#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.

#35: Seventh postcard from the Netherlands

Drenthe

Football stamps

Received from Merjim from Agona Swedru, Ghana.

The hole in the centre of a CD was the size of the smallest coin in Europe - a Dutch 10 cent coin.

#18: Fourth postcard from Scotland

Linlithgow Palace

Queen Elizabeth stamp

Received from Linda from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Saint Columba is thought to be the first person to claim a sighting of the Loch Ness Monster in AD565.

#18: Third postcard from England

Giraffe

Received from Helen from London.

England is the most populated country in the United Kingdom.

#18: Fourth postcard from Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Protaras

Queen Elizabeth stamp

Received from Keith from Paralimni, Cyprus.

Akrotiri and Dhekelia is one of two of Britain's military overseas territories.

#18: Third postcard from Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Snow in the Troodos Mountains

Queen Elizabeth stamps

Received from Keith from Paralimni, Cyprus.

Akrotiri and Dhekelia claim territorial waters of 3 miles.

#9: First cover from Switzerland

Squirrel and lamp stamp

Received from Sylviane from Sainte-Croix.

On 16 July 1661, Switzerland became the first country in Europe to issue banknotes.

#197: Fourth postcard from Transnistria

House of Councils, Tiraspol

Person stamp

Received from Nastia from Chisinau, Moldova.

Transnistria has its own central bank, which issues the Transnistrian ruble.

#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.

#92: Third postcard and first cover from Transnistria

Bender Fortress

Vancouver 2010 stamp

Received from Oleg from Tiraspol.

Ninety-one percent of the Transnistrian population adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

#18: Second postcard from Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Kourion

Queen Elizabeth stamp

Received from Keith from Paralimni, Cyprus.

Akrotiri and Dhekelia form 3% of the landmass of Cyprus.

#194: First postcard from Ukraine

Farmland

Quill stamp

Received from Tanya from Vinnytsya.

Ukraine borders Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.

#129: Second postcard from Slovakia

Many views of Bratislava

Electronic stamp

Received from Andrej from London, United Kingdom.

The women of Slovakia, along with Lithuania and Poland, marry the youngest (at around 24 years) in the European Union.

#16: First cover from Finland

Moth stamp

Received from Mari from Helsinki.

The Whooper swan is Finland's national bird.

#108: Second postcard from San Marino

First Tower and panorama

Juventus stamps

Received from Johan from Overijse. Please check out his blog here.

San Marino was neutral for the Second World War, joining the Allies later.

#70: Fourth postcard from Greece

A Greek kitten

Mountain stamp

Received from Despina from Heraklion.

Greece has no navigable rivers due to its mountainous terrain.

#70: Third postcard from Greece

Cats!

Mountain stamp

Received from Despina from Heraklion.

In Greece, voting is required by law for every citizen who is 18 or older.

#58: Second postcard from Denmark

Glud Museum

The Little Mermaid stamp

Received from Hans from Horsens.

Denmark has the oldest monarchy in the west.

#18: First postcard from Akrotiri and Dhekelia

House of Dionysos Pafos

Queen Elizabeth stamp

Received from Keith from Paralimni, Cyprus.

Akrotiri and Dhekelia are in Cyprus.

#107: Second postcard from the Azores

Sperm whale

Gardens of Portugal

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

The 8 smaller islands of the Azores are known as Formigas.