U.S. Postcrossers, how are you doing with the latest increase in stamp rates? This, plus my recent discover of old discounted postage for sale, has resulted in my doing a lot of math lately to get the right amount of stamps on each postcard — and often, it’s resulted in my running out of space to fit the stamps across the top of the cards!
Some postcard manufacturers barely leave enough room for a small single stamp in the corner of their cards. I wonder sometimes if the people designing the back of the postcards ever actually send cards. How do you handle the challenges?
My mailbox has been very happy, though: so many cute animals & cool ‘toons! Check them out…
This beautiful otter came to me from a Postcrosser in Okinawa, Japan.
More wonderful sea creatures, these from Germany. A funky scan of a great card.
Uh-oh: watch out, seals! This beauty came to from a Postcard Uniter from Poland
In from Japan, on a Postcrossing Forum tag. I love it!
And I love this gorgeous pup, received from the same Postcrosser! She says it’s an Akita Inu, known as the “Busakawa dog,” meaning “unattractive but very cute.” I find it both attractive and cute.
Also received via a Postcrossing Forum tag, this time from Russia. I’d love to have these two beauties riding in my car!
More beautiful creatures! These shore birds came to me from a Postcard Uniter in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Just 3 days after a sunset stroll during which I saw a family of raccoons coming out of the woods, I received this lot (no relation) from a Postcrosser in Russia!
This gorgeous beach scene came to me from Lissone, Italy (near Milan) — though by the time it reached me, the card seemed to have had a bite taken out of its bottom left corner!
From a Postcrosser in Singapore. The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore’s oldest temple, and you really should see it!
Received from Finland. The sender translates Snoopy’s thought: “An inspiration can surprise at any time (although sometimes it wears off before it gets off to a good start).”
Received from Portugal, love it!
Cool cubbies! From a Postcrosser in Ontario, Canada.
These fish came to me from Germany.
From England, some beaches. The Postcrosser who sent this to me says he got the card while on a trip to Scotland, but did not visit any of these beaches.
The Snail Mail 