USA - MARYLAND

Blue Ridge Mountains

Peaceful panoramas, such as the one shown here can be seen on many hiking trails that crisscross the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains chain, which streches from Georgia, through South and North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland (the postcard was published here), and into Pennsylvania. The Blue Ridge Mountains are noted for their bluish color when seen from a distance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: poihound

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland. The Washington Monument in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, was the first architectural monument planned to honor George Washington. The monument, which was constructed of white marble from Cockeysville, rises 178 feet and consists of three main elements: a low, rectangular base containing a museum; a plain, unfluted column; and, atop the column, a standing figure of Washington. By the time of the monument's completion in 1829, financial constraints had forced a series of design compromises which simplified the monument.

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: rjmom