Large Letter Reprint - Charleston, West Virginia

Nickname: Mountain State

Mottos: Montani semper liberi - Mountaineers Are Always Free

The beginning of outdoor advertising is considered to be 1908, when the Block Brothers Tobacco Company in Wheeling, placed on all the bridges and barns in the area the sign: "Treat yourself the best, chew Mail Pouch" (Mail Pouch was the type of tobacco produced by this company).

 

Year of the Dog - Singapore

The Dog is the eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character, also refers to the actual animal while, also referring to the zodiac animal.

 

Postcrossing Meeting in Shanghai - Shanghai, China

Shanghai Disneyland is a theme park located in Chuansha New Town, Pudong, Shanghai, China, that is part of the Shanghai Disney Resort. Construction began on April 8, 2011. The park opened on June 16, 2016. The park operated in its first half-year with a visitor attendance of 5.60 million guests.

 

#63 GF - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north central Mongolia at an elevation of about 1,300 meters in a valley on the Tuul River. The city was originally founded in 1639 as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre, changing location 28 times, and was permanently settled at its current location in 1778.

 

Postcrossing Meeting in Mariehamn - Mariehamn, Aland Islands

Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city. The theme of the coat of arms of Mariehamn refers to the city's main livelihood, maritime transport, and the city's parks, which are typically lined with linden trees.

 

#63 FOTW - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The national flag of Malaysia, also known as the Stripes of Glory is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star). 

The 14 stripes, of equal width, represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal territories, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity among these entities. 

The crescent represents Islam, the country's state religion; the blue canton symbolises the unity of the Malaysian people; the yellow of the star and crescent is the royal colour of the Malay rulers.

 

Mount Hood - San Diego, California

Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. In addition to being Oregon's highest mountain, it is one of the loftiest mountains in the nation based on its prominence, and it offers the only year-round lift-served skiing in North America.

 

Loupaper Breads - Milan, Italy

Focaccia is a flat-leavened oven-baked Italian bread. In some contemporary places, such as Rome, it is a style of pizza, also called pizza bianca ("white pizza"). Focaccia may be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread and may be round, rectangular, or square.

 

Shaanxi Y-8 - Beijing, China

Shaanxi Y-8 aircraft is a medium size medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported. 

 

Nesvizh Palace Complex - Minsk, Belarus

It's a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family. Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, and maintained by the Radziwiłł family until 1939, the castle and the nearby Corpus Christi Church were instrumental in the development of Central European and Russian architecture. In 2005, the castle, church, and surrounding environment were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

 

#62 GF - Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the world-famous Place du Casino, the gambling centre... that has made Monte Carlo an international byword for the extravagant display and reckless dispersal of wealth.

 

Altare della Patria in Roma - Ottawa, Canada

Vittoriano is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was realized by Giuseppe Sacconi.

 

#62 FOTW - Foundiougne, Senegal

The flag of Senegal is a tricolour consisting of three vertical green, yellow and red bands charged with a five-pointed green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the Mali Federation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country gained independence that year. The present and previous flags were inspired by the French Tricolour, which flew over Senegal until 1960.

 

Simon Kenton Shrine - Washington, Kentucky

Located in one of the oldest historic villages in Kentucky, the Simon Kenton Shrine is an authentic log cabin built in the 1790s. Named to honour Simon Kenton, who once owned a store in Washington, the place houses farm implements, tools, household goods, and other items available at a frontier store.

 

Tausendschön PK 401 - Cologne, Germany

Cologne is the largest city in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city in Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region.