USA - MASSACHUSETTS

Boston

Franklin Park, previously known as West Roxbury Park, was renamed in honor of Boston born patriot Benjamin Franklin, who documented in his will that he wished for a portion of his estate to be given to a worthy cause. The park brings together rural scenery, a woodland preserve, and areas for active recreation and sports. Franklin Park also has six miles (10 km) of roads and fifteen miles (24 km) of pedestrian and bridle paths to explore.

The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. The Public Garden was established in 1837 when philanthropist Horace Gray petitioned for the use of land as the first public botanical garden in the United States. The bridge crossing the lagoon, designed by William G. Preston, opened in 1867. It was the world's shortest functioning suspension bridge before its conversion to a girder bridge in 1921. Its original suspension system is now merely decorative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps (and many extra stamps in the envelope).

Received from: jtw

USA - MAP POSTCARDS

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States.

 

 

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: myfemur 

USA - WYOMING

Chief Joseph Scenic Highway

Wyoming Highway 296 also known as the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce Indians out of Yellowstone National Park and into Montana in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry and escape into Canada. It is a 45.96-mile (73.97 km) long scenic highway in northern Park County.

Nice stamps.

Received from: DeLapp

USA - Pennsylvania

Weaver's Mill Bridge

The Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 85-foot-long (26 m), 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) bridge was built in 1878 by B. C. Carter and J. F. Stauffer across Conestoga River. It is also known as Isaac Shearer's Mill Bridge. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. It is painted red, the traditional colour of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white colour.

 

I received a few beautiful stamps in the envelope with this postcard.

Received from: Victorian

USA - CARTOONS

Disney Pixar - UP

Up is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Pete Docter. The film centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Edward Asner) and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai). By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America and to complete a promise made to his lifelong love.

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp. 

Received from: mrbaseball47

USA - ARIZONA

Chapel of the Holy Cross

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built into the mesas of Sedona, Arizona. The chapel is built on Coconino National Forest land. The chapel was completed in 1956. The American Institute of Architects gave the Chapel its Award of Honor in 1957. In the sculptor's words, “Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the Chapel has a universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all, regardless of creed, that God may come to life in the souls of all men and be a living reality.” In 2007, Arizonans voted the Chapel to be one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona, and it is also the site of one of the so-called Sedona vortices.

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: KathyCC

USA - THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions.  the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition is commonly, but not universally, traced to a poorly documented 1621 celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts. The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest. In later years, religious thanksgiving services were declared by civil leaders such as Governor Bradford, who planned a thanksgiving celebration and fast in 1623.

The practice of holding an annual harvest festival like this did not become a regular affair in New England until the late 1660s. As President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nation-wide thanksgiving celebration in America marking November 26, 1789, "as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God". Every year, the President of the United States will "pardon" a turkey, which spares the bird's life and ensures that it will spend the duration of its life roaming freely on farmland.

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: toastiecallie

USA - VIRGINIA

Bridge Tunnel

Noted as one of the "Man Made Wonders of the World", this bridge tunnel system stretches over 17 miles to connect Virginia Beach with the Eastern Shore. This unique image is looking south over the first island towards Virginia Beach. The fishing pier and gift shop a favourite of most travellers.

 

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: Trina

USA - WASHINGTON

Seattle

Seattle is a major coastal seaport and the seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Seattle lies on seven hills including Capitol Hill, First Hill, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Magnolia, Denny Hill and Queen Anne. The Space Needle, dating from the 1962 Century 21 Exposition, is Seattle's most recognizable landmark. The fairgrounds surrounding the Needle have been converted into Seattle Center, which remains the site of many local civic and cultural events.

 

 

 

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: AriannaValori

USA - FLORIDA

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. The city is a popular tourist destination and it is sometimes known as the "Venice of America" because of its expansive and intricate canal system. The city is a major yachting center. Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale, who was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who built the first fort. However, development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict.

 

 

Nice stamps. 

Received from: TheBlueMorpho

 

 

 

 

A beautiful stamp.

Received from: TheBlueMorpho

USA - SIERRA NEVADA

Nevada Lodge

On the back of this retro card you can read:

Discover Lake Tahoe's

Nevada Lodge

offering you ... a glittering treasure of holiday fun ... round the clock ... through all the year!

100 beautiful rooms - outdoor heated pool and pavilion - glamorous theater bar - ultramodern coffee shop - the friendliest casino in Nevada

 

 

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: WRITE SHOP ROBERT

USA - OTHERS

Travel Card

No matter where you turn in the United States you’ll come across some sort of famous landmark. Some are famous locally, while others are well-known across the entire country. I hope I will have opportunity to visit some of them in future.

 

 

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: EvansCrew

 

 

 

 

 

Ride the Trolley

The Kenosha Electric Railway (KERy) was a street railway serving the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, from February 3, 1903, through February 14, 1932. Although it had several owners, the original name was used throughout its history and is still unofficially attached to the current streetcar line in Kenosha. In 1932 the Kenosha system was converted to electric trolley buses, making Kenosha an early user of these vehicles for all transit operations (both Ipswich and Darlington in the UK converted entirely to trolley buses in 1926). Kenosha also utilized color-coding for transit routes, a more common practice in horsecar days but used by Glasgow on its electric cars from the beginning. At the turn of the 21st century, Kenosha constructed a modern electric streetcar system utilizing historic PCC streetcars.

 

Nice stamps.

Received from: Arianna Valori

 

 

 

Ford

Ford Motor Company (also known as simply Ford) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. In the past it has also produced heavy trucks, tractors and automotive components.

Received from: 4ajka

USA - NEW MEXICO

Cattle Drive

Cattle drives were a major economic activity in the American west, particularly between 1866 and 1886, when 20 million cattle were herded from Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and points east. The long distances covered, the need for periodic rests by riders and animals, and the establishment of railheads led to the development of "cow towns" across the American West. Because of extensive treatment of cattle drives in fiction and film, the cowboy became the worldwide iconic image of the American. Cattle drives still occur in the American west and in Australia. On average, a single herd of cattle on a long drive (for example, Texas to Kansas railheads) numbered about 3,000 head. To herd the cattle, a crew of at least 10 cowboys was needed, with three horses per cowboy.

Cowboys worked in shifts to watch the cattle 24 hours a day, herding them in the proper direction in the daytime and watching them at night to prevent stampedes and deter theft. The crew also included a cook, who drove a chuck wagon, usually pulled by oxen, and a horse wrangler to take charge of the remuda, or spare horses. The wrangler on a cattle drive was often a very young cowboy or one of lower social status, but the cook was a particularly well-respected member of the crew, as not only was he in charge of the food, he also was in charge of medical supplies and had a working knowledge of practical medicine.

 

A nice stamp.

Received from: The Sinclairs

USA - ARKANSAS

Old mill

The Old Mill, located in North Little Rock, is a historic recreation of an 1880's water powered grist mill. The mill was used in the opening scenes of "Gone With The Wind" and is believed to be the only remaining structure from the film.

Nice stamps.

Received from: zeroday

USA - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, formed by water and scoured by glaciers, is 20 miles (32 km) long, up to 1,200 feet (360 m) deep and 1,500-4,000 feet (450-1,200 m) wide. But it's not the canyon's statistics that impress, it's the sight of it. Two waterfalls, one above the other, cascade into the golden-walled Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, their clear water forming an aquamarine ribbon winding far below.

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: emotis

USA - SOUTH CAROLINA

Pawleys Island

Pawleys Island is a town in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States, and the Atlantic coast barrier island on which the town sits. It is one of the oldest beach settlements on the east coast.

A nice stamp.

Received from: creekside

USA - ILLINOIS

Chicago - The South Branch and Wacker Drive

The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) that runs through the city of the same name, including its center (the Chicago Loop). The source of the South Branch of the Chicago River is the confluence of the North Branch and Main stem at Wolf Point. Wacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south branch of the Chicago River.

A nice stamp.

Received from: ariellovesmail

USA - NEBRASKA

Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock is a prominent geological rock formation in Morrill County in western Nebraska. Rising nearly 300 feet (91 m) above the surrounding North Platte River valley, the peak of Chimney Rock is 4,226 feet (1,288 m) above sea level.

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: Kellie72

USA - OREGON

Oregon Coast

This beautiful silhouette, of Haystack Rock from Cape Kiwanda located at Cape Kiwanda State Park, foregrounds one of the coast's radiant sunsets. Composed of basalt, Haystack Rock was formed by lava flows emanating from the Grand Ronde Mountains 10 to 17 million years ago. Haystack Rock was once joined to the coastline but years of erosion have since separated the monolith from the coast.

Nice stamps.

Received from: KSP

Crater Lake

Crater Lake, the nation's deepest lake, sits in Oregon amidst the remnants of the Cascade volcano Mount Mazama, which erupted more than 7,700 years ago. In the centre of the lake is Wizard Island, a cinder cone caused by a last-gasp eruption after Mount Mazama collapsed.

Wonderful stamps.

Received from: Kathy44

Picture Gorge - Sheep Rock Unit

Named for prehistoric Indian painting found on its rock walls Picture Gorge presents a spectacular geologic display of layer upon layer of lava flow. Fifteen hundred feet of basalt lava have been cutby the erosive power of the John Day River. Cliffs provide homes for nesting swallows, canyon wrens, and birds of prey.

Nice stamps.

Received from: innalyon