#33: Second postcard from Puerto Rico

Old San Juan

Flag stamp

Received from Monika from Christ Church, Barbados. Please check out her blog here.

The deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean is Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench, at a depth of 8,605 metres.

#191: Second postcard from Tunisia

The flag of Tunisia

Building stamp

Received from Mehdi from Hamman-Lif. Please check out his blog here.

Tunisia is divided into 24 governates (wilayat), of which Tataouine is the largest and Tunis is the smallest.

#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.

#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.

#91: First postcard from Western Sahara

Map of Morocco

Commemorative and Rabat stamps

Received from Radim from Olomouc, Czech Republic. Please check out his blog here.

Western Sahara is bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the extreme northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

#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.

#178: Second postcard from Malta

Map of Malta

Ship stamp

Received from Claudia from Birkirkara.

Malta's national dog is the Pharaoh Hound Dog. In Maltese, the breed is called Kelb tal-Fenek.

#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.

#178: First postcard from Malta

The coat of arms of Malta

Ship stamp

Received from Silvan from Għaxaq.

Malta is 50 miles south of Sicily, 176 miles east of Tunisia, and 207 miles north of Libya.

#70: Second postcard from Greece

Map of Greece

Sailing ship stamp

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

Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast.

#105: Second postcard from Oman

Map of Oman

Arts stamp

Received from Cresalde from Qurum.

Oman is home to the Frankincense tree.

#42: Third postcard from Suriname

Map and views of Suriname

Bird and frog stamps

Received from Cheryll from Paramaribo.

Suriname was a British colony, but was traded with the Netherlands for New York, United States.

#142: Third postcard from Chile

Wiphala

Aviation and wood-carving stamps

Received from Hernán from Santiago. Please check out his blog here.

Chile has the lowest divorce rate globally.

#166: First postcard from Canada

Map of Canada

An amazing array of stamps

Received from Denise from LaSalle.

Canada is bordered by the United States of America to the West and South.

#126: Fifith postcard from Palestine

Flowers

National unity stamp

Received from Bahjat from Gaza City.

Just under a half of Palestinian land is dedicated to olive production.

#66: Second postcard from Ghana

Enye Nyame Den

Art, bird, flower, fruit, commemorative, tapestry, monkey and crocodile stamps

Received from Merjim from Agona Swedru.

Ghana is home to Lake Volta, the world’s largest artificial water body.

#18: Third postcard from Scotland

Boat of Garten treehouse

Thistle stamp

Received from Alice from Edinburgh.

William Paterson (1658-1719), a Scot, was the instigator and co-founder of the Bank of England.

#142: First postcard from Chile

The flag of Chile

School of Public Health stamp

Received from Camile from Santiago.

Chile borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south.

#65: Second postcard from Guernsey

The Flag of Guernsey

Herm Harbour stamp

Received from Monica from Saint Peter Port. Please check out her blog here.

The Channel Islands are the only British territory to be occupied by German forces during the Second World War.

#126: First postcard from Palestine

Jerash, Jordan

National unity stamp

Received from Bahjat from Gaza City.

Palestine shares a border with Israel, the other borders are currently undefined.