Austria: Christmas Market in Vienna

On 22nd November I got four postcards from Austria.

One of them shows the Christmas Market in Vienna.

With a related stamp:
Vintage Christmas (issued 01-12-2017)
Austrian Heraldy (two from set of fourteen) (issued 01-07-2018)
with a special postmark about the Christmas Market in Vienna

Thank You very much Anita!

Germany: Brueghel at the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

On 22nd November I visited the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in my home town to see their new special exhibition about Pieter Brueghel the Younger. Luckily they even had a related postcard.

Germany: Botanika in Bremen

On 20th November I got a postcard from Germany.

It shows the Botanika in Bremen. The Botanika is a science centre about the nature and biological diversity. It was opened in 2003. 

Stamp:
250th birthday of Alexander von Humboldt (issued 05-09-2019)

Thank You very much Serena!

South Korea: Korean Cuisine

On 19th November I got a postcard from South Korea.

It shows various dishes of the Korean cuisine.

Stamps:
Tawny Owl (issued 01-09-2005)
Evolution of the Hanbok (from set of four) (issued 09-09-2019)

Thank You very much Jina!

Covers from the 73th Salon Philatélique d'Automne

In early November William once again attended the Salon Philatélique d'Automne in Paris. On 14th and 15th November thus arrived various nice covers sent during this philatelic event.

The start made an old-style card of Paris.

Stamps:
New Marianne
Bookbinding (issued 23-09-2019)
with two different special postmarks about the exhibition

France:
Alexandre Varenne (issued 07-10-2019)
with a special postmark from the exhibition
French Actors and Actresses (from set of four) (issued 12-11-2019)
with First Day Special Postmark
Reopening of the Postal Museum in Paris (issued 12-11-2019)
with First Day Special Postmark

Andorra (French Post):
25 years Andorra in the Council of Europa (issued 08-11-2019)
with First Day Special Postmark
Brown Bear (issued 07-10-2019)
with a special postmark from the exhibition

Andorra (Spanish Post):
Art (from set of two) (issued 11-05-2017)
with a special postmark from the exhibition

Monaco:
Centenary of the CIESM (issued 15-03-2019)
with a special postmark from the exhibition

Spain:
The Generation of the 1990s (two from set of five) (issued 10-09-2018)
King Felipe VI (from set of six) (issued 02-01-2016)
with a special postmark from the exhibition

Switzerland:
The Art of Brewing Beer (from set of two) (issued 29-08-2019)
Mushrooms (from set of four) (issued 06-03-2014)
with a special postmark from Lausanne

Thank You very much William!

Japan: Shōhaku Art Museum

On 14th November I got a postcard from Japan.

It shows the Shōhaku Art Museum. The Shōhaku Art Museum was opened in 1994 thanks to donations by the passenger railway company Kintetsu. 

Stamp:
International Letter-Writing Week (from set of six) (issued 09-10-2019)
with a special postmark

Thank You very much Keiko!

Thailand: Wat Pho

On 13th November I got five postcards: one from Thailand, one from Austria, one from Japan and two from Germany.

The card from Thailand shows the Gate Guardians of Wat Pho. Wat Pho is a first class royal temple in Bangkok's Old Town. It was rebuilt by King Rama I on an earlier temple site and was later expanded by Rama III. The temple houses the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand including a giant reclining Buddha. Wat Pho is also considered to have been the earliest centre for public education in Thailand and the birthplace of traditional Thai massage. 

With nice stamps:
Prince Wan Waithayakon (issued 25-08-1992)
National Children's Day (from set of two) (issued 11-01-1997)
Cats (from set of four) (issued 04-08-1995)
Centenary of the Ministry of Education (issued 01-04-1992)

Thank You very much Jobbo!

Germany: Bremen Hauptbahnhof

On 13th November I got five postcards: two from Germany, one from Thailand, one from Austria and one from Japan.

One of the cards from Germany shows Bremen Hauptbahnhof. Bremen Hauptbahnhof was built in the style of the Renaissance Revival between 1885 and 1889. Today it is one of the most important train stations in Northern Germany.

Stamp:
150th anniversary of the North German Postal Union (issued 13-09-2018)

Thank You very much Serena!

Germany: Fall of the Berlin Wall

On 13th November I got five postcards: two from Germany, one from Thailand, one from Austria and one from Japan.

One of the cards from Germany shows the Brandenburg Gate during the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

I bought this card on my last trip to Berlin.

Stamp:
Cornflower (issued 01-07-2019)
with a special postmark about the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Japan: Building

On 13th November I got five postcards: one from Japan, two from Germany, one from Thailand and one from Austria.

The card from Japan shows an unidentifiable building. 

Stamps:
International Letter-Writing Week (from set of six) (issued 09-10-2019)
Japanese Traditional Colour (from set of twenty) (issued 06-11-2019)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Keiko!

Austria: Camera

On 13th November I got five postcards: one from Austria, one from Japan, two from Germany and one from Thailand.

The card from Austria shows an old camera.

Stamps:
Austrian Heraldy (two from set of fourteen) (issued 01-07-2018)
with a special postmark showing also a camera

Thank You very much Anita!

Australia: Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne

On 9th November I got four postcards: two from Australia and two from Germany.

One of the cards from Australia shows the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. The Royal Exhibition Building was built between 1879 and 1880 to house the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880, the eighth World's fair and the first official World's Fair in the Southern Hemisphere. Later it hosted the even larger Centennial International Exhibition in 1888 and the formal opening of the first Parliament of Australia in 1901. As one of the last remaining major 19th-century exhibition buildings in the World, it is an important testimony to the international exhibition movement between 1851 and 1915 and is also representative of the money and pride Victoria had in the 1870s. Since 2004 are the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The card was signed during the Postcrossing Meet-up in Melbourne.
The card is prepaid and was added with two other stamps:
Farming Australia (from set of five) (issued 20-03-2012)
Fishes of the Reef (from set of five) (issued 21-06-2010)

Thank You very much Helen!

Australia: Kookaburra

On 9th November I got four postcards: two from Australia and two from Germany.

One of the cards from Australia shows a Kookaburra. The Kookaburra is a kingfisher native to eastern Australia. Its territorial call is a distinctive laugh that is often delivered by several birds at the same time.

The card is a maxicard. The stamp is from a set of four and was issued on 12th August 1993.

The card is prepaid.

Thank You very much Evelyn!

Germany: Fritz Bauer in Braunschweig

On 9th November I got four postcards: two from Germany and two from Australia.

One of the cards from Germany shows Article 1 of the German Grundgesetz as it is shown at the Attorney-Generalship in Braunschweig, where it was placed at the behest of Fritz Bauer. Fritz Bauer was a German judge and prosecutor who played an essential role in starting the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials and in the positive revaluation of the members of the 20 July plot. The later happened essentially during his time in Braunschweig, where he worked between 1949 and 1956.

I bought this card in my hometown.

With a great related stamp:
Upright Democrats - Fritz Bauer (issued 02-11-2019)
with First Day Special Postmark

Germany: Hans Makart's The Entry of Charles V into Antwerp

On 9th November I got four postcards: two from Germany and two from Australia.

One of the cards from Germany shows Hans Makart's The Entry of Charles V into Antwerp. The painting is housed in the Kunsthalle Hamburg. 

I bought this card on a recent trip to Hamburg.

Stamp:
Cornflower (issued 01-07-2019)
with a special postmark about the 500th anniversary of Charles V's election as German King