#202: First postcard from Palau

Rock Islands

Eyvind Johnson stamp

Received from Chris from Koror.

Palau shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

#201: First postcard from Montserrat

A map of the West Indies

Butterfly stamp

Received from Mark from Brades.

Montserrat is approximately 300 miles east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 30 miles southwest of Antigua.

#65: Fourth postcard from Guernsey

Views of Guernsey

Europa, Alderney and flower stamps

Received from Jannick from Saint Sampson..

At 3.938 square miles, Castel is the largest parish in Guernsey.

#132: Second postcard from Niue

Male escort

Coral and tree stamps

Received from the nice people at the "Starring You" project. Check it out and participate to get nice cards like this from around the world.

Niue's national day is October 19th.

#49: First postcard from Cocos (Keeling) Islands

West Island Beach

Commemorative and beach stamps

Received from Deborah from Australia.

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are southwest of Christmas Island and approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka.

#200: First postcard from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Reindeer

Coronation anniversary stamp

Received from Hugh from King Edward Point.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

#59: Third postcard from the Dominican Republic

Columbus Plaza

Mask stamp

Received from Victor from Caguas, Puerto Rico.

The Dominican Republic is the only country to have the image of the Bible on its flag.

#127: Fifth postcard from New Caledonia

The Loyalty Islands 

Sealife, landscape and handshake stamps

Received from Arlène from Nouméa.

The New Caledonian crow is renowned for its intelligence.

#85: Third postcard from Saint Kitts

Basseterre

Passion fruit stamp

Received from Monika from Hastings. Please check out her blog here.

Sugar was the mainstay of the economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

#107: Third postcard from the Azores

Views of the Azores

Gardens of Portugal

Received from a friend of Anis' from Turen, Indonesia.

The flag of the Azores features the goshawk.

#196: First postcard and cover from Tokelau

Children of Nukunonu

Pacific imperial pigeon and porcupine fish stamps

Received from Litia from Nukunonu.

Tokelau is about midway between Hawaii and New Zealand.

#127: Fourth postcard from New Caledonia

Windsurfing

Sea life and Melanesian Art Festival stamps

Received from Arlène from Nouméa.

The Lapita people migrated to the New Caledonia region around 15,000 BC.

#127: Third postcard from New Caledonia

Views of New Caledonia

New banknotes of New Caledonia

Received from Arlène from Nouméa.

Nickel is a major New Caledonian export.

#32: Second postcard from Norfolk Island

Views of Norfolk Island

People, Commemorative, fruit, art and shell stamps

Received from Jillian from Norfolk Island.

No vegetables can be imported to Norfolk Island due to government restrictions.

#159: Fifth postcard and first cover from Saint Helena

Fish and jubilee stamps

A picture DVD

A picture DVD

Received from Kenneth from Saint Pauls.

João da Nova, sailing at the service of Portugal, discovered Saint Helena in 1502.

#153: Fourth postcard from the Cayman Islands

Stingrays

Fish stamps

Received from an unknown sender. Please send me a message if you know who the sender is - thanks so much. The postcard is wonderful and I want to thank the sender properly.

Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands is 5.5 miles long.

#152: Fourth postcard from Bermuda

Jobson's Cove

Shell and person stamps

Received from Julian from Devonshire.

Red Forams are a tiny single-celled animal that live under the coral reef, and are responsible for the pink sand beaches in Bermuda.

#133: Fourth postcard from Ascension Island

The rockhoppers of Tristan da Cunha

Black bar soldier fish

Received from Gráinne from Ireland.

In January 2005, the Royal Mail admitted that Ascension Island had not received any post since the previous October because they had been sending it to Asuncion, Paraguay, by mistake.

#190: First postcard from Tristan da Cunha

Location and views of Tristan da Cunha

Tristan Albatross stamp

Received from Dawn from Tristan da Cunha.

Tristan da Cunha lies 1,243 miles from nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena,1,491 miles from South Africa and 2,088 miles from South America.

#188: First postcard from the Turks and Caicos Islands

Porta Coeli Church, Puerto Rico

Shell stamp

Received from Halef from Atlanta, United States.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are southeast of the Bahamas island chain and north of the island of Hispaniola.