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FIRST;
1. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER, JUST SEND ME THE POSTCARD, I'LL SCAN IT FOR YOU :-)
2. I ALWAYS register cards the exact same day of arrival
3. postcards I liked I have NOT received yet, or in a few cases, would like to receive again

Working for Reshare, a recycling project of the Dutch Salvation Army. I live in the city of Zaandam, famous for it's wooden houses and windmills.

I travel a lot although the last 5 years it is mainly Indonesia where I travel.

Am 61 years old, royalty-fan, enjoy history, handbags, stamps, cooking, museums and much more. Have 7 foster children from Indonesia and 1 from Nepal.

Am also an ambassador for Compassion International, writing to sponsorchildren and sponsoring some as well (Kenya, Ghana, Burkina Faso)

I enjoy ALL kind of stamps and postcards,

BUT an absolute NO for halloween/obama/horror/unicorns & drugs (Nederlanders!) cards or "Keep Calm" (that really offends me!) though. And try to send a card from your own country, not a thailand card when you live in the USA for example....
but like any other I do have favorites, also for DIRECT SWAPS :

CATS, FUNNY CATS, FAMOUS CATS, MORE CATS, CARTOON CATS, HELLO KITTY, FELIX THE CAT, RODE KATER, GARFIELD, :-) Blue Cats, jetoy, tabi neko, papersister cats, kajenna cats

- Chinese New Year (even old cards!), Chinese Zodiac, new year's cards, Newruz, Jewish new Year (not the other zodiac)
- botanical pictures, flower, plants, trees
- Avatar the last airbender, waterboys (animated series Japan)
- handbags, people with hats, fashion, traditional costumes, knitting, lace, quilts, antique fans, dance (flamenco, lola flores)
- cheramics, glass, coffee & tea cups/pots/culture
- royalty
- birds, butterflies, whales, sharks, all animals from the sea
- DISNEY , illustrations from children's books
- palaces, churches, monastries, synagogues, judaica, temples, Salvation Army
- wildlife: tigers, elephants, mountains, the moon, the oceans
- classical art, especially portraits, old photographic portraits
- Jimmy Nelson photocards
- Cards by Sergey Yakushev
-Brambly Hedge, Muizenhuis, Wind in the Willows, Peter Rabbit
-Odd shaped cards
-Flowers: sunflowers, gerbera, orchids, suttons, bouqets, roses, botanical illustrations
-World Postcard Day (old and new)
From JAPAN: all from Kyoto, Japanese men and boys on cards
- surprise me :-)

Still Need more ideas?

OCTOBER: World Postcard Day
NOVEMBER: start mailing me (Christian) Christmascards! and New Year cards

I will always try to read your profile to see what you like, and use nice stamps as well. Receiving a postcard should be a little of a party :-)

Music, Movies and television in the Science Fiction/Fantasy genre, cooking and eating, reading, photography, biking, swimming, travelling.... I think I actually have to many hobbies.

Thanks in advance for your card!