Disney Mickey - Osaka, Japan

For the first time on the screen, Mickey Mouse appeared in the production of "Steamboat Willie" from November 18, 1928.  

Over time, Mickey Mouse evolved into a symbol of family values and the favorite character of all children. In the 1920s, however, the mouse was not so sacred. He smoked cigarettes, drank beer, and caused trouble. It is no wonder then that pedagogues in the 1920s and 1930s considered Disney animations too scary for children.

#19 FOTW - Bangalore, India

The left hand is considered unclean and is never used for food. 

To emphasize the truthfulness of their words, they often hold one ear.  

Mango is the national fruit, the harvest is around 12 million tons per year. 

KLM airplane - Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

The KLM fleet is blue, except for one orange aircraft. Orange is the official color of the royal family and the symbol of the country.

Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., KLM (Royal Aviation Society) - is the oldest airline in the world, founded and flying continuously since 1919 and currently thriving.

Large Letter Reprint - Manchester, New Hampshire

Nicknames: the Granite State, the White Mountain State.

Motto: "Live Free or Die".

It is one of the most libertarian states in the US.  Freedom is firmly rooted in today's state culture, although it may take an incomprehensible and strange form. For example, motorcyclists don't wear helmets, and people over 18 don't have to wear a seat belt.

Worth seeing: Mount Washington Auto Road, The Mount Washington Cog Railway, Castle in the Cloud in Moultonborough.

*this postcard is mailed from Boston, MA - but Massachusetts one is from Manchester, NH*

Glenariff Forest - Erith, England

Glenariff Forest Park in Northern Ireland. The amazing beauty of the park provides visitors with plenty of panoramic landscapes, peaceful walks along the river, and three spectacular waterfalls.

The Rainbow trail includes crossing the Rainbow Bridge. During the walk, you can smell the delicate scent of bear's garlic, flowering violets, and wild strawberries. 

Faro - Estoi, Portugal

Estoi is a village and parish in the municipality of Faro, a rural zone that extends from the fertile fields of Campina de Faro until the peaks of Serra do Monte Figo. 

The Palace of Estoi is a rococo building renowned for its gardens and azulejos (blue and white tiled ceramic). The palace was built in the late 19th century.

DC-3 Hotelli - Tampere, Finland

DC-3 (Douglas Commercial 3) - one of the most popular aircraft in the history of air transport. It contributed to the popularization of air travel in the 1930s and 1940s, is considered one of the most successful and significant aircraft in the history of aviation. 

The first flight took place on December 17, 1935, on the 32nd anniversary of the first flight of the Wright brothers.

During World War II, many civilian DC-3s were conscripted into the military air force.

#16 GF - Tourcoing, France

Tourcoing is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. Main sights: Church of St Christopher, considered one of the most beautiful Neo-Gothic edifices of Nord; Jardin botanique de Tourcoing; Hôtel de ville (1885), in Napoleon III-style. 

Shaped peach postcard - Jakarta, Malaysia

On Sundays, from 6.00 to 9.00, there are "Days without a Car" in Jakarta, during which pedestrians play sports and exercise on the streets. In 2007, the city introduced a new law prohibiting the transfer of money to beggars and prohibiting smoking and spitting in public transport. 

#18 FOTW - Dallas, Texas, USA

The American Highway 550 in Colorado has become known as the Million Dollar Highway because its ground has been paved with a low sample of gold. 

Although the grizzly is an official animal of California, none of them has been seen there since 1922.

Snake Alley, the most curved street in the world, is located in Burlington, Iowa.

In Montana, there are 3 times more cows than people.

Word cloud - Luxembourg city, Luxembourg

The country's motto - "We want to remain what we are". 

Luxembourg has the highest minimum wage in the EU - employees are paid a minimum of EUR 1998 a month here.

Large Letter Reprint - Acadia, Maine

Nicknames: The Pine Tree State, Vacationland. 

One of the state's attractions is the Acadia National Park on the islands of Mount Desert and Isle au Haut. In the city of Kennebunkport, regulars are members of the presidential Bush family, which has property there.

Baptistery of Parma - Brescia, Italy

Battistero di Parma is a religious edifice in Parma, northern Italy. It is considered to be among the most important Medieval monuments in Europe. The Baptistery: the magnificent inside; in the foreground, the Baptismal Font.  

Lantern Press 33251 - Portland, Oregon

Portland was a bustling, growing city in 1889, and the wife of Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock initiated an invitation to her friends to view her roses in their garden. 

The city became captivated by this cultural, woody perennial flower. Then in 1905, Portland celebrated the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. The Portland Rose Society decided to promote 20 miles of rose-covered streets in preparation for the exhibition. After the Centennial Exposition the name, “City of Roses“ caught on and even the mayor wanted to continue to honor that by launching the first ‘festival of roses’ in 1907.

Kitty shadow - Chisinau, Moldova

Wine in Moldova is not officially alcohol. Moldova has the 3rd fastest internet in the world.

EUROPA stamp 2018 - "Bridges" 

Bungee Jumping - Auckland, New Zealand

The first jumpers were the native inhabitants of the Pentecost Islands (New Hebrides) in the Pacific. Young men jumped from bamboo towers, secured with lianas tied to their ankles to prove their masculinity and, according to beliefs, provide the tribe with fertility. 

#15 GF - Xinxiang, China

Geese instead of dogs - police in this country very often use geese while working. They seem to have great eyesight and can be aggressive.

Panda - a symbol of courage and steadfastness, almost a sacred animal in this country. It is a kind of mascot and symbol of the country, the Chinese love them.

#17 FOTW - European Union

The European Anthem is "Ode to Joy" from the Ninth Symphony of the famous German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven, four years before his death, he added the texts of Friedrich Schiller from 1785. This musical poem expresses Schiller's idealistic vision in which all people are brothers.

Fontaines de la Concorde - Paris, France

A certain apartment in Paris remained empty and locked for 70 years, but the rent was paid every month. When the landlord died, a Boldini painting worth over $ 2 million was found.

The city of romance also has hidden "non-romantic" secrets. There are catacombs under the city where thousands of human remains are buried. 

Large Letter Reprint - Lawrence, Kansas

The name of the state comes from the name of the local Indian tribe Kansa, translated as people of the south wind.

Motto: Per Aspera ad Astra (To the stars through the thorns)

Nickname: Sunflower State

The Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) is a historic railway company operating in the western United States in the late nineteenth century.

#14 GF - Toronto, Canada

The famous Canadian insertion "eh" is actually listed in the Canadian Oxford dictionary as the correct word. Ogopogo is a mythical monster similar to the Loch Ness monster, which apparently lives in Lake Okanagan, BC. 

You can write a letter and send it to:

Santa Claus

North Pole H0H 0H0

Canada

View of Valletta - Valletta, Malta

Valletta:

- with 320 monuments, it is one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.

- is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

- sometimes called the "open-air museum". 

- was elected European Capital of Culture 2018.

- is the sunniest place in Europe.

In 1249, the Muslim population of Malta was expelled from the country or converted to Christians by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II.

#16 FOTW - Alexandria, Egypt

The Egyptians worshiped cats. When one of them died, the family plunged into grief and despair, and the mourners shaved their eyebrows as a sign of pain. 

Red-haired residents were burned and buried alive in sacrifice to the god of life and death of Osirus.

#13 GF - Svetlogorsk, Belarus

40% of the territory of Belarus is made up of forests that symbolize greenery in the Belarusian flag.

Belarussians like potatoes very much, most national dishes contain this ingredient. There are over 300 potato dishes in Belarus. 

Lantern Press 26471 - Portland, Oregon

Mount Hood is one of the most conquered peaks in North America, the tip of which is covered by glaciers. The South Side Route begins near the Timberline Lodge Hotel, which was the location of the famous 1980 film "The Shining".