Postcard to Swap With My Missing Countries - Maldives

I bought many postcards and stamps during my travel to Maldives last week. Here is one of those. I would love to swap this postcard with three (3) postcards of my missing countries OR three (3) postcards that suit my preferences. This unaddressed postcard was stamped and postmarked by a post office at the Velana International Airport in Maldives. 

Here how the swap goes. I am going to send this postcard to you in an envelope. And you are going to send me with three (3) postcards, each sent stamped and postmarked in that country. Hope this explanation helps. Thanking you in advance. Kindly e-mail me for this arrangement.

Please follow this posting as I will put more on Maldives postcards.

Note : A postcard in Maldives costs USD1.00 and a stamp of MVR15 is sold at USD2.00.

Malaysia Airlines

Collaboration of Malaysia Airlines and CIMB.

Signed by Captain Manshah and First Officer Fadlee Md Nor and the crews for the MH485 (Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Velana International Airport in Male, Maldives) on Sunday, 8th December 2024.

 

Svalbard and Jan Mayen - The Iconic Polar Bear Sign

Longyearbyen, Svalbard
The Iconic Polar Bear Sign

Sent by Khristin from Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

The polar bear population in the Svalbard archipelago is around 3,000 which exceeds the number of people that reside in the town of Longyearbyen. While encounters with the animals in the town are rare, Svalbard Polar Bear Signs warn residents and visitors of the potential danger they face when venturing beyond the limits of the town. In doing so, these signs have become icons in their own right that signify a spirit and reality that defines the entire community (read further).

Want to visit Longyearbyen, do book your stay here.

Punto di Partenza

“Punto di partenza” is an Italian phrase that translates to "point of departure" or "starting point" in English. It can also be translated as "square one", "jumping-off place", "origin", or "trailhead". 

Sent by Candice from Taiwan.

World Postcard Day 2022 - #1 (Malaysia)

 

Just started collecting WPD postcards.

Sent by myself to myself :)

World Postcard Day was launched in 2020 by Postcrossing and Finepaper to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the postcard. It's celebrated annually on October 1st.

French Guiana - Saint-Laurent Du Maroni

Saint-Laurent du Maroni.

Sent by Cheryll of Suriname from French Guiana. 

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy maʁɔni], lit. 'Saint-Laurent of the Maroni'; French Guianese Creole: Sen-Laurent-di-Maronni) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the second most populous city of French Guiana, with 50,250 inhabitants at the January 2021 census (read further).

Sudan - Marra Mountain

Marra Montain or Marrah Mountain in Sudan.

Sent by 

The Marrah Mountains or Marra Mountains (Fur, Fugo Marra; Arabic: جبل مرة, Jebel Marra) are a range of volcanic peaks in a massif that rises up to 3,042 metres (9,980 ft). They are the highest mountains in Sudan (read further).

Rwanda

Sent by Nicole fom Kigali, Rwanda.

St. Vincent and The Grenadines - Union Island

Union. The Grenadines.

Sent by Union Island Tourist Office.

Union Island is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It has a surface of 9 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi) and lies about 200 km (120 miles) west-southwest of Barbados within view of the islands of Carriacou and the mainland of Grenada, which lies directly south (read further).

France - Perpignan

The Castillet, the old city gate, remains of the fortifications that protected Perpignan.

Sent by Marion from Perpignan, France.

The Castillet (locally [kəstiˈʎet] or Castellet in Standard Catalan, meaning small castle) is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales, France). Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars (Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions) (read further).

Russia - Rimskaya

 

Metro station Rimskaya

Sent by Olesya from Russia.

Rimskaya (Russian: Римская) is a Moscow Metro station in the Tagansky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line, between Chkalovskaya and Krestyanskaya Zastava stations (read further).

Russia - Tula Oblast - Metallistov Street

 

View of Metallistov pedestrian street in the historical center of Tula town, Russia

Sent by Iachenka from Tula, Russia.

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Map Card

The most popular tourism spot and road map of Kuala Lumpur.

Sent by myself from the heart of Kuala Lumpur

Mongolia - Gobi Desert

Mongolia
Gobi Desert

Sent by myself during my travel to Mongolia in July this year.

The Gobi Desert (Mongolian: Говь, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ, /ˈɡoʊbi/; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: gēbì) is a large, cold desert and grassland region located in northern China and southern Mongolia. It is the sixth largest desert in the world. The name of the desert comes from the Mongolian word Gobi, used to refer to all of the waterless regions in the Mongolian Plateau; in Chinese, Gobi is used to refer to rocky, semi-deserts such as the Gobi itself rather than sandy deserts (read further).

Mongolia - Greetings From Mongolia

Harsh but often beautiful : the desert

Sent by myself during my travel to Mongolia in July this year.

Mongolia

Mongolia.

Sent by myself during my travel to Mongolia in July this year

Russia - Saint Petersburg - Palace Bridge

Saint Petersburg

Palace Bridge

Sent by myself during my travel to Saint Petersburg in July this year.

Palace Bridge (Russian: Дворцо́вый мост, Dvortsoviy Most), a road- and foot-traffic bascule bridge, spans the Neva River in Saint Petersburg between Palace Square and Vasilievsky Island. Like every other Neva bridge (except for Big Obukhovsky Bridge), it is drawn by night, making foot travel between various parts of the city virtually impossible. The bascule span was designed by an American firm, the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company, and built by the French firm Société de Construction des Batignolles between 1912 and 1916 (read further).

Russia - Saint Petersburg - The Peter and Paul Fortress

Saint Petersburg
The Peter and Paul Fortress

Sent by myself during my travel to Saint Petersburg in July this year.

The Peterhof Palace (Russian: Петерго́ф, romanized: Petergóf, IPA: [pʲɪtʲɪrˈɡof]; an emulation of German "Peterhof", meaning "Pieter's Court") is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, commissioned by Peter the Great as a direct response to the Palace of Versailles by Louis XIV of France (read further).

Russia - Saint Petersburg - With Love From Saint Petersburg

Views of Saint Petersburg

Sent by myself during my travel to Saint Petersburg in July this year.

Russia - Saint Petersburg - Singer Company House

Saint Petersburg
Singer Company House

Sent by myself during my travel to Saint Petersburg in July this year.

Singer House (Russian: Дом компании «Зингер»), also widely known as the House of the Book (Russian: Дом книги), is a historic building in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the Griboyedov Canal, directly opposite the Kazan Cathedral. It is recognized as a historical landmark and has official status as an object of Russian cultural heritage (read further).

Russia - Moscow

 

City view of Moscow

Sent by myself during my travel to Moscow in July this year.

Russia - Moscow - Manege Square

 

MOSCOW
City Panorama
View of the Manege Square

Sent by myself during my travel to Moscow in July this year.

Manezhnaya (Russian: Манежная площадь, IPA: [mɐˈnʲeʐnəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ], lit. 'Manege Square') is a pedestrian open space in the Tverskoy District, at the heart of Moscow. It is bound by the Hotel Moskva to the east, the State Historical Museum and the Alexander Garden to the south, the Moscow Manege to the west, and the 18th-century headquarters of the Moscow State University to the north (read further).

Russia - Moscow - House of The Government of the Russian Federation

MOSCOW. House of The Government of the Russian Federation

Sent by myself during my travel to Moscow in July this year.

The White House, officially The House of the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian: Дом Правительства Российской Федерации, romanized: Dom pravitelstva Rossiyskoi Federatsii), also known as the Russian White House and previously known as the House of Soviets of Russia, is a government building in Moscow. It stands on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment. The building serves as the primary office of the government of Russia and is the official workplace of the Russian Prime Minister (read further).

Russia - Kazan - Kazan Nights

 

Kazan Nights

Sent by myself during my visit to Kazan in July this year.

Russia - Kazan - The Kazan Kremlin

 

The Kazan Kremlin. The gun court complex.

Sent by myself during my visit to Kazan in July this year.

This is the 3rd postcard featuring The Kazan Kremlin. The other two are here and here.