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Sending a card? Please write your USER NAME and the date on the card as well as the registration number.

Greetings, fellow citizens of this tiny planet.
Real mail with real stamps. Real messages hand-written by real people. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

I am 75 years old and retired from a local university library where I was preservation manager for many years. My wife is a retired elementary school Teacher/Librarian.

We have a dog (Pintobean, Chihuahua/Jack Russell Terrier mix) and 2 cats (Emma, a Manx mix with no tail, and B'inky, a one-eyed ginger tabby). They are all rescues of a sort.

I am an avid reader and gardener. I’m a huge fan of college basketball, many different kinds of music, and bird watching. I spend a lot of my time working in clay, making both pottery and small sculptures (see avatar).

I have no expectations regarding cards; I just look forward to the surprise of anything that you may care to send or express, but I hope you will tell me something about yourself and your daily life. Who is a favorite musician? . . . a favorite book? . . . a favorite quote?

I appreciate unusual stamps also, especially of BIRDS.

suggestions:

children’s art (especially handmade)
botanical illustrations
biological illustrations
drawings or paintings of birds, cats, dogs, other animals
maps of your country, state, city, province, district, history
cards with the name on front of your city, state, country, etc.
cards cut from food or other packages
landscapes: drawings, paintings, or illustrations
ART of any kind (especially folk or primitive)
books, libraries, alphabets, letters, numbers
musicians (jazz, classical, traditional)
old doors, windows
vintage or antique cards
aerial photography (earth from above)
Anna Silivonchik paintings or illustrations
Marina Rusanova illustrations
from Czech Republic: anything by or about Josef Lada
from Australia, Aussie Alphabet Stamps
handmade cards (especially by children)

To everyone who has sent a postcrossing card or a direct swap: Thank you. THANK YOU. THANK YOU!!!

I wish happiness and PEACE to all of you.

Jim

p.s. To U.S. Postcrossers - Please join the campaign to request the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Postcrossing stamp! Spread the word by adding this info to your profile and by sending a postcard (or write a letter) to:

Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 3300
Washington, DC 20260-3501

updated 6/13//23