ITALIAN POSTCARD : FLORENCE CATHEDRAL

THE PICTURE : The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the main church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris. The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

THE STAMP : It is Priority Mail stamp. It is issued on 15th January 2003.

AUSTRIAN POSTCARD : ICE SKATING IN TYROL

THE PICTURE : The card shown a sport. That is Ice Skating in Tylor. Tyrol is a federal state in western Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historic Princely County of Tyrol, corresponding with the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino. The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck. The state's territory is entirely located in the Eastern Alps at the important Brenner Pass. The highest mountain in the state is the Großglockner within the Hohe Tauern range at the border with Carinthia, and with an elevation of 3,797 m it is also the highest mountain of Austria.

THE STAMP : That is Sochi 2014 stamp issued on 2012.

GERMAN POSTCARD : TIGER

THE PICTURE : The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.38 m over curves and weighing up to 388.7 kg in the wild. Its most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard and jaguar. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are territorial and generally solitary but social animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey requirements. This, coupled with the fact that they are indigenous to some of the more densely populated places on Earth, has caused significant conflicts with humans.

THE STAMP : It is Schloss Stolzenfels am Rhein stamp issued on 2nd January 2014.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

GERMAN POSTCARD : BIRTHDAY POSTCARD

THE PICTURE : This card show 14 Balloons. The sender was sent it to me for congratulate to me in my birthday on 23rd February 2014.

THE STAMP : It is 50th Fehmarnsundbrucke stamp issued on 2013.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND POSTCARD : CHRISTMAS ISLAND VIEW

THE PICTURE : The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 2,072 residents who live in a number of "Settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drumsite. The majority of the population is Chinese Australian. It is called Christmas Island because it was discovered on Christmas Day.

THE STAMP : It is Marry Christmas Island stamp and Coral Rabbitfish stamp (issued on 2010).