Here we have one of my older Mexican postcards showing a street in the small city usually known as Taxco but more formally named Taxco de Alarcón, the administrative center of a municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from the city of Iguala, 135 kilometers (84 miles) from the … Continue reading Street in Taxco, circa 1939
Greenview is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 778 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Greenview was laid out in October 1857, by Menard County pioneer Willian Engle, on land originally owned by Charles Montgomery in section 23 of township 19 north, range 6 west of the Third Principal Meridian. It was … Continue reading New Year’s Day 1913: Postcard from Greenview, Illinois U.S.A.
I do not have very many postcards cancelled on either New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The oldest that I do have are a few postcards found over the years all on the Ganzachen 1899 New Year 1900 green 5-pfennig Reichspost postal card. I have one unused copy and five that were posted from different cities in the German Empire on either December 31, … Continue reading New Year’s 1899/1900: Postcards from Germany
This is an interesting card bearing a ½p green Great Britain KEVII stamp which I recently bid for and won in an eBay auction for just £1.50 (plus another £2.30 shipping to Phuket). What makes this unusual — and potentially worth somewhat more than I paid for it — are the auxiliary markings: “Contrary to Regulations – 53” and a To Pay 1p handstamp. It … Continue reading Christmas Postcards: Shepton Mallet, England – “Contrary to Regulations”, 1909
This card from Monaco bears two different scenes — the port at Monte Carlo and the changing of the guard on Palace Square. The stamps, used in 1972 but dating to the early 1960s, feature the Rainier III Swimming Stadium at the port and the Prince’s Palace lit up at night. Port de Monaco Port Hercules is the only deep-water port in Monaco and has … Continue reading Monte Carlo, Monaco: The Port & Changing of the Guard
The Niagara Whirlpool is a natural whirlpool within the Niagara River located along the Canada–U.S. border between New York and Ontario. It is in the Niagara Gorge, downstream from Niagara Falls. Its greatest depth is 125 feet (38 m). It is estimated that the whirlpool formed approximately 4,200 years ago by the upstream erosion of the Niagara Escarpment by the Niagara River. Niagara Falls is … Continue reading Niagara Falls, Ontario: Canada – The Niagara Whirlpool
The Great White Throne is a mesa, predominantly composed of white Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park in Washington County in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species … Continue reading Zion National Park, Utah: U.S.A. – The Great White Throne
I remember hearing stories when I was a child about my grandfather delivering heating oil up to Hearst Castle. I imagine he did this sometime in the late 1920s or early 1930s. This would have been quite a drive as San Simeon, California, is about 43 miles from San Luis Obispo where my mother was born in 1938. Perhaps Grandpa Chapman was based elsewhere at … Continue reading A Postcard A Day #26: 12 March 2021 – Hearst’s Castle
A series of computer “events” and extremely slow internet has seen midnight of 5 March come and go, causing me to miss yet another daily postcard post. I have wanted to post this card for several days now and will do so before going to sleep. At least I have the day off from work tomorrow. This is a semi-maximum card, I suppose, as the … Continue reading A Postcard A Day #25: 6 March 2021 – Bavaria Statue
I love San Francisco; it has been my favorite city in the United States since I was very young and I have accumulated quite a few stamps and postcards picturing different views and attractions of the city over the years. Today’s card is of the Golden Gate Bridge which spans the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure … Continue reading A Postcard A Day #24: 4 March 2021 – Golden Gate Bridge
Postcards to Phuket 