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class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/283-postcard-from-germany/" title="Permalink to #283 Postcard from Germany" rel="bookmark"> <span>30</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/283-postcard-from-germany/" rel="bookmark">#283 Postcard from Germany</a> </h2> <p>Today I received a postcard from Germany, sent by postcrosser Mirko for the <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=1448" target="_blank">castle tag</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1942" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/283-postcard-from-germany/2012-05-30-germany-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1181,838" 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="2012-05-30 Germany a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1942" title="2012-05-30 Germany a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=538&h=381" alt="" width="538" height="381" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=538&h=381 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=1074&h=762 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=300&h=213 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=768&h=545 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-a.jpg?w=1024&h=727 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Mirko sent me a postcard of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Moritzburg" target="_blank">Moritzburg Castle</a> near Dresden.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1943" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/283-postcard-from-germany/2012-05-30-germany-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1181,832" 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="2012-05-30 Germany b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1943" title="2012-05-30 Germany b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=538&h=379" alt="" width="538" height="379" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=538&h=379 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=1076&h=758 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=300&h=211 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=768&h=541 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-germany-b.jpg?w=1024&h=721 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Mirko affixed two beautiful stamps on the back. The postmark date is 23 May 2012. Thank you Mirko!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/germany/" rel="category tag">Germany</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/283-postcard-from-germany/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1935" class="post-wrapper last post-1935 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-england category-united-kingdom"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/282-postcard-from-united-kingdom/" title="Permalink to #282 Postcard from United Kingdom" rel="bookmark"> <span>30</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/282-postcard-from-united-kingdom/" rel="bookmark">#282 Postcard from United Kingdom</a> </h2> <p>This is the second postcard that I sent home while on vacation in London, United Kingdom two weeks ago.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1936" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/282-postcard-from-united-kingdom/2012-05-30-uk-2a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg" data-orig-size="1363,959" 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="2012-05-30 UK 2a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1936" title="2012-05-30 UK 2a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=538&h=378" alt="" width="538" height="378" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=538&h=378 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=1074&h=756 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=300&h=211 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=768&h=540 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2a.jpg?w=1024&h=720 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>It shows the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge" target="_blank">Tower Bridge</a>, one of the most famous landmarks of London.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1937" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/282-postcard-from-united-kingdom/2012-05-30-uk-2b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg" data-orig-size="1352,959" 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="2012-05-30 UK 2b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1937" title="2012-05-30 UK 2b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=538&h=381" alt="" width="538" height="381" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=538&h=381 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=1074&h=762 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=300&h=213 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=768&h=545 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-2b.jpg?w=1024&h=726 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Again, no postmark applied. All five of us took the Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Tour around London and we passed through the bridge on 15 May 2012. I remember that while we were crossing the bridge, suddenly there was a heavy freezing rain from the sky!</p> <div id="atatags-370373-6748c69c3b58a"> <script type="text/javascript"> __ATA.cmd.push(function() { __ATA.initVideoSlot('atatags-370373-6748c69c3b58a', { sectionId: '370373', format: 'inread' }); }); </script> </div> <div id="atatags-26942-6748c69c3b605"></div> <script> __ATA.cmd.push(function() { __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ id: 'atatags-26942-6748c69c3b605', location: 120, formFactor: '001', label: { text: 'Advertisements', }, creative: { reportAd: { text: 'Report this ad', }, privacySettings: { text: 'Privacy', } } }); }); </script> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/united-kingdom/england/" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/united-kingdom/" rel="category tag">United Kingdom</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/282-postcard-from-united-kingdom/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1931" class="post-wrapper last post-1931 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-england category-united-kingdom"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/281-postcard-from-united-kingdom/" title="Permalink to #281 Postcard from United Kingdom" rel="bookmark"> <span>30</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/281-postcard-from-united-kingdom/" rel="bookmark">#281 Postcard from United Kingdom</a> </h2> <p>Two weeks ago I was visiting London, United Kingdom. I managed to write some postcards and send them back home. Today I received two of them.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1932" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/281-postcard-from-united-kingdom/2012-05-30-uk-1a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg" data-orig-size="1148,832" 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="2012-05-30 UK 1a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1932" title="2012-05-30 UK 1a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=538&h=389" alt="" width="538" height="389" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=538&h=389 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=1073&h=778 1073w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=150&h=109 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=300&h=217 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=768&h=557 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1a.jpg?w=1024&h=742 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>The first postcard shows a double image of firework at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Eye" target="_blank">London Eye</a>. The postcard was damaged a bit by water, and the scanner is not able to capture the double image of the postcard.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1933" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/281-postcard-from-united-kingdom/2012-05-30-uk-1b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg" data-orig-size="1164,832" 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="2012-05-30 UK 1b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1933" title="2012-05-30 UK 1b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=538&h=384" alt="" width="538" height="384" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=538&h=384 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=1074&h=768 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=150&h=107 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=300&h=214 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=768&h=549 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-30-uk-1b.jpg?w=1024&h=732 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>No postmark applied to the stamp. All five of us was on London Eye on the evening of 10 May 2012.</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/united-kingdom/england/" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/united-kingdom/" rel="category tag">United Kingdom</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/281-postcard-from-united-kingdom/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1920" class="post-wrapper last post-1920 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-australia category-victoria"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/280-cover-and-stamp-from-australia/" title="Permalink to #280 Cover and Stamp from Australia" rel="bookmark"> <span>28</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/280-cover-and-stamp-from-australia/" rel="bookmark">#280 Cover and Stamp from Australia</a> </h2> <p>A cover from Australia, sent by <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=64724" target="_blank">Irene Magale</a> from Victoria. This is a swap for Titanic cover arranged by the <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=46383" target="_blank">Nice Cover Circuit</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1921" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/280-cover-and-stamp-from-australia/2012-05-28-australia-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1512,816" 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="2012-05-28 Australia a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1921" title="2012-05-28 Australia a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=538&h=290" alt="" width="538" height="290" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=538&h=290 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=1076&h=580 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=150&h=81 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=300&h=162 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=768&h=414 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-a.jpg?w=1024&h=553 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>This is the front of the cover. The postmark date is 21 May 2012.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1922" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/280-cover-and-stamp-from-australia/2012-05-28-australia-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1501,816" 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="2012-05-28 Australia b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1922" title="2012-05-28 Australia b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=538&h=292" alt="" width="538" height="292" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=538&h=292 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=1074&h=584 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=150&h=82 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=300&h=163 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=768&h=418 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-b.jpg?w=1024&h=557 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>This is the back of the cover.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1923" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/280-cover-and-stamp-from-australia/2012-05-28-australia-c/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg" data-orig-size="1076,545" 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="2012-05-28 Australia c" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1923" title="2012-05-28 Australia c" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=538&h=272" alt="" width="538" height="272" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=538&h=272 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=1074&h=544 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=150&h=76 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=300&h=152 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=768&h=389 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg?w=1024&h=519 1024w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-australia-c.jpg 1076w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Inside is a commemorative souvenir sheet on the Lunar Year of the Dragon. Thank you <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=64724" target="_blank">Irene</a>!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/australia/" rel="category tag">Australia</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/australia/victoria/" rel="category tag">Victoria</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/280-cover-and-stamp-from-australia/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1915" class="post-wrapper last post-1915 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-croatia"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/279-cover-from-croatia/" title="Permalink to #279 Cover from Croatia" rel="bookmark"> <span>28</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/279-cover-from-croatia/" rel="bookmark">#279 Cover from Croatia</a> </h2> <p>Today I received a cover from Croatia, sent by <a href="http://agispostcrossingplanet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Agatha Juran</a> in exchange for Titanic cover arranged by the <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=46383" target="_blank">Nice Cover Circuit</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1916" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/279-cover-from-croatia/2012-05-28-croatia-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1385,998" 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="2012-05-28 Croatia a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1916" title="2012-05-28 Croatia a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=538&h=387" alt="" width="538" height="387" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=538&h=387 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=1074&h=774 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=150&h=108 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=300&h=216 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=768&h=553 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-a.jpg?w=1024&h=738 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Agatha affixed two 2012 Europa stamps issued by Croation Post. These are my first Europa stamps! The postmark date is 18 May 2012 and the location is Murter, Croatia.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1917" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/279-cover-from-croatia/2012-05-28-croatia-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1313,931" 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="2012-05-28 Croatia b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1917" title="2012-05-28 Croatia b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=538&h=381" alt="" width="538" height="381" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=538&h=381 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=1076&h=762 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=300&h=213 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=768&h=545 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-croatia-b.jpg?w=1024&h=726 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Inside is a Moroccan postcard. Thank you <a href="http://agispostcrossingplanet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Agatha</a>!</p> <p> </p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/croatia/" rel="category tag">Croatia</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/279-cover-from-croatia/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1912" class="post-wrapper last post-1912 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ireland"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/278-cover-from-ireland/" title="Permalink to #278 Cover from Ireland" rel="bookmark"> <span>28</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/278-cover-from-ireland/" rel="bookmark">#278 Cover from Ireland</a> </h2> <p>This is the second Titanic cover from <a href="http://sendmestamps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fabio Bonacina</a> from Ireland.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1913" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/278-cover-from-ireland/2012-05-28-ireland-1/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1286,904" 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="2012-05-28 Ireland 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1913" title="2012-05-28 Ireland 1" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=538&h=378" alt="" width="538" height="378" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=538&h=378 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=1076&h=756 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=150&h=105 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=300&h=211 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=768&h=540 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-1.jpg?w=1024&h=720 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>The folowing explanations are from An Post website:</p> <blockquote><p>Two 82c stamps show Captain Edward J. Smith against an image of passengers at the Titanic stern and the ‘Unsinkable’ Molly Brown (neé Tobin), with the ship’s magnificent staircase in the background.</p></blockquote> <p>The An Post website can be accessed here: <a href="http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishStamps/News+and+events/2012/Centenary+of+the+sinking+of+the+RMS+Titanic.htm" target="_blank">Centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic</a>. Thank you <a href="http://sendmestamps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fabio</a>!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ireland/" rel="category tag">Ireland</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/278-cover-from-ireland/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1909" class="post-wrapper last post-1909 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ireland"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/277-cover-from-ireland/" title="Permalink to #277 Cover from Ireland" rel="bookmark"> <span>28</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/277-cover-from-ireland/" rel="bookmark">#277 Cover from Ireland</a> </h2> <p>Today I received two covers from <a href="http://sendmestamps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fabio Bonacina</a> from Ireland. Both covers are affixed with two Titanic stamps issued by An Post.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1910" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/277-cover-from-ireland/2012-05-28-ireland-2/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,893" 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="2012-05-28 Ireland 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1910" title="2012-05-28 Ireland 2" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=538&h=375" alt="" width="538" height="375" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=538&h=375 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=1076&h=750 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=150&h=105 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=300&h=209 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=768&h=536 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-ireland-2.jpg?w=1024&h=714 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>On the first cover, Fabio affixed two Titanic stamps. The following explanations are taken from An Post website:</p> <blockquote><p>Two 55c stamps show Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder in charge of Titanic plans, with the ship under construction in Belfast in the background and famous Irish photographer Father Browne who travelled aboard the Titanic from Southampton to Cork, with the Titanic at anchor off Cobh.</p></blockquote> <p>The An Post website can be reached here: <a href="http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishStamps/News+and+events/2012/Centenary+of+the+sinking+of+the+RMS+Titanic.htm" target="_blank">Centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic</a>. Thank you <a href="http://sendmestamps.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fabio</a>!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ireland/" rel="category tag">Ireland</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/277-cover-from-ireland/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1905" class="post-wrapper last post-1905 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-malaysia"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/276-postcard-from-malaysia/" title="Permalink to #276 Postcard from Malaysia" rel="bookmark"> <span>28</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/276-postcard-from-malaysia/" rel="bookmark">#276 Postcard from Malaysia</a> </h2> <p>Today I received a thank you card from postcrosser nisnoopy3 from Malaysia.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1906" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/276-postcard-from-malaysia/2012-05-28-malaysia-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg" data-orig-size="949,1339" 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="2012-05-28 Malaysia a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=213" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1906" title="2012-05-28 Malaysia a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=538&h=759" alt="" width="538" height="759" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=538&h=759 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=106&h=150 106w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=213&h=300 213w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg?w=768&h=1084 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-a.jpg 949w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>It shows a wading pool in front of the famous Kuala Lumpur Twin Tower.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1907" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/276-postcard-from-malaysia/2012-05-28-malaysia-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1346,942" 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="2012-05-28 Malaysia b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1907" title="2012-05-28 Malaysia b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=538&h=376" alt="" width="538" height="376" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=538&h=376 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=1076&h=752 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=150&h=105 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=300&h=210 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=768&h=537 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-28-malaysia-b.jpg?w=1024&h=717 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>A 50 cent stamp is used and there is no postmark applied. Thank you very much nisnoopy3!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/malaysia/" rel="category tag">Malaysia</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/276-postcard-from-malaysia/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1860" class="post-wrapper last post-1860 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-outgoing-mails"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/" title="Permalink to 2012-05-28 Outgoing Mails: 17 covers & 1 postcard" rel="bookmark"> <span>28</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/" rel="bookmark">2012-05-28 Outgoing Mails: 17 covers & 1 postcard</a> </h2> <p>17 covers and one postcard to the drop box today:</p> <style type="text/css"> #gallery-1860-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1860-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1860-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1860-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ </style> <div data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":23522126,"permalink":"https:\/\/lovelymaryam.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/28\/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard\/"}' id='gallery-1860-1' class='gallery galleryid-1860 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg'><img width="150" height="111" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1861" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-argentina/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg" data-orig-size="1424,1053" 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="C 2012-05-28 Argentina" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-argentina.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg'><img width="150" height="101" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1862" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-australia/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg" data-orig-size="1258,849" 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="C 2012-05-28 Australia" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-australia.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg'><img width="150" height="106" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1863" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-china/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg" data-orig-size="1269,893" 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="C 2012-05-28 China" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-china.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg'><img width="150" height="67" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1864" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1896,844" 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="C 2012-05-28 Croatia 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-1.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg'><img width="150" height="101" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1865" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1258,849" 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="C 2012-05-28 Croatia 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-croatia-2.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg'><img width="150" height="67" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1866" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-france-1/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1902,844" 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="C 2012-05-28 France 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-1.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg'><img width="150" height="66" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1867" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-france-2/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1896,833" 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="C 2012-05-28 France 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-france-2.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg'><img width="150" height="66" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1868" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-germany/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg" data-orig-size="1896,838" 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="C 2012-05-28 Germany" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-germany.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-honduras.jpg'><img width="150" height="103" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-honduras.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-honduras.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-honduras.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1869" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-honduras/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-honduras.jpg" data-orig-size="1258,860" 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="C 2012-05-28 Honduras" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" 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data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-1/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1896,838" 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="C 2012-05-28 Malaysia 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-1.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg'><img width="150" height="67" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1871" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1902,844" 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="C 2012-05-28 Malaysia 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-malaysia-2.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg'><img width="150" height="66" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1872" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-singapore/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg" data-orig-size="1896,833" 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="C 2012-05-28 Singapore" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-singapore.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg'><img width="150" height="66" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1873" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-south-korea/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg" data-orig-size="1902,833" 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="C 2012-05-28 South Korea" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-south-korea.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg'><img width="150" height="87" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg?w=298 298w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1874" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/c-2012-05-28-thailand/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg" data-orig-size="1219,711" 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="C 2012-05-28 Thailand" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-thailand.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-2012-05-28-uae.jpg'><img width="150" height="105" 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data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1346,926" 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="P 2012-05-28 Russia a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-a.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><dl class='gallery-item'> <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'> <a href='https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg'><img width="150" height="103" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="1879" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/p-2012-05-28-russia-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1357,931" 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="P 2012-05-28 Russia b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p-2012-05-28-russia-b.jpg?w=538" /></a> </dt></dl> <br style='clear: both' /> </div> <p>Covers: Argentina, Australia, China, Croatia (2x), France (2x), Germany, Honduras, Malaysia (2x), Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and USA (2x).</p> <p>Postcard: Russia.</p> <p> </p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/outgoing-mails/" rel="category tag">* Outgoing Mails *</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/2012-05-28-outgoing-mails-17-covers-1-postcard/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-1897" class="post-wrapper last post-1897 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-indonesia category-kedah category-malaysia"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/275-cover-and-stamps-from-kedah-malaysia/" title="Permalink to #275 Cover and Stamps from Kedah, Malaysia" rel="bookmark"> <span>26</span> May 2012 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/275-cover-and-stamps-from-kedah-malaysia/" rel="bookmark">#275 Cover and Stamps from Kedah, Malaysia</a> </h2> <p>A cover from the State of Kedah in Malaysia! This one is from <a href="http://fungstamp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kow Siew Lan</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1898" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/275-cover-and-stamps-from-kedah-malaysia/2012-05-25-malaysia-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1263,854" 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="2012-05-25 Malaysia a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1898" title="2012-05-25 Malaysia a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=538&h=363" alt="" width="538" height="363" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=538&h=363 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=1074&h=726 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=150&h=101 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=300&h=203 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=768&h=519 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-a.jpg?w=1024&h=692 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Siew Lan affixed three commemorative stamps on traditional wedding costumes and one 30 cent definitive stamp to make up the postage rate. The postmark date is 14 May 2012 and the location is Pusat Mel Sungai Petani, Kedah. It seems that there is another cancel by Canada Post!!</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1899" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/275-cover-and-stamps-from-kedah-malaysia/2012-05-25-malaysia-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1197,827" 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="2012-05-25 Malaysia b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1899" title="2012-05-25 Malaysia b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=538&h=371" alt="" width="538" height="371" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=538&h=371 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=1074&h=742 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=150&h=104 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=300&h=207 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=768&h=531 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-b.jpg?w=1024&h=707 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Inside is a postcard from Bali, Indonesia!</p> <p>Siew Lan also sent some Malaysian stamps.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1900" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/275-cover-and-stamps-from-kedah-malaysia/2012-05-25-malaysia-d/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg" data-orig-size="458,749" 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="2012-05-25 Malaysia d" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg?w=183" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg?w=458" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1900" title="2012-05-25 Malaysia d" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg?w=538" alt="" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg 458w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg?w=92&h=150 92w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-d.jpg?w=183&h=300 183w" sizes="(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px" /></a></p> <p>First is a set of three commemorative stamps on the submarine KD Tunku Abdul Rahman of Malaysian Royal Navy.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1901" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/275-cover-and-stamps-from-kedah-malaysia/2012-05-25-malaysia-c/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg" data-orig-size="557,865" 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="2012-05-25 Malaysia c" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg?w=193" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1901" title="2012-05-25 Malaysia c" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg?w=538&h=835" alt="" width="538" height="835" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg?w=538&h=835 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg?w=97&h=150 97w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg?w=193&h=300 193w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-25-malaysia-c.jpg 557w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Next is a sheet of four stamps that commemorate four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Malaysia. 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