Postcard Swap

[penhorse87]

Cards out to Raiche58, PaulK, Con and penburg in the morning.

 

Penhorse87

[Treehugger]

I'm behind , but cards will be going out very soon.

[pyotrkot]

Hi everyone,

 

On Friday i received an envelope from another FPN'r and didn't notice until later that the stamps were missing. It appears that someone in the Canada Post Office is a collector. Made me curious as to whether anyone has had that happen to postcards they received?

 

Regards,

[inkypete]

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

 

Please make sure you sign your postcard with your FPN name. Makes it easier to identify you. Please!

[tr3n1ty]

I'll be sending out cards to jleeper, tawanda and waisun tomorrow.

 

If anyone would like to receive a postcard from Alaska, please PM me.

 

(edited to add another recipient)

Edited September 14, 2009 by tr3n1ty

[sdcurnow]

I spent tonight replying to all of the cards that I've received in the past week or so. Cards are going out in the morning to:

 

hannaahl

Jazztonight

PaulK

Ibz

JLeeper

InkyPete

GiniGin

Quasar007

Philip1209

 

Enjoy! Steve C

[waisun]

Received cards from:

jazztonight very nice view of Oakland. Ink is a bit thin on the postcard though

inkypete Ahh you like Burgundy too...I just bought MB Burgundy.

orangesam you're right the orange doesn't work on postcards :-)

 

Thanks for all your cards :-)

My mum exclaimed, "Aren't you a bit old to have pen friends now?" hahaha

 

Sent:

steveh6883

tawanda

multiechelon

orangesam

jazztonight

ibz

hennypeny

jleeper

[Member99]

Oh,

 

I'd like to join in here.

I'm in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne

 

I'll PM who I need to PM to be put in the list.

[penhorse87]

Wonderful homemade card received from jazztonight.

Cards out tomorrow to deauville, Kent Frazier, merzig, Celeste and jesse.

 

Penhorse87

Edited September 15, 2009 by penhorse87

[r1chard]

Do the postcards come with a stamp?

I like stamps as well.

 

Anyone interested with a postcard swap from Kingston, Ontario, Canada! PM me..

 

I saw a calligraphy book with lots of beautiful writings used in letter addresses.

This will be a nice exercise.

[vieuxcarre]

Dear Hylian,

 

PM sent!

 

Kind regards,

vieuxcarre

 

I'm available for trading postcards from Lisbon (Portugal), or any other country that I might visit.

 

Since we're on a thread about postcards... How do all of you manage to write on postcards with fountain pen ink? Most postcards I bought in the past had very impermeable surfaces that hardly absorbed ink.

Edited September 15, 2009 by vieuxcarre

[vieuxcarre]

Dear Hannah,

 

I can't recall exactly, but I suspect that if the card was from a Louisiana Bayou that it was one of mine... Thank you for your kind note from Karlstadt!

 

Cheers,

vieuxcarre

 

I almost forgot to thank for these cards that arrived last week.

 

Vieuxcarre - was the card from Fort Bayou from you?

Jakespeed - I love waterfalls

PaulK - vintage card of US Capitol with great colors

 

Thanks!

[tr3n1ty]

Sending cards out to pyotrkot and steveh6883 tomorrow.

 

Also - FYI - I may have been completely dyslexic and written my handle as tr1n3ty on some earlier postcards. Oops.

[inkypete]

I can't believe this. In an idle moment I thought I would flip through my record cards and add up how many postcards I have written and sent. I have now topped 300 cards sent around the world. Wow! That is a scary number. Off to the Post Office tomorrow to buy more stamps. First time I bought 5, then 10, then 20 and now I have to get 30 at a time. And the endless search for new and different postcards - thats a challenge.

[ShadowWriter]

Advanced Search results are overwhelming. If asked/answered many times, I apologize. If question is ludicrous, you may whisper among yourselves, wondering how a member cannot comprehend a simple concept.

 

I realize that 2 members may have a regular routine of exchanging postcards with each other, but generally, are postcards just exchanged once with any participating member? Ex: I'm in US, someone's in Australia... we exchange a postcard of our areas and move on?

 

A postcard to/from would be fabulous. Multiple postcards from me to Australian could become boring unless member planned to move to my area and really needed to see as much as possible before relocating.

 

I've always assumed 1 postcard to/from but thought I'd ask.

[Member99]

Just a note to anyone who PM'ed me regarding the postcards.

I will post them ASAP, but I'm moving house this week, which is earlier than planned, so it may be a week or 2 before I post anything, while I get everything back to normal.

 

Also my Lamy has been packed away, so there's no using that until I get to the new home.

 

PS: Anyone in the UK; is a standard 1st class stamp good enough to post worldwide? Or will I need to take it to the post office or buy a large letter stamp?

[jazztonight]

Just a note to anyone who PM'ed me regarding the postcards.

I will post them ASAP, but I'm moving house this week, which is earlier than planned, so it may be a week or 2 before I post anything, while I get everything back to normal.

 

Also my Lamy has been packed away, so there's no using that until I get to the new home.

 

PS: Anyone in the UK; is a standard 1st class stamp good enough to post worldwide? Or will I need to take it to the post office or buy a large letter stamp?

 

In the US there is a special international postcard rate, which is more than the standard 1st class domestic stamp. I assume the same is true for the UK. You can check at the Post Office and then buy a supply to keep you going for a while.

[ibz]

Just a note to anyone who PM'ed me regarding the postcards.

I will post them ASAP, but I'm moving house this week, which is earlier than planned, so it may be a week or 2 before I post anything, while I get everything back to normal.

 

Also my Lamy has been packed away, so there's no using that until I get to the new home.

 

PS: Anyone in the UK; is a standard 1st class stamp good enough to post worldwide? Or will I need to take it to the post office or buy a large letter stamp?

 

 

 

1st class is only valid for the UK. For cards to Europe it will be 56p and for the rest of the world 62p.

 

Enjoy!!

[orangesam]

Advanced Search results are overwhelming. If asked/answered many times, I apologize. If question is ludicrous, you may whisper among yourselves, wondering how a member cannot comprehend a simple concept.

 

I realize that 2 members may have a regular routine of exchanging postcards with each other, but generally, are postcards just exchanged once with any participating member? Ex: I'm in US, someone's in Australia... we exchange a postcard of our areas and move on?

 

A postcard to/from would be fabulous. Multiple postcards from me to Australian could become boring unless member planned to move to my area and really needed to see as much as possible before relocating.

 

I've always assumed 1 postcard to/from but thought I'd ask.

 

There is no consensus of opinion as to whether we swap once or multiple times. I think it is trial and error. If you sent and don't receive a reply, just let it be. And if you get a reply and you feel the need to respond you should do so.

 

Postcards need not be the typical touristy ones, they can represent anything, be it a piece of art or just a place of interest.

 

Happy swapping

[ShadowWriter]

There is no consensus of opinion as to whether we swap once or multiple times. I think it is trial and error. If you sent and don't receive a reply, just let it be. And if you get a reply and you feel the need to respond you should do so. Postcards need not be the typical touristy ones, they can represent anything, be it a piece of art or just a place of interest.

 

Happy swapping

 

Thanks, orangesam!