USA: Stanford University

Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California, and one of the world's most prestigious institutions, with the highest undergraduate selectivity and the top position in numerous surveys and measures in the United States. And it got a german Motto: "Die Luft der Freiheit weht" - didn't know that. Stanford alumni have started many companies and, according to Forbes, has produced the second highest number of billionaires of all universities (f.e., Google Founders Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page)

The card shows the Memorial Chruch with it's famous north facade.

Stamp: Global: Sea Surface Temperatures (1.15$) - Issued: 22-04-2014


Thanks Ryan!

USA: University of California at Berkeley

This two cards arrived in an envelope, so there are no stamps on it. The University was established in 1868. In 2015 it is ranked third in the US News' 2015 Best Global Universities Rankings and Berkeley faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 72 Nobel Prizes!

The second card shows the Sather Gate. It's the traditional entrance to the Berkley Campus. It was presented by Jane Kay Sather to the University in memory of her late Husband, Peder Sather.

USA: Vanderbilt University

"Vandy" is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2014 the Vanderbilt University was ranked #16 in the US News University Ranking. The card also tells me, that Vanderbilt is also the "happiest" university in the USA.

Stamps: The Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly (70 ct) - Issued: 10-02-2014; From the Series "Music Icons": Janis Joplin (49 ct) - Issued: 08-08-2014


Thanks Nadiah!

USA: University of Michigan

Another card of my "Universities Collection". The card shows the Burton Memorial Tower and Baird Carillon of the University of Michigan. Interesting information about the Carillon: It's the third heaviest musical instrument in the world, with 55 bels ranging from 12 pounds to 12 tons.

Stamps: 
Circus (1 $) - Issued: 10-12-2014 (r.)
Winter Flowers Forever (Amaryllis) - Issued from a Set of 4 (12-02-14) 
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Statue (21c) - Issued: 12-02-2014


This card actually arrived from Hawaii - Thanks Michelle!

USA: Yale University

Last year, I also received this nice card. It shows the famous Yale University. On the card, you can see the Yale Harkness Tower. It was built between 1917 and 1921 by James G. Rogers (Class of 1889).

I'm always looking for postcards showing a school or an university. So, I really love this one.

Stamps:  American Toleware (5c) - Issued: 25-06-2004 (l.); American Clock (10c) - Issued: 24-01-2003; Wisdom, Rockefeller Center, NYC (1$) - Issued: 28-02-2003

USA: Washington, DC

I received this card in May 2014. It shows the capital of the United States of America while all 4 Seasons. Pretty nice card!

Stamp: Winter Flowers (The Christmas Cactus) - Issued from a Set of 4 (14-02-14)


Thank You Angela!

Åland: Mariehamn

I received this nice card back in January 2015. It's my first card from the Åland Islands. The Åland Islands is a region of Finland that consists of an archipelago lying at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. The Capital and largest city is Mariehamn.

Stamp: 2x SS Birger Jarl (0,55 EUR) (Issued: 01-02-2012)


Thank You Mikaela!

First Post and First Postcard

Hurray!!! Finally, it's done. 

This is my first blog ever and on this sites, I will show you my postcards and stamps collection. Most of my cards will come from Postcrossing, but also friends and family are providing me with new and beautiful postcards. So, enough said. Here is my first card to show:

My first Postcard published on this blog is an "old" one:

The first one comes from the very south of Germany. Lindau im Bodensee is located at the Lake Constance (Bodensee). It's well known for Germany's southernmost Lighthouse.

It also got a special Postmark: "Lindau im Bodensee - Ferieninsel der Lebensfreude"

Stamp: Burgen & Schlösser (Wasserschloss Inzlingen (50 Pf) - Issued: Set out of 8 (1980)