A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 30, 31 & 32

Week 30

 

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TWO cards went out in week 30 of my Postcrossing challenge: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George (AU-358520) went to the Ukraine, and a viewcard of the Painted Desert (near Coober Pedy here in South Australia) was sent to Finland (AU-358521).

 

 

 

Week 31

 

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Another TWO cards went out in week 31: The last of my Leichhardt First Day of Issue postcards to Germany (AU-360025), and a wonderful shot of Memory Cove on the Eyre Peninsula was sent to the USA (AU-360026).

 

 

 

Weeks 30 & 31

 

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Over the course of the fortnight I received a total of EIGHT cards: Two came in from the Netherlands (NL-2503004 and NL-2503003), and another pair from Germany - postcards of the same lighthouse, no less (DE-3191018 and DE-3220361)!

 

I also received one a piece from Taiwan (TW-1270571), Romania (RO-85123), Russia (RU-2306779), and China (CN-1313987).

 

 

 

Week 32

 

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We were away vacationing on Kangaroo Island this week, so I wasn't able to scan in the postcards prior to sending them. Tacky photos don't quite cut it, do they?

 

A postcard of Remarkable Rocks I sent to Belarus (AU-360679), and the Penneshaw sunset postcard sent to the Netherlands (AU-360680) - posted from the island itself.

 

 

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Just the one card came in this week, from Belarus (BY-1298534).

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 67

All time: 123

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 65

All time: 122

 

 

Expired postcards to date: 2

A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 28 & 29

Week 28

 

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To make up for not sending any postcards out in week 27, I sent out THREE cards during Week 28: Journey of the Coastal Koori went to Russia (AU-355829), a Waterhouse art card to Germany (AU-355830), and some yellow orchids to the USA (AU-355831).

 

 

 

 

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I received my first Postcrossing themed postcard this week, and it came from Ukraine (UA-1026994). 

 

 

 

 

Week 29

 

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Another THREE cards sent out this week: A view of Wilpena Pound to China (AU-357181), Maggie Beer to the Netherlands (AU-357182), and an Australian dinosaur to Taiwan (AU-357187).

 

I did not receive any cards this week.

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 61

All time: 116

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 56

All time: 113

 

 

Expired postcards to date: 2

A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 25, 26 & 27

Week 25

 

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I sent another TWO cards during Week 25 of my challenge: An Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 First Day of Issue postcard was sent to Lithuania (AU-351761), and a First Day of Issue postcard celebrating the christening of Prince George of Cambridge went to Belarus (AU-351762).

 

 

 

 

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Four colourful, bright and happy cards came in during Week 25: Two from the Netherlands (NL-2428376 & NL-2428375), one from Germany (DE-3089291), and my first card from New Zealand (NZ-102612).

 

 

Week 26

 

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More bad luck in Week 26, with card AU-342311 sent to Russia in Week 18 having expired.

 

I sent TWO more cards: A carnivorous plant to the Ukraine (AU-352840), and a view of the Flinders Ranges (Arkaroola) to the Netherlands (AU-352842).

 

 

 

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Just the one card this week, from Portugal (PT-357338).

 

 

Week 27

 

A busy week this week, so I did not have the opportunity to send any cards, nor did I receive any.

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 55

All time: 112

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 50

All time: 112

 

 

 

Expired postcards to date: 2

 



A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 23 & 24

Week 23

 

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A bit of bad luck this week: The vintage postcard from the London Transport Museum that I sent during Week 15 to the Ukraine (AU-337684) expired after having not been registered within 60 days. Perhaps it got lost, or perhaps the recipient has been distracted by the recent political turmoil in his country. Unless, by some miracle, it turns up, I guess I'll never know!

 

So, I sent another TWO cards: A Joan of Arc art card to China (AU-349141), and an Australian Game First Day of Issue card to the UK (AU-349142).

 

 

 

 

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Finally, a card! A beautiful, snow-filled card from Germany (DE-3055229)!

 

 

 

 

 

Week 24

 

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Another TWO cards went out this week: Life's a beach for Germany (AU-350204), and the dazzling glamour of Sydney Harbour is on its way to the USA (AU-350517).

 

 

 

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And would you believe it? SEVEN cards arrived in my letterbox this week, all on the same day! There were two from Hong Kong (HK-230790 and HK-232324), and one each from Hungary (HU-67729), the UK (GB-532581), Poland (PL-875188), Spain (ES-286896), and Austria (AT-177038).

 

 

My favourite message came from Chris in Hong Kong, who wrote:

"How are you doing today? Enjoying the lovely sunshine in Australia? Actually, I come from a similar city called Hong Kong, where you can get the same amount of sunlight. But trust me, you don't want to come here in the raining season as umbrella's no use while you're in such heavy rain. I haven't been to Australia, but I went to New Zealand last summer and the weather there is so changeable! The rain usually caught me off guard while I was there!"



 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 51

All time: 108

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 45

All time: 107

A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 21 & 22

Week 21

 

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So, it appears the mail is slow. Or, at least, that's the only logical explanation for it, because I've not received a card in a few weeks now, and my cards seem to be taking forever (20 days or more!) to get to their destinations.

 

Because of that, I could only send ONE card during week 21 of the "challenge" as I'd maxed out my limit of travelling cards. 

 

This card is of an Australian Native Orchid and is (still!) on its way to the USA (AU-346363).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 22

 

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I sent TWO Postcrossing cards this week: Irish wisdom is on its way to Germany (AU-347840), whilst the medieval art is travelling to South Africa (AU-347841).

 

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 47

All time: 105

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 37

All time: 99

A Postcrossing Adventure: Weeks 17 & 18

 

Remember how I said a few weeks back that the way in which Postcrossing issues cards didn't make much sense to me? Well, that is still very much the case. In the past month I have sent EIGHT cards, but received only ONE, which arrived a fortnight ago. There were no incoming cards in weeks 17 or 18 of my self-imposed challenge.

 

I've also had one card EXPIRE this fortnight, which was the Sydney postcard I sent to China (AU-330087) in Week 9. A card reaches "expiration" when it hasn't been registered by the intended recipient within 60 days of it being sent, either because it has been lost in the mail, or because the recipient has failed to register it in line with Postcrossing instructions.

 

 

 

Week 17

 

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Another TWO cards went out in week 17.

I sent a pretty free card (or ad card) to Taiwan (AU-341244), and a postcard of one of my photos of the Eyre Peninsula to India (AU-341245).

 

I find there are three countries to which my cards are most likely to expire: China, Russia, and India. Every card I've sent to India in the past has expired, so I don't harbour many hopes for this most recent one being registered either. It'll be a nice surprise if it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 18

 

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I sent another TWO cards this week: Farming Australia cows went to Russia (AU-342311), whilst cook extraordinaire Stephanie Alexander is on her way to the USA (AU-342312).

 

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 40

All time: 97

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 37

All time: 99

A Postcrossing Adventure: Week 14

Week 14

 

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A few more of my Postcrossing cards arrived at their destinations this week, so I decided it was safe to send another THREE postcards out. Kelly Country (AU-336105) is travelling to Russia, beachside bliss in Glenelg (AU-336106) is on its way to Germany, and Indigenous leader Oodgeroo Noonuccal (AU-336165) was sent to The Netherlands.

 

 

 

 

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Just the ONE card in this week, from Katrin in Germany (DE-2778018) who made the card pictured above using a photograph, and spoke of her love for books.

 

 

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 32

All time: 90

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 36

All time: 98

 

A Postcrossing Adventure: Week 13

Week 13

 

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I sent just TWO cards again this week: A Farming Australia (sugar cane) First Day of Issue maxicard went to the USA (AU-334714), whilst the Jane Austen quote was sent to a fellow bibliophile in New Zealand (AU-334715).

 

I like to trade blank non-tourist cards with other people to get some variety, as it is very difficult to find postcards where I live. This allows me some extra choice when sending out cards via Postcrossing. I'd love to exchange some blank cards with people (such as art cards, quotes, photography cards that aren't tourist cards etc.), so if you're interested please get in contact with me via email at sorcha(dot)sidhe(at)gmail(dot)com.

 

I'm especially interested in trading First Day of Issue maxicards and the postage paid cards from Australia Post with fellow Australians, as not all the same cards and packs are made available at every post office (or online). I can trade up to ten cards per swap.

 

 

I didn't receive any Postcrossing cards this week.

 

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 29

All time: 89

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 35

All time: 97

 

 

A Postcrossing Adventure: Week 12

Week 12

 

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It has been very hot and very boring here this week. I think I would have happily written Postcrossing cards all week, if Postcrossing didn't set limits on the number of postcards a person can have in transit at any one time. So, I just sent another TWO cards this week, since it seems to take a really long time for my cards to arrive at their destination.

 

A lovely vintage forest scene from cardcetera.com went to Hong Kong (AU-333544), and I sent a stunning merino ram First Day of Issue maxicard to Finland (AU-333546).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Two out, and two in: From China (CN-1171331) I received the lovely Big Ben postcard (I just L-O-V-E Big Ben!), and the vintage favourites came in from Russia (RU-2315054).

 

 

 

Postcrossing postcards sent to date: 27

All time: 86

 

 

Postcrossing postcards received to date: 35

All time: 97