Sunday, March 24, 2019

Postcard Project #1: Straits Settlements

Aim To send the same postcard design from every former Straits Settlement



from: Malacca
(now: Melaka, a state of the Federation of Malaysia)

from: Singapore
(now: the Republic of Singapore)

Still missing
  • Christmas Island (now: the Territory of Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands (now: the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an external territory of Australia)
  • Dindings (now: Manjung, a district of the state of Perak, Federation of Malaysia)
  • Labuan (now: Labuan, a federal territory of the Federation of Malaysia)
  • Penang (now: Pulau Pinang, a state of the Federation of Malaysia)

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Buddhist iconography 011

from: China

Buddhist iconography 010

from: China

Buddhist iconography 009

from: China

Buddhist iconography 008

from: China

Buddhist iconography 007

from: China

Buddhist iconography 006

from: China

Communist iconography 010

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 009

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 008

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 007

from: China
[North Korea]

Communist iconography 006

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 005

from: China
[North Korea] 

Communist iconography 004

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 003

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 002

from: China
[China]

Communist iconography 001

from: China
[China]

Ursines 018

from: China

Ursines 017

from: China

Ursines 016

from: China

Ursines 015

from: China

Ursines 014

from: China

Ursines 013

from: China

Ursines 012

from: China

Ursines 011

from: China

Monday, March 18, 2019

Ursines 010

from: China

Ursines 009

from: China

Elephants 009; Ursines 008

from: China

Ursines 007

from: China

Ursines 006

from: China

Marine creatures 020

from: China
[penguins]

Marine creatures 019; Oddities 001

from: China
[penguins]
(N.B.: Stamped, sent, and postmarked in China, but with
additional Singapore postmark on picture-side of postcard.)

Marine creatures 018

from: China
[ceteceans]

Dragons 002

from: China

Dragons 001

from: China

Tigers 005

from: China

Tigers 004

from: China