin, Tierpark - Friedrichsfelde Castle

Berlin-Friedrichsfelde
Tierpark Berlin

Photo and Design: Lena Belenkaya
2013

shown is Friedrichsfelde Castle

England - Bath, The Roman Baths

The Roman Baths - Bath - England

The Baths were built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, which they dedicated to their own godess of healing, Minerva, and to the Celtic goddess, Sulis.

Photography by Philip Pierce
2013

Pennsylvania - Dorney Park, Show Boat in Allentown

Dorney Park
"The Natural Spot"
Allentown, Penna. (Pennsylvania)

The Show Boat is a reproduction of the old time Swanee River paddle boats.
1971

Arizona - Map and Multiview

Greetings From Arizona

1. Mission San Xavier Del Bac, near Tucson
2. Saguaro, Tree-Like Cactus
3. Tucson
4. U.S. no 80 at Telegraph Pass, Near Yuma
5. Hoover Dam
6. Oak Creek Canyon
7. Grand Canyon
8. Petrified Forest - U.S. No. (Route)  66
9. The  Painted Desert
10. Downtown Phoenix 1981

featured on the map is an indian, Montezuma Castle National Monument, a gunslinger by Tombstone , a cowgirl and a gila monster

Alaska - Map of Alaska, The Biggest State, US Map

Alaska is the BIGGEST State

- 19 Mountains over 14,000 ft.
- Highest point in North America, Mt McKinley 20,320 ft.
- More area than the 26 smallest states
- Purchased from Russia in 1867 for less than 2 cents an acre
- Longest days, 24 hours of daylight
- Longest nights, 24 hours of night
- More than 3 million lakes, larger than 25 acres
- 586,400 square miles
- 1/5 the land mass of the entire continental U.S.
- More than two times the size of Texas
- 29 active volcanoes, half the world's total
- More coastline than the lower 48 states, 33,000 miles
- More than 1/2 of the world's glaciers
- One glacier large than Switzerland

Discovered and colonized by the Russians in 1741 and purchased by the United States in 1867 for $7,200.600.  Alaska covers 586,400 square miles and its coastline exceeds the combined coastline of the entire U.S.

unused Curteich Postcard

Florida - Conchy Joe's Seafood Restaurant

Conchy Joe's Seafood

On the shores of the Indian River under a canopy of palms lies Conchy Joe's Seafood Restaurant & Lounge.  Serving Award Winning Native and Bahamian Seafood Dishes in a tropical atmosphere.  Conchy Joe's is a classic Old Florida Riverfront Fishhouse.  Conchy Joe's serves the Freshest Seafood, Certified Angus Steaks, Raw Bar, Rum Punches and Live Reggae.
Jensen Beach, Florida

Art by Julia Kelly
2013

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My hubby took me here for Mother's Day.  The food was very good, the only bad thing was having to pay for this postcard.  You would think after spending what we did, the postcard would have been free.  Oh, well, I said I wanted one,(and who wouldn't? It's a great card!) so hubby took out his wallet - again - for yet another postcard.   After 26 years of marriage, he knows how to keep me happy.   :)

Spain - Benalmadena Costa at Sunset

Benalmadena Costa

Panoramica Desde El mar  (Panoramic From The Sea)
Benalmadena Costa
Espana- Spain
2011

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Benalmádena Costa is an urban area on the coast of Spain located in the city of Benalmadena. Here there are discos, hotels, beaches, shopping centers and a marina. Tourist attractions include SeaLife aquarium and Selwo Marina.

Massachusetts - Nantucket Beach Scene with Glitter

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Photo: Mary Liz Austin
2011

All the water and the words are covered in glitter!  This is a really beautiful postcard.

Germany - Hannover, Multiview at Night

Hanover

Niedersächsischer Landtag - Altes Rathaus
Ballhof - Fachwerkhäuser am Holzmarkt

(Lower Saxony State Parliament - Old Town Hall
Ballhof - timbered houses on the timber market)
2011

Qatar - Doha, Shopping inside the Old Souk

Shopping inside the the Old Souk, Doha, Qatar.  (Yes, on the card the word 'the' is written twice)
From the original painting by Rosemary Morrell
2011

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Since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate known mostly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues, which enable Qatar to have a per capita income almost above the leading industrial countries of Western Europe. Qatar is rapidly gaining interest among foreigners as it hosted the 2006 Asian Games and is now scheduled to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Russia - Ice Cube Curling Center for 2014 Olympics

Ice Cube Curling Center

After the Games: The building might be moved to another region.
2013

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The Ice Cube Curling Center is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Sochi, Russia that is currently under construction.

After it is completed, it will host all the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the wheelchair curling events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. It will cost $14.0 million to build the venue, including the temporary works for the Olympics and Paralympics.  After the 2014 games, it will remain a sports arena but it may be re-located.