Saturday 10 October 2009

Tahiti



Postmarked Papeete, dated 28 September 2009.

What an excitement it was when this arrived yesterday, all the way from French Polynesia in the southern Pacific, through Postcrossing.  One of my most exotic cards, I believe.  The stamp on the card is of Jaques Brel.  I wondered why - he's Belgian - until I read that he lived in French Polynesia near the end of his life.  Probably the most famous person to live there would be Paul Gaugin, the impressionist painter.  Oh, and Charles Darwin visited, how did I forget him?
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4 comments:

  1. I'd love to get postcards from really exotic places like this! I started collecting postcards only short time ago, and watching others' collections make me want just more and more ;)

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  2. hi. great collection you have here! i have a postcard blog too. its

    http://marieentertainment.blogspot.com

    also, do you do direct swap with postcrossing? if you do, would you want to swap with me? what's your postcrossing username? mine is missleilanie. check me out sometime!

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  3. Sheila, I just wanted to say hello, and I hope all is well with you and your family.

    God bless,
    Jodi

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  4. @Jenni, it's very addictive! :)

    @Ms. Marie, thanks. :) I've sent you a message via Postcrossing.

    @Jodi, good to see you! I'm well thanks, and I hope you are too.

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