My Postcard from South Africa has Arrived!
By Jeanne Marie
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
United States
March 21, 2016 9:12am CST
It was mailed on the 29th of February and much anticipated! I love it! The photo is awesome of the great animals that live nearby and I combined the photo with the back where @Inlemay has purchased many stamps showing the beautiful beading that is done. The two animals not shown are a water buffalo and a rhino. Is this just the perfect first card ever to be received from Africa? Photos are by Gerald Hoberman.
What a treasure! Many thanks and the anticipation was worth the wait! It was very exciting to open my mailbox and find it, all alone with the two frogs who live there. I did not receive any other mail . No frogs were harmed in retrieving the postcard!
I belong to Postcrossings dot com but do private swaps as well. If anyone else would like to swap a postcard, just send me a message!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
Aren't they though? I really liked this card!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
21 Mar 16
It has been for me, even the three week wait. Anticipation is always fun.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Mar 16
That is a very colourful and attractive postcard, so I am not surprised that5 you are happy about it.
Of course I am becoming very concerned about that poor mail camel that has to keep trudging across the desert carrying postcards to and from Lany's house. Of course 3 weeks is a long time, so maybe the camel is having a break and they are relying on good old Snail Mail again.
Does the South Africa Post Office still have any snails?
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I think the camel stopped at the oasis for a little vacation before continuing on.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries Lazy camel, does it not have any consideration for the people waiting for their mail?
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@youless (112511)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries These stamps are so special, too.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
@youless I love the stamps on postcards almost as much as the card itself. Of course the message is the best part.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
Yes, It was exciting to get. Notice the beadwork show on the stamps...isn't it amazing?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries I've only been to Egypt.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
@DianneN I hear Egypt is beautiful!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I think they depict South Africa where she is from and not Egypt which is at the top of the continent.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I really am not a collector, I just like fun mail, but I do save the cards. All the people that I exchange with on Postcrossings I do not know personally, they give me a name to send one and when that person receives their card from me they give my name to a completely different person to send me a card. But I do know some of the people, like the people from here that I exchanged with and I have a cousin right now in Europe traveling in several countries that will send me cards. I've received maybe six or seven in the last two months. But I have three more on the way from postcrossings.
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
22 Mar 16
The postcards look really nice, and I like the stamps as well. I wonder what crafts are those in the stamps.
It seems interesting to swap postcards. I need to put this in my to-do list, perhaps it'll be a good activity for my children when they are a bit older.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 16
@Jeanniemaries That even makes the activity more meaningful, as we get to learn more about the other countries and their life as well. 
The beading craft is really amazing! I only used beads to make simple bracelets together with my children. There are so many types of handcrafts! 
The beading craft is really amazing! I only used beads to make simple bracelets together with my children. There are so many types of handcrafts! 1 person likes this
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
25 Mar 16
The craft is beading. They are using colorful beads to draw pictures with. I think it would be a good activity because each person puts a little bio on their profile page and so you learn a little about their country and their life.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@kaka135 Yes, something for everyone! Oh I wish I could do it all though!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries Do the Elvis stamps not come loose due to all that rocking and rolling?
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I know! I had to combine them because the stamps are a big part of the fun of getting mail. I never buy the ordinary everyday stamps. I like to choose specialty stamps. I just bought a sheet of Elvis stamps!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
@Asylum Naw...not anymore, they had a Change of Habit.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
25 Mar 16
Yes, I did. I have it standing on an easel near my chair to enjoy. I like to put interesting stamps on them and you really chose some wonderful ones.
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@JudyEv (340437)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 16
No wonder you were excited to receive this. It is a lovely card. Glad you didn't have to harm the frogs. For some time over one winter there would always be a frog in one rubber boot (wellington). He came close to being harmed once or twice!
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@JudyEv (340437)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 16
@Jeanniemaries I think it would be nice to have occupants in a mailbox - not so keen on them in wellington boots though.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
25 Mar 16
It's been pouring rain all evening and I think that the frogs are enjoying the moisture! My mailbox is shaped like a little house and it amuses me to know it's occupied!
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@rina110383 (24492)
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21 Mar 16
That beautiful postcard indeed represents South Africa.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
Yes, I learned a lot about Africa at Disney World of all places! The Animal Kingdom Lodge is a fountain of information with the large animals that roam around an enclosed area right up to the Lodge windows.
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@WilmaHenry54 (355)
• Stanton, Kentucky
21 Mar 16
Wow, I love the photos of the animals of South Africa! It's good to see you again.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Apr 16
I know that several others here are doing this also and while it sounds like fun, it's not something I'm interested in at present. It's nice to see the cards though.
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