BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 22, 2023 at 11:11am

BANG!    THIS IS A FRENCH 'CANON BITUBE DE 30 (with radar déployé)'  POSTCARD SENT IN 1975.   [I don't think we've had a miltary one before]

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 21, 2023 at 11:55am

AUBERGE NEAR JEANMENIL, FRANCE

A strange Postcard. The auberge boasts a lake where you can catch trout. And a mini steam train. And a 'far-west' fort. And a play area (with slide). And some ponys. And even 'on demand' banquets!

But most of what you can see on the Postcard is a lot, an awful lot, of conifers.

Comment by Sarah Roe on August 18, 2023 at 12:59pm

It's a fine example of the grand pomposity of Americans to believe that everyone already knows what the Washington Monument is which lead to the lack of information about the picture on the postcard. On behalf of my countrymen, I apologize for our hubris about ... well, really, everything... sigh...

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 18, 2023 at 12:49pm

MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS IN FRANCE

1. CANADIAN MEMORIAL, VIMY,  PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE

At first glance, I thought this was a golf course.

2.  NATIONAL MONUMENT, HARTMANNSWILLERKOPF, ALSACE,  FRANCE

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 18, 2023 at 12:44pm

Keyboard problems, Sarah...MANHOLE COVER LOVERS GOUP  Do join. Do send  m som photos.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 18, 2023 at 12:43pm

Sarah, agaiN; that's a good project for you. I'll stick with Boring Postcards....and Manhole Covers;;;;; for now (Look at the MANHOLE cOVERS gROP°;

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 18, 2023 at 12:42pm

Sarah: more always welcome!

Katerina: I try not to Google things unless i really, really have to. In this case the information I was seeking should have been on the back of the postcard with the other information. But now I know so, merci

Comment by Sarah Roe on August 17, 2023 at 11:30am

The monument is much more interesting on the inside: commemorative staircase might make an interesting set of postage stamps, hmm.

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 17, 2023 at 6:06am

Ah, Val...we just have to "google it" :-)

George Washington and the Washington monument:

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, it is both the world's tallest predominantly stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 554 feet 7+11⁄32 inches (169.046 m) tall.

Comment by Sarah Roe on August 17, 2023 at 2:52am

I was thrilled to know exactly where to send these when I found them! Thank you for sharing them. 

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