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I (heart) Obama (USA)
Mailed in 2013, with round Global Forever stamp, postmark, Air Mail sticker, and pasted address label. Grade: 3
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I Luv the Rio Grande Valley (Texas, USA)
An unused card for many categories with a caption as florid as the produce it describes. Grade: 1
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Brașov, Catedrala Ortodoxa Adormirea Maicii Domnului (Romania)
Catedrala Ortodoxa Adormirea Maicii Domnului (a.k.a. Orthodox Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary) is on the north side of Piata Sfatului. The cathedral was built in 1896, when restrictions on Romanians entering Brașov citadel were lifted. It’s an unused postcard, and on the back, “I (heart) Transylvania”. Grade: 1
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Brasov, Casa Sfatului (Romania)
When Google Translate is good, it’s very good, as in this entry from Wikipedia: “The beginning of construction on the site of the Council House is documented more than 600 years ago, on December 23 , 1420 , when an agreement was concluded between the District Assembly of Șărăi Bârsei and the Fur Guild. Representatives of the Brașov Fur Fur Guild allowed nine communes of the țara Bârsei Province to build a room above the guild’s sales vault for ‘dispensing of justice’ and for the magistrate’s meetings. However, due to the Turkish invasion of 1421, as well as the arrest of the city magistrate, construction work was delayed.” That they kept such good records then is impressive. The unused card has “I (heart) Transylvania” on the reverse, so you’ll be safe if you go to visit. Grade: 1
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I (heart) Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Multiple views, including Wachiratham and Mae Klang Falls and others, identified in English on the reverse caption of this card mailed with two different stamps and partial postmark, with blue Air Mail chop. Grade: 1
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Brașov, Poarta Ecaterinei (Catherine’s Gate) (Romania)
Catherine’s Gate (Poarta Ecaterinei was built by the Tailors’ Guild in 1559 for defensive purposes to replace an old gate destroyed by a flood in 1526. It is named after St. Catherine’s Monastery that was situated there in former times. It is the only original city gate to have survived from medieval times. The central tower is only a part of the original gate; documents talk about the existence of a wooden structure which was demolished in 1827. The original structure can be seen at the Weaver’s Bastion where the large model of Brașov in 1600 is displayed. Unused card, with “I (heart) Transylvania” on the back. Grade: 1
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I (heart) Copenhagen, Nyhavn (Denmark)
Unused. Grade: 1
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I (heart) Copenhagen, The Little Mermaid (Denmark)
And, as a bonus, the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, on this unused postcard. Grade: 1
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I (Heart) Japan
Mailed in 2024, with postmark and two different stamps. Grade: 1