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category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-celebration tag-culture tag-festival tag-forum tag-frog tag-malanka tag-multiviews tag-postcard tag-tradition tag-ukraine"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/942-postcard-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #942 Postcard from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>19</span> Sep 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/942-postcard-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#942 Postcard from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5738" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/942-postcard-from-ukraine/ukraine-kiev/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine-Kiev" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5738" alt="Ukraine-Kiev" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-kiev.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A postcard from Ukraine, sent by Oksana for <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=65024" target="_blank">Ukraine meets the World</a> tag in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5739" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/942-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-09-19-ukraine-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1182,847" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-09-19 Ukraine a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5739" alt="2013-09-19 Ukraine a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538&h=385" width="538" height="385" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538&h=385 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=1076&h=770 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=150&h=107 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=300&h=215 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=768&h=550 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-a.jpg?w=1024&h=734 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>The postcard shows the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malanka" target="_blank">Malanka</a> celebration, a national holiday in Ukraine.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5740" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/942-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-09-19-ukraine-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1175,848" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-09-19 Ukraine b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5740" alt="2013-09-19 Ukraine b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538&h=388" width="538" height="388" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538&h=388 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=1076&h=776 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=150&h=108 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=300&h=217 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=768&h=554 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-19-ukraine-b.jpg?w=1024&h=739 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>At the back, Oksana affixed two frog stamps. The postmark 10 July 2013 and the location is Kiev. Thanks a lot Oksana!</p> <div id="geo-post-5737" class="geo geo-post" style="display: none"> <span class="latitude">50.450100</span> <span class="longitude">30.523400</span> </div> <div id="atatags-26942-67444f9b265b1"></div> <script> __ATA.cmd.push(function() { __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ id: 'atatags-26942-67444f9b265b1', 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/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/celebration/" rel="tag">Celebration</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/festival/" rel="tag">Festival</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/forum/" rel="tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/frog/" rel="tag">Frog</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/malanka/" rel="tag">Malanka</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/multiviews/" rel="tag">Multiviews</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag">Postcard</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/tradition/" rel="tag">Tradition</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/19/942-postcard-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-5702" class="post-wrapper last post-5702 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-cover tag-dnipropetrovsk tag-ncc tag-setenant-stamps tag-sholokhove tag-ukraine"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/936-cover-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #936 Cover from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>05</span> Sep 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/936-cover-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#936 Cover from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5704" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/936-cover-from-ukraine/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5704" alt="Ukraine-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-oblast.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A cover from Ukraine, sent by Smeshynka for <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/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5703" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/936-cover-from-ukraine/2013-09-05-ukraine/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="1272,914" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-09-05 Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5703" alt="2013-09-05 Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=538&h=386" width="538" height="386" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=538&h=386 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=1074&h=772 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=108 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=300&h=216 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=768&h=552 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-05-ukraine.jpg?w=1024&h=736 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>On the cover, Smeshynka affixed a pair of two setenant stamps, one commemorative stamp and three definitive stamps. The postmark date is 8 July 2013 and the location is Sholokhove, Ukraine. Thanks a lot Smeshynka!</p> <div id="geo-post-5702" class="geo geo-post" style="display: none"> <span class="latitude">47.698078</span> <span class="longitude">34.023805</span> </div><div id="atatags-370373-67444f9b28c86"> <script type="text/javascript"> __ATA.cmd.push(function() { __ATA.initVideoSlot('atatags-370373-67444f9b28c86', { sectionId: '370373', format: 'inread' }); }); </script> </div> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/cover/" rel="tag">Cover</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/dnipropetrovsk/" rel="tag">Dnipropetrovsk</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ncc/" rel="tag">NCC</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/setenant-stamps/" rel="tag">Setenant Stamps</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/sholokhove/" rel="tag">Sholokhove</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/936-cover-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-5656" class="post-wrapper last post-5656 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-alupka tag-beach tag-cliff tag-crimea tag-diva-cliff tag-forum tag-legend tag-monk-rock tag-postcard tag-sea tag-simeiz tag-special tag-ukraine tag-vacation-rr"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/928-diva-cliff-postcard-from-crimea-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #928 Diva Cliff Postcard from Crimea, Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>27</span> Aug 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/928-diva-cliff-postcard-from-crimea-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#928 Diva Cliff Postcard from Crimea, Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5659" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/928-diva-cliff-postcard-from-crimea-ukraine/ukraine-crimea/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg" data-orig-size="800,400" 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="Ukraine-Crimea" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5659" alt="Ukraine-Crimea" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg?w=150&h=75" width="150" height="75" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ukraine-crimea.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A postcard from Ukraine, sent by Svetlana for <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=52041" target="_blank">Vacation RR</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5657" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/928-diva-cliff-postcard-from-crimea-ukraine/2013-08-26-ukraine-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg" data-orig-size="767,1575" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-08-26 Ukraine a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=146" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=499" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5657" alt="2013-08-26 Ukraine a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538&h=1104" width="538" height="1104" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538&h=1104 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=73&h=150 73w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=146&h=300 146w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-a.jpg 767w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>The postcard shows the <a href="http://cd-2013.visitsevastopol.org/cd-itb-2013.virtual.crimea.ua/en/sights-crimea/details/1547.html" target="_blank">Diva Cliff and Monk Rock</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeiz" target="_blank">Simiez</a>, Crimea, Ukraine. There is an interesting legend about the origins of the cliff and the rock.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5658" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/928-diva-cliff-postcard-from-crimea-ukraine/2013-08-26-ukraine-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1573,778" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-08-26 Ukraine b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5658" alt="2013-08-26 Ukraine b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538&h=266" width="538" height="266" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538&h=266 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=1076&h=532 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=150&h=74 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=300&h=148 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=768&h=380 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=1024&h=506 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>At the back, Svetlana affixed two stamps, where one of the stamp also shows the Diva Cliff and Monk Rock. The postmark date is 31 July 2013 and the location is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alupka" target="_blank">Alupka</a>, Crimea, Ukraine. Thanks a lot Svetlana!</p> <p> </p> <div id="geo-post-5656" class="geo geo-post" style="display: none"> <span class="latitude">44.409783</span> <span class="longitude">34.007352</span> </div> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/alupka/" rel="tag">Alupka</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/beach/" rel="tag">Beach</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/cliff/" rel="tag">Cliff</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/crimea/" rel="tag">Crimea</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/diva-cliff/" rel="tag">Diva Cliff</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/forum/" rel="tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/legend/" rel="tag">Legend</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/monk-rock/" rel="tag">Monk Rock</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag">Postcard</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/sea/" rel="tag">Sea</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/simeiz/" rel="tag">Simeiz</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/special/" rel="tag">Special</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/vacation-rr/" rel="tag">Vacation RR</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/928-diva-cliff-postcard-from-crimea-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-5375" class="post-wrapper last post-5375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-kiev tag-lighthouse tag-olympic tag-olympic-stadium tag-postcard tag-stadium tag-ukraine tag-unicef"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/867-postcard-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #867 Postcard from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>26</span> Jul 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/867-postcard-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#867 Postcard from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A postcard from Ukraine, sent by postcrosser Irina for <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=37571#pid2384848" target="_blank">Fast Favorites Tag</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5376" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/867-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg" data-orig-size="1176,832" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-26 Ukraine 2a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5376" alt="2013-07-26 Ukraine 2a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=538&h=380" width="538" height="380" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=538&h=380 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=1074&h=760 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=300&h=212 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=768&h=543 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=1024&h=724 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>The postcard depicts the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiyskiy_National_Sports_Complex" target="_blank">Olimpiysky National Sports Complex</a> in Ukraine. The view is stunning! This card is among my favorites.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5377" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/867-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg" data-orig-size="1190,844" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-26 Ukraine 2b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5377" alt="2013-07-26 Ukraine 2b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=538&h=381" width="538" height="381" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=538&h=381 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=1074&h=762 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=300&h=213 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=768&h=545 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=1024&h=726 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>At the back, Irina affixed four stamps, two of them are definitives. One stamp features a beautiful lighthouse while another celebrates UNICEF. The postmark date is 3 July 2013. Thanks a lot Irina!</p> <div id="geo-post-5375" class="geo geo-post" style="display: none"> <span class="latitude">50.450100</span> <span class="longitude">30.523400</span> </div> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/kiev/" rel="tag">Kiev</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/lighthouse/" rel="tag">Lighthouse</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/olympic/" rel="tag">Olympic</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/olympic-stadium/" rel="tag">Olympic Stadium</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag">Postcard</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/stadium/" rel="tag">Stadium</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/unicef/" rel="tag">UNICEF</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/867-postcard-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-5361" class="post-wrapper last post-5361 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-forum tag-postcard tag-sobornaya-street tag-streetview tag-sumy tag-ukraine tag-vintage"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/864-postcard-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #864 Postcard from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>26</span> Jul 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/864-postcard-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#864 Postcard from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5364" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/864-postcard-from-ukraine/ukraine-sumy/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg" data-orig-size="775,517" 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="Ukraine-Sumy" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5364" alt="Ukraine-Sumy" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg?w=150&h=100" width="150" height="100" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ukraine-sumy.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A postcard from Ukraine, sent by postcrosser Anna Denysova for <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=65024" target="_blank">Ukraine meets the world tag</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5362" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/864-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-26-ukraine-a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg" data-orig-size="1138,840" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-26 Ukraine a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5362" alt="2013-07-26 Ukraine a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538&h=397" width="538" height="397" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=538&h=397 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=1076&h=794 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=150&h=111 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=300&h=221 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=768&h=567 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-a.jpg?w=1024&h=756 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>The postcard depicts a view of Sobornaya Street in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy" target="_blank">Sumy</a> about 100 years ago.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5363" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/864-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-26-ukraine-b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg" data-orig-size="1142,837" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-26 Ukraine b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5363" alt="2013-07-26 Ukraine b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538&h=394" width="538" height="394" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=538&h=394 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=1076&h=788 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=150&h=110 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=300&h=220 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=768&h=563 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-26-ukraine-b.jpg?w=1024&h=751 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>At the back, Anna affixed one definitive stamp and a sticker. The postmark date is 2 July 2013 and the location is Sumy, Ukraine. Thanks a lot Anna!</p> <div id="geo-post-5361" class="geo geo-post" style="display: none"> <span class="latitude">50.907700</span> <span class="longitude">34.798100</span> </div> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/forum/" rel="tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag">Postcard</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/sobornaya-street/" rel="tag">Sobornaya Street</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/streetview/" rel="tag">Streetview</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/sumy/" rel="tag">Sumy</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/vintage/" rel="tag">Vintage</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/864-postcard-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-5191" class="post-wrapper last post-5191 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-capital tag-euro-2012 tag-football tag-forum tag-kiev tag-odd-shaped tag-olympic-stadium tag-postcard tag-soccer tag-sport tag-stadium tag-uefa-euro-2012 tag-ukraine"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/828-postcard-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #828 Postcard from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>06</span> Jul 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/828-postcard-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#828 Postcard from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p>Another postcard from Ukraine, sent by postcrosser Yulia for <a href="http://forum.postcrossing.com/viewthread.php?tid=4490" target="_blank">capital city offer tag</a> in postcrossing forum.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5192" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/828-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg" data-orig-size="836,1166" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-06 Ukraine 2a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=215" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5192" alt="2013-07-06 Ukraine 2a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=538&h=750" width="538" height="750" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=538&h=750 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=108&h=150 108w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=215&h=300 215w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg?w=768&h=1071 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2a.jpg 836w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Yulia sent an odd-shaped postcard showing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiyskiy_National_Sports_Complex" target="_blank">Olympic National Sports Complex</a> in Kiev, which is one of the venues for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012" target="_blank">UEFA Euro 2012</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5193" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/828-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg" data-orig-size="1157,829" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-06 Ukraine 2b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5193" alt="2013-07-06 Ukraine 2b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=538&h=385" width="538" height="385" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=538&h=385 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=1076&h=770 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=150&h=107 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=300&h=215 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=768&h=550 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-2b.jpg?w=1024&h=734 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>At the back, Yulia affixed two stamps, one of them commemorates UEFA Euro 2012. The postmark date is 22 June 2013. Thanks a lot Yulia!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/capital/" rel="tag">Capital</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/euro-2012/" rel="tag">Euro 2012</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/football/" rel="tag">Football</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/forum/" rel="tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/kiev/" rel="tag">Kiev</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/odd-shaped/" rel="tag">Odd-shaped</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/olympic-stadium/" rel="tag">Olympic Stadium</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag">Postcard</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/soccer/" rel="tag">Soccer</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/sport/" rel="tag">Sport</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/stadium/" rel="tag">Stadium</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/uefa-euro-2012/" rel="tag">UEFA Euro 2012</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/828-postcard-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-5186" class="post-wrapper last post-5186 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-official category-ukraine tag-postcard tag-postcrossing-2 tag-ukraine"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/827-postcard-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #827 Postcard from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>06</span> Jul 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/827-postcard-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#827 Postcard from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A postcard from Ukraine, received through official postcrossing.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5187" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/827-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg" data-orig-size="1160,829" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-06 Ukraine 1a" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5187" alt="2013-07-06 Ukraine 1a" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=538&h=384" width="538" height="384" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=538&h=384 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=1076&h=768 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=150&h=107 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=300&h=214 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=768&h=549 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1a.jpg?w=1024&h=732 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>It’s a simple postcard with a Welcome to Ukraine message.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="5189" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/827-postcard-from-ukraine/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg" data-orig-size="1154,832" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-07-06 Ukraine 1b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5189" alt="2013-07-06 Ukraine 1b" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=538&h=387" width="538" height="387" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=538&h=387 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=1074&h=774 1074w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=150&h=108 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=300&h=216 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=768&h=554 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-06-ukraine-1b.jpg?w=1024&h=738 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>At the back, there are two beautiful stamps, one of them is a portion of a minisheet. There is also a 3D ladybug sticker that surprisingly came sticked to the postcard all the way from Ukraine to Canada! The postmark date is 21 June 2013 and the location is Kiev. Thank you to the sender!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/official/" rel="category tag">Official</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcard/" rel="tag">Postcard</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/postcrossing-2/" rel="tag">Postcrossing</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/827-postcard-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-4799" class="post-wrapper last post-4799 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-postcrossing category-forum category-ukraine tag-cover tag-drawing tag-history tag-medieval tag-minisheet tag-ncc tag-painting tag-souvenir-sheet tag-ukraine"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/747-cover-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #747 Cover from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>12</span> May 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/747-cover-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#747 Cover from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A cover from Ukraine, sent by postcrosser Olesya Ivanenko for <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/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4800" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/747-cover-from-ukraine/2013-05-12-ukraine/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="1259,909" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-05-12 Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4800" alt="2013-05-12 Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=538&h=388" width="538" height="388" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=538&h=388 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=1076&h=776 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=108 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=300&h=217 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=768&h=554 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-12-ukraine.jpg?w=1024&h=739 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>On the cover, Olesya affixed one souvenir sheet with beautiful drawings of Medieval Period. The postmark date is 21 April 2013. Thanks a lot Olesya!</p> <div class="post-meta"> Posted in <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/" rel="category tag">* Postcrossing*</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/postcrossing/forum/" rel="category tag">Forum</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/category/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/cover/" rel="tag">Cover</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/drawing/" rel="tag">Drawing</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/history/" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/medieval/" rel="tag">Medieval</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/minisheet/" rel="tag">Minisheet</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ncc/" rel="tag">NCC</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/painting/" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/souvenir-sheet/" rel="tag">Souvenir Sheet</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/747-cover-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-4289" class="post-wrapper last post-4289 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-forum category-ukraine tag-christmas tag-cover tag-ncc tag-setenant-stamps tag-ukraine tag-vignette"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #638 Christmas Card from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>15</span> Mar 2013 </a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#638 Christmas Card from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4294" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/ukraine-3/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4294" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ukraine.jpg?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A lovely Christmas card from Ukraine, sent by postcrosser Olesya Ivanenko for <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/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4290" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/2013-03-15-ukraine-1/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1271,894" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-03-15 Ukraine (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4290" alt="2013-03-15 Ukraine (1)" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=538&h=378" width="538" height="378" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=538&h=378 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=1076&h=756 1076w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=150&h=106 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=300&h=211 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=768&h=540 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-1.jpg?w=1024&h=720 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>It’s a beautiful blue cover with a robin and two setenant stamps and one vignette stamp. The day of the postmark date is not very clear, maybe it’s 21 December 2012, and the location is Sholohovo Dnepropetrovskaya.</p> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4291" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/2013-03-15-ukraine-2/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg" data-orig-size="814,1162" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"HP oj6300","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="2013-03-15 Ukraine (2)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=210" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4291" alt="2013-03-15 Ukraine (2)" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=538&h=768" width="538" height="768" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=538&h=768 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=105&h=150 105w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=210&h=300 210w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg?w=768&h=1096 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-15-ukraine-2.jpg 814w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>Inside is a pretty Christmas card. Thanks a lot Olesya!</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/ukraine/" rel="category tag">Ukraine</a> and tagged <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/christmas/" rel="tag">Christmas</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/cover/" rel="tag">Cover</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ncc/" rel="tag">NCC</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/setenant-stamps/" rel="tag">Setenant Stamps</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a>, <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/tag/vignette/" rel="tag">Vignette</a> | <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/638-christmas-card-from-ukraine/#respond" class="meta-comment-link" >Leave a comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-4176" class="post-wrapper last post-4176 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-forum category-ukraine tag-cover tag-flag tag-souvenir-sheet"> <div class="post-date-wrapper"> <div class="post-date"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/618-cover-from-ukraine/" title="Permalink to #618 Cover from Ukraine" rel="bookmark"> <span>12</span> Dec 2012 </a> </div> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/618-cover-from-ukraine/#comments" class="comment-left" ><span>2</span> Comments</a> </div> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry-inner"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/618-cover-from-ukraine/" rel="bookmark">#618 Cover from Ukraine</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png"><img data-attachment-id="3243" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/486-cover-and-postcard-from-ukraine/ukraine-2/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png" data-orig-size="800,533" 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="Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3243" alt="Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png?w=150&h=99" width="150" height="99" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png?w=150 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png?w=297 297w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ukraine1.png?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <p>A cover from Ukraine, sent by postcrosser Olesya I. for exchange of covers with minisheet arranged by <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/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="4177" data-permalink="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/618-cover-from-ukraine/2012-12-12-ukraine/" data-orig-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg" data-orig-size="1720,872" 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="2012-12-12 Ukraine" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=538" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4177" alt="2012-12-12 Ukraine" src="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=538&h=272" width="538" height="272" srcset="https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=538&h=272 538w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=1073&h=544 1073w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=150&h=76 150w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=300&h=152 300w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=768&h=389 768w, https://lovelymaryam.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-12-ukraine.jpg?w=1024&h=519 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px" /></a></p> <p>On the cover, Olesya affixed one beautiful souvenir sheet with two stamps showing the flag and coat of arm of Ukraine. The souvenir sheet looks very elegant as it is decorated with golden line and colorful motifs. There are also two definitive stamps on top right. The postmark date is 29 November 2012. 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