Berta Benz in Pforzheim

A beautiful re-creation of the historic moment when Berta Benz (wife of Karl Benz) telegraphed home to Mannheim of her safe arrival in Pforzheim, thereby completing the first long-distance automobile journey (194km) and a public relations triumph for Benz automobiles. Thank you Sabine for this thoughtful card which enlightened and delighted me.

Olympic Games - stamps and maxicards

Australia Olympic stamps and maxicards - due for release July 17, 2012 (click to enlarge)

Looking to set up swaps for official postcards and stamps issued for London Olympics. Anyone? Contact me

Queen of the Ocean - Titanic

This gold medal card received from Ande who visited Belfast and thought of me.

New Disneyland postcards

Wow! Disneyland are opening some new attractions in June and have launched a series of promotional postcards to coincide. Not sure if they are 'limited edition' or will become common souvenir stall items. See the rest of the set here.

Vintage Lufthansa

Thought this might have been a modern re-interpretation, but delighted to discover it is in fact a reproduction of famous Walter Rau Lufthansa poster from mid-1950s. Thanks Sabine

Celebrations, Pyongyang, North Korea.

You don't get many of these. From my adventurous travel pal, Kris. Pyongyang. If they knew she was a journalist, she'd be thrown out. Unfortunately one stamp was torn off. Cheap North Korean glue, no doubt. (Same stuff holding the country together)

Rackcards: Hawaii Five-O

Rackcards or freecards. You either love 'em or hate 'em. I have a foot in both camps. But stuff like this is hard not to like. From www.avantcard.com.au