Mail from Penpal

 

A surprise envelope that came from a dear friend Ceci who

filled it with all these wonderful cards and Miniature Sheets!

Sent: 12 February 2016   Received: 25 February 2016   Travelled: 13 days

USA

Thanks to Cecilia who sent this card via the PinkPalace.

Send a self addressed postcard and scientists going to Antartica

will bring it along to be posted from McMurdo Station. So glad

to get a card postmark from there, thank you so much Cecilia !

Sent: 19 January 2016   Received: 19 February 2016   Travelled: 31 days

Arizona map

Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. It was previously part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain before being passed down to independent Mexico and later ceded to the United States after the Mexican–American War. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.

Thanks to Cecilia for this great map!

Delaware map

Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of American Indians, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. It was initially colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, near the present town of Lewes, in 1631. Delaware was one of the 13 colonies participating in the American Revolution and on December 7, 1787, became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby becoming known as The First State.

Thanks to Cecilia for this beautiful map!

North Pole, Alaska

The name "North Pole" is often applied to the entire area covered by its zip code, 99705. This area stretches between Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base, and between the Chena River and the Tanana River, including subdivisions off of Badger Road, a loop road connecting the eastern edge of Fairbanks city limits with North Pole city limits, and in the nearby census-designated place of Moose Creek. Despite the name, the city is about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) south of Earth's geographic North Pole.

The city is a summertime attraction for tourists visiting nearby Fairbanks and, due to its location on the Richardson Highway, those traveling to and from the Alaska Highway and Valdez. North Pole is home to two oil refineries, the town's major industry aside from tourism.

Haha thanks so much to Cecilia for this dear card from the North Pole, she understands 

my penchant for collecting cards from places with interesting names :)

3D cat

Thanks to Cecilia for this bundle of fur in my mailbox! 

Nothing like a happy cat to put a smile on my face

9/11 Memorial

 

The National September 11 Memorial and Museum is the principal memorial and museum commemorating the September 11 attacks of 2001. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, on the former location of the Twin Towers destroyed during the attacks.

Thank you Cecilia for this piece of history.

Sent: 17 September 2013,   Received: 27 September 2013   Travelled: 10 days

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos)

Once there were tens of thousands of these bears in North America. Today there

are about 1,000 left in Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. They measure

over six feet (standing on their hind legs) and weigh over 1,000 pounds. Their 

yellowish-brown or black fur is tipped with white, hence the name grizzly.

The bear's catch of the day, thank you Cecilia for this card :)

Sent: 1 February 2013,   Received: 5 March 2013,   Travelled: 32 days

Wildlife in the southwestern desert

Another great card from Arizona of the wildlife.

Thank you Cecilia for this postcard :)

Sent: 30 January 2013,   Received: 8 February 2013,   Travelled:  9 days

Kokopelli

 

Thank you Cecilia for this amazing card! I've never heard

of the Koopelli before so it was pretty interesting to read

this factual card :)

Sent: 30 January 2013,   Received: 8 February 2013   Travelled: 9 days