The flag of Canada!

I love collecting postcards which feature flags of countries, regions, counties, cities and towns. Today I received a flag of Canada card, CA-451304, my 915th official postcrossing postcard. It was sent by mrcanada on 9th July 2014 and travelled 6175 kilometres in 12 days.

CA-451304 - Flag of Canada.

The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf and l'Unifolié (French for "the one-leafed"), is a flag consisting of a red field with a white square at its centre, in the middle of which is featured a stylized, 11-pointed, red maple leaf

Erasmusbrug Panoramic!

Today I received a great panoramic view card of the Erasmusburg in Rotterdam. NL-2585852 was sent by shidan in the Netherlands on 17 July 2014 and took 4 days to travel 534 kilometres to get to me. It is my 914th received cards. It is a great new addition to my bridges collection.

NL-2585852 - Erasmusburg, Rotterdam

Erasmus Bridge (Dutch: Erasmusbrug) is a cable-stayed bridge across the Nieuwe Maas, linking the northern and southern regions of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The Erasmus Bridge was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The 802-metre-long (2,631 ft) bridge has a 139-metre-high (456 ft) asymmetrical pylon, earning the bridge its nickname of "The Swan".

The southern span of the bridge has an 89-metre-long (292 ft) bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in West Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world.

After costing more than 163 million euros to construct, the bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed.

The World in Words postcard

Today I got another world in words card...this time from Russia. Jackie_Opps sent this card to me on 5 July 2014 and it has travelled 5852 kilometres in 16 days to reach me. It is my 913th received official Postcrossing postcard.

RU-2840747 - The World In Words

First Day of Issue maxi card from Australia!

This card is from Australia. It is a first day of issue card issued by the Australian Post Office on 23 July 2013 of Headline News featuring the Cyclone Tracy devastation of Darwin in 1974. It was sent to me by DennyP in Australia on 10 July 2014 and has travelled 17199 kilometres in 11 days. It is the 912th official Postcrossing postcard that I have received.

AU-366027 - First Day of Issue by Australia Post Office

Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974. Tracy killed 71 people, caused A$837 million in damage (1974 dollars), or approximatelyA$4.45 billion (2014 dollars). It destroyed more than 70 percent of Darwin's buildings, including 80 percent of houses. Tracy left more than 41,000 out of the 47,000 inhabitants of the city homeless prior to landfall and required the evacuation of over 30,000 people. Most of Darwin's population was evacuated to Adelaide, Whyalla, Alice Springs and Sydney, and many never returned to the city. After the storm passed, the city was rebuilt using more modern materials and updated building techniques.