Postcrossing reached 30 million registered postcards!
And I had a small part in that achievement.
But because all postcrossers were so enthousiastic,
I have, again, more cards received than sent. *sigh*
On the bright side, I got these nice cards today!
from the Netherlands
right:
Stamp to commemorate the North Sea flood of 1953
(set of 10, 2003)
middle:
Johnny Bravo
(2001)
left:
"Landscapes"
work by Aelbert Cuyp
(2002)
from Germany
from the Czech Republic
Mutěnice is
a village in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, with about 3,650
inhabitants.
(2015)
The stamp features two churches
including the large Jesuit church of St. Ignatius by Carlo Lurago and the
smaller, original older church, presently used as the building of the city
gallery “Špejchar” (Czech for granary).
Chomutov is a city with a glorious
history of nearly eight hundred years and a rich social, cultural and sporting
life. This important city in northwestern Bohemia is home to a number of highly
active companies with foreign investments. In 1992, the Chomutov historical
centre was declared as an urban conservation area. It has maintained its
medieval ground plan typical of historical market towns.
Its main landmark is the former
Jesuit seminary, built in the late 16th century by Catholic aristocrat Jiří
Popel of Lobkowicz on the southern side of the square.
The simple building of the granary
served as the first church to the seminary. Today, it hosts the municipal
gallery with a large exhibition space. The taller building of St. Ignatius
Church is similar to St. Ignatius Church on Karlovo Square in Prague.
