Postcards of Africa, Islands and Exotic Locales

MALAYSIA

This amazing card makes my spirit soar, and shows varied landscapes and awesome views of the coastline of peninsular Malaysia

This stark landscape card shows the colors of the Namib Desert, a long and barren stretch extending some 1,200 miles along the Atlantic zones of Angola, Namibia and S. Africa. This card was franked with a leopard stamp, the international postcard rate from a wildlife definitive series.

SAN JUAN ISLANDS

This lovely card shows the San Juan islands, an archipelago lying between Washington State and Br. Columbia, Canada. Part of these lushly forested islands were designated a national monument by Pres. Obama in March, 2013

DJIBOUTI

Wow, a great card from Salah, showing Lake Assal in Djibouti. This lake is reputedly the largest salt deposit on earth, lying below sea level and surrounded by kilometers of salt flats. Fascinating!

MARSHALL Is.

This is my first card from the Marshall Is., a former U.S. territory in the Pacific, whose capital is Majuro. This island nation is composed of 24 low-lying coral atolls spread out over a wide area, and its population is only 68,000.

CONGO Rep. (Brazzaville)

This wild card came in from the Congo this week and shows a leopard in a tree, surveying the forest. This card was franked with multiple stamps, including issues showing World Cup soccer and the Pan-African Postal Union.

BAHAMAS

This lovely local coastal scene came to me from a visitor to the Bahamas, a low-lying Caribbean country. It was franked with a flora definitive showing the "poor man's orchid".

BOLIVIA

This card comes from the Bolivian Andes, and shows local fauna such as the llama (upper image) and the vicuna (lower) which are important work animals for local agriculture

CAMEROON

This great fauna card comes from Cameroon and shows a western lowland gorilla munching on fresh shoots

GUATEMALA

This colorful card shows a Keel-billed Toucan, found in lowland forests across Central America. The Guatemalan flag us inset at top.

GABON

This colorful card shows two fishermen in a pirogue off the coast of Gabon. Fishing is an important economic opportunity as Gabon has an extensive coastline.

LAOS

This lovely card comes from a friend on vacation in SE Asia, and shows the ruins of Champasak, an ancient kingdom on the west bank of the Mekong River, which was united with Laos in 1945 under French rule.