D-Day Sword Beach, Normandy, France

 

 

 

 

Thanks a lot Frédérique !!

 

 

 

06.06.1944 - 2018

I received two postcards canceled on June 6th 2018 in commemoration of D-Day.

One I received from Pernel :

 

This card was issued to support the request to list the beaches of D-Day on the Unesco World Heritage list.

 

Thank you very much Pernel, a nice surprise !

And I received this one as well :

The card was sent with according stamp and philatelic cancellation by the Caen postoffice, thanks a lot Postmaster !

Port Winston, Arromanches, France

Thanks a lot Laura !

Liaoning Air Craft Carrier, China

 Sent : 2016.10.06

Received : 2016.11.16

Thanks a lot !!!

Che Guevara, Santa Clara, Cuba

Sent : 2015.12.27

Received : 2016.04.01

Thanks a lot Anet !!

1916 - 2016 Battle of the Somme, France

100 Years Today - Remember !

Civil War Generals, U.S.A.

Sent : 2016.01.27

Received : 2016.02.02

Thanks a lot Julie !

U.S. Grant, U.S.A.

Sent : 2016.01.27

Received : 2016.02.02

Thanks a lot Linda !

1916 - 2016, 100th. Anniversary of the Battle of Verdun (1)

I also posted this in 2014.

More on the Centenary of Verdun to come.

If you want to read more about the Battle of Verdun you can go here.

Postcard, 3rd Reich

Card sent on 1944.02.03, with a very nice round obliteration with special postmark.

What struck me as well was the text in left lower corner.

New England Air Museum, U.S.A.

Sent : 2016.01.20

Received : 2016.01.25

Thanks a lot Linda !

Rafale

Thanks a lot Pierre !

Baron Larrey, Tarbes

Tiger Tank

Sent : 2015.12.21

Received : 2015.12.22

Thanks a lot Thierry !

Sitting Bull

Sent : 2015.10.02

Received : 2010.10.05

Thanks a lot Jan-Eric!

06.06.1944, D-Day, Normandie, France

Sent : 2015.09.10

Received : 2015.09.14

Thanks a lot Laura !!

70th. Anniversary of Liberation, Guernsey

Sent : 2015.09.04

Received : 2016.09.10

Thanks a lot Denise !!

Ouistreham, 70th. Anniversary of D-Day, France

Sent : 2015.09.02

Received : 2015.09.04

Thanks a lot Junie, much appreciated!!

Mil Mi-24 Helicopter aka Hind, Czech Republic

Sent : 2015.08.05

Received : 2015.08.12

Thanks a lot Radka !!

More info on the helicopter can be found here.

French war effort during Korean War, South Korea

Sent : 2015.07.07

Received : 2015.07.00

Thanks a lot Choonjong!!