#92: Second postcard from Transnistria

River view

Flower and Europa stamps

Received from Alexandra from Tiraspol.

Only South Ossetia and Abkhazia recognise Transnistria as a sovereign nation.

#44: Third postcard from Taiwan

Kavalan

Flower stamp

Received from Momo from Taiwan through the Postcrossing website.

Taiwan's neighboring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

#44: First postcard from Taiwan

Traditional dress postcard

Flower stamp

Received from Sophia from Taiwan through the Postcrossing website.

Taiwan's neighboring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

#37: First postcard from Japan

Dombai Valley

Duck and flower stamp

Received from Bartek from Poland who was vising Japan through the Postcrossing website.

Japan lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

#31: First postcard from Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll

Flower and fish stamps

Received from Dragonfly from the Marshall Islands.

The Marshall Islands share maritime boundaries with the Federated States of Micronesia to the west, Wake Island to the north, Kiribati to the south-east, and Nauru to the south.

#30: First postcard from Madagascar

Route du Sud

Flower stamps

Received from Soafara from Antananarivo.

Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa.

#24: First postcard from Jersey

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Coins and flower stamp

Received from Mary from Jersey.

Situated in the English Channel between England and France, Jersey and Guernsey are referred to collectively as the Channel Islands.

#13: Second postcard from Germany

Schönes Pirmasens

Flower stamps

Received from Sarah from Germany through the Postcrossing website.

Germany is bordered by, from the north clockwise: Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.

#12: First postcard from Czech Republic

Sleeping children

Mendel and flower stamps

Received from Elle from Czech Republic through the Postcrossing website.

The Czech Republic is bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the north.

#8: Second postcard from Belarus

Typical Belorussian orthodox church

Flower and bird stamps

Received from Maria from Belarus through the Postcrossing website.

Belarus is bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.

#7: First postcard from Bhutan

Bhutanese flowers

Lunar ox year 2009

Recieved from Tshewang from Bhutan.

Bhutan is bordered to the north by China and to the south, east and west by India.