Cincinnati Museum Center, USA

damn blogger is again causing me troubles and often doesn't want to save the post until i try for like zillion times...grrrrr!!
I hope it manages for at least two posts before I give him a break...though with such behaviour twice in a row, it doesnt really deserve it.

This card came as a surprise from Laura for this Surprise me group on Facebook! It is a really cool one, but the postal service has made sure none of my surprise cards to have arrived so far, despite some being sent at the end of November/beginning of December! I hate that Christmas chaos...add the Macedonian postal service to it, and there you have lost mail or missing mail or endlessly delayed mail..ugh!! So im starting to feel really guilty now with so many cards not having reached destinations yet =/

Anyways, on the back of the card it says: Cincinnati's magnificent art deco style railroad terminal building, now the home of Cincinnati Museum Center, was dedicated on March 31, 1933.
(im a bit confused with the word 'dedicated' here...does it make sense in that sentence? is something missing? Im really not sure I get it right....*feeling embarrassed*

it is a cool Forever stamp in the Christmas spirit, showing an Evergreen wreath.

Amish, USA

A great Amish card I received for the Jun-Nov RR I took part in...one of my favourite RR's on the forum!

Ever since I got to know about them, I got somewhat fascinated with the Amish people and their way of life....though I still dont have many Amish cards in my collection...just the ones posted here and a few more...
This card shows the Amish Country in the state of Ohio....or as the back of the card says, A picturesque farm in northeastern Ohio's Amish country. The Amish, in the tradition of their forefathers, depend mainly on horse-drawn buggies s their means of transportation.

When i look at this card, I cant help it but think of the fresh clean air they must be having in these lovely green surroundings...

and apart from the familiar clock stamp, there are two other, that I dont really see often around....both issued this year....the one in the middle is a lovely dog stamp showing Owney, the postal dog...the canine mascot of the Railway Mail Service. Beloved of clerks on mail-sorting trains at the end of the 19th century, Owney was hailed as a symbol of good luck. Today he is an icon of American postal lore whose story highlights the historical importance of the Railway Mail Service. Is there a postcard out there featuring Owney??? This stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate. The phone stamp is from a set of 12 (Forever stamps again) depicting The Pioneers of American Industrial Design, which honour 12 of the nation's most important and influential industrial designers. This Desk Telephone stamp honours Henry Dreyfuss. Thanks a lot to Tanya for the lovely card and stamps!

Marblehead Lighthouse, USA

Well, along with trains and maps, I think lighthouses are one of the most inevitable part of this blog :)

This time Ill show you the Marblehead lighthouse which is the oldest continuously operating light on the Great Lakes and it is located on the northeastern tip of the beautiful Marblehead Peninsula which divides Lake Eire and Sandusky Bay.

Have a great weekend ahead everyone!

Ohio, USA

A new map card in my collection....a great one!

Lets see what the back of the card says....though its not really much...
Ohio, or also known as the "Buckeye State".
Capital: Columbus
Area: 41,222
Sq.Mi.Population: 10,749,000
Flower: Scarlet Carnation
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: Ohio Buckeye

Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union

Well, i have to say that i LOVE LOVE LOVE the stamps....and if all goes well, soon i should actually have these two as postcards (speaking of the Simpsons).
They are issued just this year and feature the main Simpsons characters, from which here you can see Lisa and Marge. Lovely!