31/08/2020

Large Letter Reprint - Houston, Texas


Nickname: The Lone Star State
Motto: Friendship

At the international airport. Rick Husband's Amarillo has the longest runway in the United States. The 4115-meter long runway was built to take off strategic bombers from there. The only city called Earth lies in the northwest of the state.


30/08/2020

Luž - Liberec, Czech Republic


The highest peak in the Lusatian Mountains in the Western Sudetes, on the border of the Czech Republic and Germany.   
On the top of the mountain in 1823, the German Karl Friedrich Mathäus built a small inn, to which a lookout tower was later added. At the beginning of 1946, all the buildings burned down and were not rebuilt for construction.


29/08/2020

Jalan Petaling - Kepala Batas, Malaysia

Petaling Street is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur. Haggling is a common sight here and the place is usually crowded with locals as well as tourists.   
The area has dozens of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favorites such as Hokkien mee, Ikan Bakar (barbecued fish), Asam laksa and curry noodles. 


28/08/2020

#24 GF - Tallinn, Estonia


The Pig is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived at his party. The pig was late because he overslept. Another story says that a wolf destroyed his house. He had to rebuild his home before he could set off. When he arrived, he was the last one and could only take twelfth place.   


27/08/2020

Japan flag with map - Kobe, Japan


The flag of Japan shows a red disk on a white background, which symbolizes the rising sun. The sun has significant religious and mythological significance in Japan. According to native beliefs that make up the shintō, the sun goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami is the direct ancestor of the emperors, which gives them the right to rule.  


26/08/2020

#26 FOTW - Belveglio, Italy


Italy is home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088. The coffee machine is an Italian invention built by Angelo Moriondo in 1884.  


25/08/2020

Jeddah - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia


Jeddah is a city in the western part of Saudi Arabia, in the Mecca Province, on the Red Sea. The main industrial, commercial, and cultural center of the country.   
Currently, the construction of the Jeddah Tower is underway - the world's first skyscraper measuring over a kilometer.


24/08/2020

Lantern Press 77046 - Matthews, North Carolina


An American whiskey that undergoes a filtration process called the Lincoln County Process, in which it is filtered through a thick layer of maple charcoal before being placed in barrels for maturation. This treatment gives the whiskey its distinctive flavor.  


23/08/2020

Cute food - Seoul, South Korea


Seoul has been continuously inhabited for over 2,000 years since its founding in 18 BC. by Baekje, one of the three kingdoms of Korea.   
The official name of the city is Seoul Special Metropolitan City.


22/08/2020

Large Letter Reprint - Rapid City, South Dakota


Nicknames: The Mount Rushmore State (official)
Mottos: Under God the People Rule   

Rapid City- The city is known as the gateway to the Black Mountains and the star of the west. It is divided from north to south by a mountain ridge that divides the city into two parts, east, and west.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial which was carved in 1927-1941 is located in South Dakota.


21/08/2020

Lavender field - Uxeau, France


Lavender, along with cicadas, is a symbol of Provence. It is safe to say that the lavender fields next to the Sénanque Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century are a true icon of Provence. The monastery is situated in a valley a few kilometers from the village of Gordes.   


20/08/2020

Krtek - Sankt Augustin, Germany


The figure of Krtek was created in 1957. At first, it seemed to Miler that the mole was too little media animal; moreover, he did not like the images of the mole he saw in the nature atlas. He decided to stylize the character according to his own idea - and this is how Krtek was born.   


19/08/2020

#23 GF - Osijek, Croatia


Istria has the smallest city in the world that has been entered in the Guinness Book of Records. It is called Hum and is inhabited by only 14 people.   


18/08/2020

Mediterranean view - Izmir, Turkey


The beginnings of settlement in Izmir date back to 3000 BC. The times of Alexander the Great brought the city to prosper. He had a fortress built on the Pagus hill and at its foot a new city, to which he relocated the inhabitants of the former Smyrna.   


17/08/2020

#25 FOTW - Saint Peter Port, Guernsey


It has a specific dependency status of the British Crown - it is not formally part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the European Union.   


16/08/2020

Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls, Canada


The Canadian side of the waterfall is much more attractive to tourists, as it overlooks the falling water of the American cascade and a good view of the Canadian cascade, although this one is usually partially obscured by clouds of droplets, constantly formed by falling water masses.   


15/08/2020

WT - Gangwon, South Korea


Koreans are quite a superstitious nation. The unlucky number for them is "4" because in Korean it is pronounced in the same way as the word "death".   
The most recognizable food here is kimchi eaten at any time of the day.


14/08/2020

The Galata Bridge - Thorshavn, Faroe Islands


Torshavn - the largest city of the Faroe Islands archipelago, at the same time its capital and seat of the highest authorities of this Danish dependent territory. The name Thorshavn in Danish means Port Thor, the Norse god of storm and thunder.   

EUROPA stamp 1989 - "Children's games"


13/08/2020

Lantern Press 42786 - Arlington, Virginia


The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in all of Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.   
The largest and most elaborate parades take place in the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them masquerade balls).


12/08/2020

Sikorsky S-42 - Vienna, Austria


The Sikorsky S-42 was a commercial flying boat designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft to meet requirements for a long-range flying boat laid out by Pan American World Airways in 1931. 
The innovative design included wing flaps, variable-pitch propellers, and a tail-carrying full-length hull. The prototype first flew on 29 March 1934.   


11/08/2020

Large Letter Reprint - Wappingers Falls, New York


Nickname: The Empire State
Mottos: Excelsior - Ever upward
The first permanent European settlers were the Dutch, who from 1613 organized a private overseas territory in the vicinity of Manhattan and, after it was settled by the first group of emigrants in 1624, transformed it into a Dutch province called New Netherlands.  


10/08/2020

Map of Gion and Higashiyama - Saitama, Japan


Gion is a district of Kyoto, in front of the Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine). The district was built to accommodate the needs of travelers and visitors to the shrine. It eventually evolved to become one of the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. 


09/08/2020

#22 GF - João Pessoa, Brazil


About 60% of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil. Soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil, and the national team is one of the best in the world, winning the World Championship 5 times. Brazil was the first South American country to accept women into its armed forces.  


08/08/2020

Tao Tao Ju - Zhongshan, China


Tao Tao Ju Restaurant started business in 1880 (the sixth year of Qing Emperor Guangxu’s reign). What’s more, China Domestic Trade Bureau authorizes it as the National special-class Restaurant in 1997. This restaurant is famous in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, and Southeast Asia for its unique architectural style.    
The specialty here is “Tao Tao Ginger and Shallot Chicken”.


07/08/2020

#24 FOTW - La Fortuna, Costa Rica


Native Costa Ricans are called Tykos and Tykes.   
The country hosts over 5% of the world's biodiversity. Although its land covers only 0.03% of the planet's surface, more than 10% of the world's butterflies live here - Costa Rica is home to some 750,000 species of insects and 20,000 different species of spiders.