Nouvelles Images

Loooove these Nouvelles Images cards.  I'm always so happy to find one of these in my mail box.  They are such cool cards.

This one is showing all kinds of planes, jets and even a hot air balloon.  

A big thank you goes out to Tiina from Estonia.  She picked this card up in a little shop in Stockholm on her holiday there and sent it to me for the September RR.  

I love this card!

The stamps are very beautiful too!  The one on the right has a silvery kind of emblem.  It's not really noticeable on the picture.

Iguassu Falls, Brazil

This card is of the famous Iguassu Falls in Brazil.  The falls are located on the border of Brazil and Argentina.  They were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.

It is a very beautiful view and quite breathtaking.  It would be awesome to go see them some day.

Right now, I'm happy just happy to have this great postcard of them.  Thank you so much to Tarcisio for sending this wonderful card as part of the August RR.

This is the stamp with the postmark clearly visible.

Rhode Island

It's always nice to get a map card.  I love them and I hope that eventually I'll have one for every state.  I've got a long way to go on that though.;)  

This map is of Rhode Island and it's the smallest state in the USA.  It's called 'The Ocean State' and nicknamed 'Little Rhody'. 

Thank you so much to Melissa for sending this cool card to me for the August RR for my growing collection.  

"A Passion for Chocolates"

Yummy chocolates!!! I was so happy to find all these sweets in my mail box. I absolutely love this card with all those delicious goodies. This is my 2nd Nouvelles Images card. They're so awesome and this one in particular. Who could resist one of these yummy treats? I think I have to search my cupboards for some chocolate now, lol !!! Fantastic card!

A big 'Thank you' goes out to Marleen in the Netherlands for sending me this awesome card for the August RR.

Love those colorful fun stamps. They're great!!!

Knut, Berlin, Germany

I've been wanting a card of this little adorable guy for such a long time and thanks to Michaela I have one now. Yeaaaah !!!! I used to see him on TV and heard so much about him and I think he's sooooo sweet and adorable. Can't help but love him!!!

He was born at the Berlin Zoo on December 5th, 2006 and since he was rejected by his mother at birth, the zookeepers raised him. He's so well known and I remember, that they had a song about him too.

According to Wikipedia, he became a huge tourist attraction and increased zoo attendance by 30%. "Knutmania" was born.

Vielen lieben Dank to Michaela for sending me this adorable card for the April RR.

And such a cute 'Knut' stamp too. I love it!

Vormsi, Estonia

This beautiful lighthouse is in Vormsi, Estonia. I love this view and the beach. It looks so inviting to take a nice stroll along the water's edge enjoying the fresh air and nature.

Here is a little bit of information from the back of the card. The lighthouse is located on Vormsi Island. The height from the bottom is 24 m and the light altitude is 27 m.

The cast iron tower (1871), prefabricated in Lithuania, replaced a tower manufactured in England in 1864.

I received this beautiful card for the April RR. Thank you Janek for this lovely card!

Love the lighthouse stamps and they also show the location on the map. Beautiful and informative at the same time!

Camel

I received this vintage reprint camel card for the July RR and I love it! It's an awesome card. It was sent from Switzerland by Zasa. Vielen lieben Dank Sara fuer die tolle Karte.

Also some very nice stamps. The Albert Anker stamp is a Sondermarke, which means a special edition stamp, I think??? Getting all these beautiful stamps on the cards makes me want to get back into stamp collecting, but I think it's difficult to remove the stamps without damaging the cards and somehow it will take the uniqueness away from the cards too. Therefore, I like to keep them on the card to admire.