One of our favorites is from 1962 ...
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| First Day Cover First Day of Issue Seattle World's Fair April 25, 1962 |
We didn't surprise you with that one, did we? A hometown item, just 54 years old. April 25, 1962, was the First Day of Issue for the Seattle World's Fair stamp ... and what a bargain ... just 4 cents!
OK, here is a POSTCARD, first day card ...
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| First Day Card Australian Antarctic Territory March 27, 1957 |
Linking up with Connections to the World. Thanks, Maria, for hosting!
Beyond postcards ...
The Seattle World's Fair item above encouraged us to post one of our recent photos of the city from Kerry Park ... most tours of the city stop here for the unusually good overview. The Space Needle, of course, was built for the Fair and continues to be the icon for Seattle.
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| Seattle from Kerry Park October 5th 4:53 PM [Click on image for larger view] |
Can't resist giving you an update on the trees in our neighborhood.
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| Signs of Fall October 1st 3:21 PM |
Closing thought ...
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
Khalil Gibran
Hello John, the World's Fair postcard is awesome. I love the falls colors and pretty tree. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteour signs of fall...cat4 hurricanes.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of first day cards, though I do have quite a few first day covers (envalopes)
ReplyDeleteA very attractive Antarctic card, my dream is to receive one from the Antarctic post office. Nice to see the iconic space needle on the horizon, looks a lovely Fall day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fall scene.I love those rich colours. We missed out on much color this year, for reasons I don't know. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDelete4 cents for postage? WOW! Those really were the days.
ReplyDeleteI remember the days you could post a letter for 4 cents!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fall tree.
pretty fall setting in.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tree there. Maple?
ReplyDeleteIt seems that there's no topic not touched by postcards. No wonder you like collecting.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, thanks. And I loved the Khalil Gibran quotation.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have kept your first day covers. They are really special. I don't have any, sad to say!
ReplyDeleteI think the Antarctic postcard is really special and I love the autumn colors!
ReplyDeleteNice contribution!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, John. Thank you for being such a good and frequent blogger. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of these John! It's my first time to see a First Day Card. The fall snapshot is also much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteVery nice postcards, John, and great views!
ReplyDeleteGreat and very thought-provoking closing thought from Khalil Gibran! I enjoyed your photo of Seattle, and neat to see the first-day cover!
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