mialav

I'm a 23 year old Finnish girl studying English in Helsinki. I lived in Munich, Germany for about 4 years and in California for about 3 years before.

Here are some of my favorite types of cards, if you can find something relating to any of these I'd absolutely love it:

- anything relating to the time between 1950-1990
- old cartoon US state greeting cards (Greetings from.....)
- old celebrities (Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, James Dean, etc.)
- pin-ups
- movies (black and white movies, Tarantino, Miyazaki, etc.)
- books (classic literature, book covers, photos of books, etc.)
- food
- anything kitchy
- owls
- black and white novelty cards
- a cityscape of Shanghai!
- lighthouses (photos or illustrations)
- contemporary female illustrators (think Audrey Kawasaki)
- art noveau (especially Alphonse Mucha!)
- tattoos

My favorite postcards gallery should give you an idea of what I like :)

I prefer artsy cards to standard touristy cards with city/landscapes (except for that Shanghai cityscape). I especially don't like multi-view cards or foldable cards. However, I'm happy to receive any cards, really, if it's too difficult to find something off my wish list. :)

You can write to me in English, Finnish, Swedish or German (or simple Mandarin pinyin or characters, or simple Italian).