New York - USA

 North America-United States of America-New York Always a buzz when going to New York . There for good reason . Travelers Century Club, New York chapter  was having one of their regular meeting and I was a guest speaker. How cool was that. Of course I have been a speaker before at other events, but this one was full of energy and I really enjoyed it. Did the usual stuff , theatre and catching up with friends. 

I took the opportunity to at long last visit what used to be the main Post office in New York City. There is very little part now which is the Post Office, but still impressive . James A Farley Building. I bought the stamps there , but had not got the postcard so ended up posting this in Midtown at the Post office I know there. 

9/11 Memorial Museum New York

North America-United States of America-New York I have wanted to visit this 9/11 museum for some time. Very impressive and delighted to visit. However there is such sadness at what happened. Never to be forgotten what happened and the many heroes there was on that date and beyond. 

Posted in New York with more of the Sesame Street puppets . These are lesser known . 

Grand Canyon National Park - Wooden Postcard

North America-United States of America-Arizona-Grand Canyon National Park This is a wooden postcard made of birch. I have a few of these now. Love them. 

Got a lovely crisp postmark on this card. Always have to hand these wooden cards into the postmaster direct to make sure they understand what I like and not forget to do any postmarking. 

Grand Canyon National Park

North America-United States of America-Arizona-Grand Canyon This is a World Heritage Site and I have to say it is truly amazing. It was one of those places on Earth I had been asked what it was like and I had to say I had not been. So it was s true delight to visit . It exceeded my expectations. The colours and the view.. Not to be missed. 

There was a Post office on site and delighted to visit. They close early so I just about made it on time. They had a selection of stamps. I asked to post staff to handstamp the cards to make sure they get a Grand Canyon stamp. 

Route 66

North America-United States of America-Arizona-Kingman Passed through this area on my way to the Grand Canyon. Had a coffee stop and could not resist sending a postcard. Route 66 , perhaps the most famous road route in America ? .

A lack of postboxes makes it sometimes difficult to mail cards. This was sent from New York. . 

Hoover Dam Bridge

North America-United States of America-Arizona-Hoover Dam Delighted to have visited this on the tour to the Grand Canyon . It is one of those famous bridges , known throughout the world. Very impressive. 

I could not find a postbox anywhere near here, so it went via New York. The stamp in the middle is more impressive then it looks, as it is embossed. 

Las Vegas

North America-United States of America-Nevada-Las Vegas I think this is one of those cities you love or hate. At this time it was low season and a lot of shows were as they say here "Dark". Where I come from we would say not on. lol.. Very hot in August , glad it was only 2 days. 

I only managed to get the card on the last day, so posted it in New York. More Sesame Street. 

San Francisco

North America-United States of America-California-San Francisco Have always enjoyed my visits to the wonderful city Full of life and vibrant. This postcard is showing Powell where the trolley cars changes around. 

More Sesame Street stamps. Posted in San Francisco. 

Redwood National and State Park

North America-United States of America-Redwood Highway. Took this drive on the way to San Francisco. Famous 101 Pacific highway. It was a spectacular drive in parts. Lived up to expectations. 

Where would you be without Sesame Street ! I certainly remember these characters . Bert and Ernie. The Cookie Monster. Lovable and friendly , just what every child needs. 

Heceta Head - Oregon

North America-United States of America-Oregon-Heceta Head This is a famous lighthouse from a bygone time. A nice walk up to see it and the house nearby where the lighthouse keepers used to live. Quite a busy location.  

More stamps from the Postal scenes , in Post Offices. 

Yachats - Oregon

North America-United States of America-Oregon-Yachats Stayed overnight here. The Postcard does not do the place justice. Only one I could find . A nice beach on the Oregon coast. 

Posted in Yachats . I had purchased the stamps in Alaska. 

Portland - USA

North America-United States of America-Oregon-Portland This was my entry point into mainland USA. Portland I had heard a lot about so looking forward to visiting here. It is a very querky we would say. As one of the locals said to me.. "Living here is like halloween every day " ! . I did visit the famous rose garden, hence the selection of this postcard.  

I cant see a cancellation on this card. This happens more and more with sorting offices. 

Newport Oregon - USA

North America-United States of America-Newport-Oregon After Alaska it was on to Portland Oregon . Rented a car and here was one of my first stops and stay overs. You certainly cant miss this bridge. The Yaquina Bay Bridge. 

Posted this in Newport. Love the stamps which feature murals from Post offices. 

New York and United Nations

North America-United States of America-New  York   Have not been here for a few years. On t his trip did visit the new One World Observatory which only opened a few weeks before I arrived. Here is a photo from the fold out Postcard I purchased in the gift shop. 

This is a photo I took of a view from the viewing area. This is all inside. 

Went into the Post office in Lexintgton Avenue, very near to were I was staying. Delighted to see a selection of stamps in a case I could choose from. I had to pick these Batman stamps. Reminded me of the first series I used to watch on the TV in the 1960s. 

North America-United Nations New York  Visited here again on this trip. I did not take the tour as did the last time. 

Was a first day of issue for these UNESCO stamps on the left , so got them . The Post office was less then helpful and you needed to be sure what you wanted.

The United Nations Post office  

Palm Bay-Florida

North America-United States of America-Florida-Palm Bay  Here to visit friends. A nice area and lots of water activities to take part in. 

Posted this in the local post office, but when I got the card it had no  postmark. So I sent it back again and second time lucky . 

Tampa and Orlando-USA

North America-United States of America-Florida-Tampa   It is my first time to post a Magnet online. But this was the only way I could get a postcard on the ship also a magnet. This is the Carnival Legend . Finishing up in Tampa . 

This card is quite heavy for the mail man, but delighted to have it. I dare say not many people actually use them as postcards. 

North America-United States of America-Florida-Orlando  I rented a car and went from Tampa to Orlando for a few days. It is over 20 years since I had been here so interesting to see the changes . Went to Disney World , but not up to as much as I was when younger. Here is a 3 D type card . Very colourful. There is no longer a post office in Disney , just a regular mail box.

Some colourful stamps with a Orlando postmark. 

Miami

North America-United States of America-Miami  This was the cruise ship I did that trip on that has been uploaded featuring the Caribbean. I have been on a good few Carnival Ships, I would say they at the Value end of the market. Still it got me to where I wanted to go and the bedrooms are larger then most. 

Despite what the card says, the end stop was in fact Miami. I got confused as I had started in Fort Lauderdale , but the ship sailed from Miami. Great set of stamps here. . Normally I don't put this here, but moved over to Mac from a PC this week. So it takes a bit of time sorting all out. But getting there. A least I am now also getting all my photos in order so when I get to the stage of uplifting those, they should be in some order. . 

Fort Myers - Florida

North America-United States of America-Fort Myers  Had a short visit here on the way back to Sarasota. Beach looks great.Not often I visit a location that is just pure relaxation. 

Interesting this has a slightly different postmark then the others in this collection. 

St.Petersburg and Fort Myers - Florida

North America-United States of America-St.Petersburg  Had a stop here at the Pier for coffee.. Not as exciting as it looks! 

Some more of the Cartoon stamps . 

North America-United States of America-Fort Myers  Visited the Edison and Ford Estates. The Edison museum was excellent and very educational . Well worth the side trip. 

This card has a Fort Myers postmark.