Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan

Thanks to Elaine for this rare glimpse of Lady Eowyn,

the Shieldmaiden of Rohan from the movie Lord of the Rings :)

Received: 21 June 2016

Vulcan, Canada

Vulcan is a town in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada, within Vulcan County. It is located on Highway 23, midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge. The population of the town was 1,836 in 2011.

Vulcan was named by a surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railway after the Roman God of Fire – Vulcan. Originally, all the streets of Vulcan were named after gods and goddesses of the classical world such as Juno, Mars, and Jupiter. The community was incorporated as a village on December 23, 1912 and then as a town on June 15, 1921. In July 1927, a major tornado destroyed many homes and the new curling rink in the town. That tornado was made famous when a photograph of it approaching Vulcan was used for the "tornado" article in Encyclopædia Britannica.

The town's name has brought some attention that has helped it become a tourist attraction. In the Star Trek television and feature film series it is the name of the homeworld of Spock and his fellow Vulcans.

Capitalizing on this coincidence, the town has built a Star Trek–themed tourist station (the Tourism and Trek Station), which provides tourist information, displays Star Trek memorabilia, provides unique photo opportunities, and allows visitors to participate in The Vulcan Space Adventure virtual reality game. Nearby, a replica of the starship Enterprise from Star Trek V has been mounted on a pedestal which includes writing from Trek alien languages like Klingon. The town has also created space-themed murals and signs, and hosts an annual community-wide Star Trek convention known as "Spock Days". This convention attracts hundreds of Star Trek fans from around the world. In 2013, the TrekCetera Star Trek museum opened in Vulcan. A plaque commemorates a Star Trek postage stamp issued by Canada Post in 2016, which was unveiled in Vulcan and which features Spock.

Source: Wikipedia

Yippee! A card from Vulcan! Thanks very much to Rob and Anaik who made

a special trip to Vulcan for the Commemorative Star Trek issue and the

amazing Spock Vulcan Postmark!! 

Sent: 5 May 2016    Received: 25 May 2016  Travelled:  20 days

Mad Hatter

Thanks to Varya for the awesome card of the Mad Hatter for

my Alice in Wonderland collection ^_^

Sent:  23 January 2016   Received: 12 May 2016   Travelled: 104 days

Thorin Oakenshield

Thanks to Deane for the maxicard of Thorin Oakenshield!

Sent: 25 April 2016   Received: 13 May 2016

Hogsmeade, Universal Studios

Thanks to Chaela,who sent this card from Hogsmeade, for the swap!

Look at the awesome postmark! 

Sent: 26 September 2014   Received: 15 October 2014  Travelled: 19 days

Bellatrix

Thanks to Kristyna for this lovely card swap, so happy

to get another card of Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, one

of my favourite actresses :)

Sent: 31 March 2016   Received: 12 April 2016  Travelled: 12 days

Hobitton

The Hobbiton Movie Set was a significant location used for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film series. It is situated on a family run farm about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Hinuera and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Matamata, in Waikato, New Zealand, and is now a Tolkien tourism destination, offering guided tours of the set.

Source: Wikipedia

Thanks to Susan for the swap, so glad to be able to get

a card showing Hobbiton village :D

Sent: 9 March 2016    Received: 29 March 2016   Travelled: 20 days

The Two towers

Wow another card from the Postcrosser Chang who 

also sent the Legolas card that arrive in the previous week.

Love the Hobbiton tape too!

Sent: 22 February 2016    Received: 29 March 2016   Travelled: 36 days

Yoda

Thanks so much to Tom for this iconic Jedi Master Yoda!

Sent: 6 March 2016  Received: 21 March 2016   Travelled: 15 days

Legolas

Thanks to Cahng via Postcrossing for the Legolas card

Sent: 30 December 2015   Received: 18 March 2016   Travelled: 79 days

Darth Vader

Thank you Tom for this great postcard!
Sent: 19 February 2016
Received: 1 March 2016
Travelled: 11 days

Rey

Tada! This card arrived last year while I was away, gearing up for the release of
"The Force Awakens" , who is this mysterious child that carries a strong force? Enjoyed watching the film which also paid homage to the first movie that came out in 1977, Star Wars , which has been retitled to "A New Beginnig".
Thanks to Irena for this swap
Love having a piece of Rey in my collection :D
Sent: 18 November 2015
Received: 30 November 2015
Travelled: 12 days

Finn

Thanks to Tom for this series of PHQ Star Wars card,
featuring Finn , one of the heroes of the Rebellion :)
Sent: 4 January 2016   Received: 19 January 2016
Travelled: 15 days

TIE fighters

Another card from the PHQ Star Wars series, this time
some TIE fighters! Thanks Tom
Sent: 4 January 2016   Received: 19 January 2016
Travelled: 15 days

The Lord of the Rings

Anton Lomaev

Thanks to Olga via PostcardUnited for this amazing

LOTR postcard! Love the art!

Sent: 28 October   Received: 19 November 2015   Travelled: 22 days

Obi Wan Kenobi, Star Wars PHQ

Star Wars PHQ card issued on 20 October 2015

After 2 days of no mail,so excited to received not one but
two Star Wars postcards! I caught the trailer for
The Force Awakens recently in the cinema and saw
an ageing Han Solo with his trusty sidekick Chewbacca.
Thank you Tom for the light saber and this great postcard!
Sent: 31 Oct   Received: 11 November 2015
Travelled: 11days

Rey, Star Wars PHQ

MUAHAHA my first Star Wars card!!

Thank you Tom for this awesome postcard and the symbol of the New Republic. 

Can't wait for this film to come out in December! 

Sent: 31 Oct    Received: 11 Noivember 2015   Travelled: 11 days

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC from 1963 to the present day. The programme depicts the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord— a space and time-travelling humanoid alien. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Accompanied by companions, the Doctor combats a variety of foes, while working to save civilisations and help people in need.
Source: Wikipedia

Hehehe thanks to SprinkleStar for this cool card of Doctor Who 

(swap-bot) I've never seen this series and I should get around to watching 

it soon as I'm running out of Sci Fi shows to watch once I catch up to 

finishing Star Trek:TNG.

Sent: 15 Oct   Received: 27 Oct 2015   Travelled: 12 days

Gimli, Lord of the Rings

YAY! A postcard of Gimli, the Dwarf in the group of 9 folk

who went on the quest to save Middle Earth. Actually I wonder

why is it that Czech Republic has so many of the Lord of the Rings 

postcards when the movies were filmed in New Zealand. This card

comes without a stamp and uses the STS system, "Student to Student"

I think it works mostly for Europe but it's nice to see that it can also

make its way to Malaysia.

Thank to Zuzana from PostcardUnited for this great card!

Sent: 15 Sep 2015   Received: 28 Sept 2015   Travelled:13 days

Smaug maxicard

Thanks to Susan for this wonderful maxicard of the

dragon, Smaug , from The Hobbit. Smaug is voiced by

Benedict Cumberbatch, one of my favourite actors :)

Sent: 27 April 2015   Received: 8 May 2015   Travelled: 11 days