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data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="United Kingdom" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/united-kingdom1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/united-kingdom1.png?w=538" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3134" title="United Kingdom" alt="" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/united-kingdom1.png?w=150&h=75" height="75" width="150" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/united-kingdom1.png?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/united-kingdom1.png?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png"><img data-attachment-id="3135" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/471-postcard-from-united-kingdom/england/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png" data-orig-size="800,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="England" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png?w=538" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3135" title="England" alt="" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png?w=150&h=90" height="90" width="150" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/england.png?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A postcard from United Kingdom received through postcrossing, sent by postcrosser Helen from Manchester.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="3132" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/471-postcard-from-united-kingdom/2012-10-23-gb-369203a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg" data-orig-size="1814,877" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2012-10-23 GB 369203a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3132" title="2012-10-23 GB 369203a" alt="" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=538&h=260" height="260" width="538" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=538&h=260 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=1076&h=520 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=150&h=73 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=300&h=145 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203a.jpg?w=768&h=371 768w, 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data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3133" title="2012-10-23 GB 369203b" alt="" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=538&h=264" height="264" width="538" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=538&h=264 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=1076&h=528 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=150&h=74 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=300&h=147 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=768&h=377 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-23-gb-369203b.jpg?w=1024&h=503 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Helen affixed one definitive 87 pence stamp. 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