#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.

#53: Third postcard from Belgium

Bruges

Hockey stamp

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

In 2001, Belgium was the only country whose government had more female ministers than male.

#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.

#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.

#13: First cover from Germany

Castle stamp

Received from Inken and Jan from Berlin.

Germany was the first country to adopt Daylight Saving Time, in 1916.

#65: First postcard from Alderney

Fort Clonque

Christmas stamp

Received from Louise from Alderney.

Alderney is around 10 miles to the west of La Hague in France, 20 miles to the north-east of Guernsey and 60 miles from the south coast of Great Britain.

#53: Second postcard from Belgium

The case of the sunflower

General Alcazar and Nestor stamps

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

I absolutely love Tintin. This postcard brought back good memories of getting Tintin books out of the library and reading them on the bus home, even though I got car-sick.

#77: Fifth postcard from the Isle of Man

Manx views

Manx heritage stamps

Received from James from the Isle of Man.

The symbol of the Isle of Man is the triskelion which consists of three bent human legs which are armoured in the case of the Isle of Man.

#77: Fourth postcard from the Isle of Man

Loaghtan sheep

Manx heritage stamps

Received from James from the Isle of Man.

There are two varieties of Manx cat. One is the “rumpy” which has no tail and the other is “stumpy” which has a small vestigial tail.

#77: Third postcard from the Isle of Man

Lighthouse

Manx heritage stamps

Received from James from the Isle of Man.

The Tynwald is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world.

#65: Third postcard from Guernsey

Shell Beach on Herm, Victor Hugo Statue, Morris dancing on Sark, and Saint Peter Port Harbour Guernsey

Europa, Alderney Christmas and bluebell stamps

Received from Jannick from Saint Sampson.

Victor Hugo owned a house on Guernsey.

#107: First postcard from Madeira

Madeira, since 1419

Azores view stamp

Received from Burak from Caniçal.

Madeira is just under 250 miles north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean.

#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.

#18: Second postcard from Scotland

Map of Scotland

Queen Elizabeth stamp

Received from Doyel from Glasgow.

Scotland's population of 5.1 million live in only 3% of the total land area. Source - back of the postcard.

#18: Second postcard from England

Images of Port Isaac

Queen Elizabeth II stamp

Arrived in this bag due to the "chomping"

Received from Claire from Hatfield through a lottery in the Facebook Surprise Me! group.

England shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies north west of England, whilst the Celtic Sea lies to the south west. The North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe.

#17: Second postcard from France

Cathédrale Saint Jean-Baptiste

Triplettes de Cherbourg stamp

Received from Axel from Fournival. Please check out his blog here.

From southwest to northeast, France shares a border with Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium. France also borders Suriname to its west and Brazil to its east and south, by way of the overseas region of French Guiana, which is considered an integral part of the republic.

#13: Sixth postcard from Germany

Garden

Flower stamp

Received from Nicole 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.

#35: Sixth postcard from the Netherlands

Amsterdam postcard

Building stamp

Received from Amber from the Netherlands through the Postcrossing website.

The European part of the Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom.