#21: Third postcard from Iraq

Views of Iraq

Voting stamps

Received from David from Dublin, Ireland. Please check out David's amazing blog and adventures here.

During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, the words “Allah Akbar,” meaning “God is great,” were added to the Iraqi flag.

#89: Fourth postcard from Lesotho

The Qiloane Falls

Frog, flower and and football stamps

Received from Hape from Teyateyaneng.

Khoisan hunter-gatherers were the earliest inhabitants of Lesotho.

#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.

#17: Second postcard from French Guiana

Views of French Guiana

Rabbit stamp

Received from Cheryll from Paramaribo, Suriname.

French Guiana is home to Ariane, an important space centre.

#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.

#49: Fourth postcard from Australia

City views of Australia

Echidna stamp

Received from Jill from Saint Helena Island.

The Indian cobra is the 15th most deadly snake on earth; the top 14 are all found in Australia.

#69: Second postcard from Guinea

Map and people of Guinea

Tycho Brahe stamp

Received from Madeleine from Conakry.

Guinea was the first African French colony to gain it's independence.

#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.

#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.

#114: Third, fourth and fifth postcard from Colombia

Bogotá

Santa Marta

Cartagena

Received from Mariana from Bogotá in an envelope with a US with a label on (I won't bother uploading that).

Colombia has the world's largest bird diversity.

#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.

#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.

#181: Third postcard from Rwanda

Bukavu, South Democratic Republic of Congo

Art and market stamps

Received from Kinley from Cyangugu.

Rwanda is the most heavily populated country in Africa.

#182: First postcard from South Africa

Views of  Cape Town

Dinosaur stamp

Received from Jill from Saint Helena Island.

South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; and within it lies Lesotho,

#33: First postcard from United States Virgin Islands

Beaches of the Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands stamps

Received from Arnold from Bellaire, United States of America.

The United States Virgin Islands are between Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands.

#136: Second postcard from Sint Maarten

Map of Saint Martin

Boat stamp

Received from Victor from Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Sint Maarten occupies the southern portion of the Island of Saint Martin, named by Columbus after Saint Martin of Tours.

#134: Third postcard from Kyrgyzstan

Mausoleums (gumbezs) in Djumgal village and ancient runic Kyrgyz script

Labels and hockey stamp

Received from Alidzhon from Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan's national day is celebrated on August 31st.

#172: First postcard from Cape Verde

Praia, Island of Santiago

Padre Campos stamp

Received from John from Manchester, United Kingdom. Please check out his blog here.

Cape Verde is a group of islands off the coast of Senegal and Mauritania.

#168: First postcard from Curaçao

"I am in Curaçao"

Food and fish stamps

Received from Daniëlle from Kaya Zuni.

Curaçao is between Aruba, Bonaire and Venezuela.