Translation: Here's why I love the Italians...
More than a year ago today, I received an email from an Italian girl who wanted to swap postcards with me. She was, at that time, completing her UNESCO World Heritage Sites collection. She wrote me a very nice letter - the kind that makes you think she's a really, really nice girl -- and, of course, I gladly accommodated her request. I sent her an Angkor Wat postcard that she liked very much. Months later, her younger sister contacted me, this time, asking if I would swap covers the second time. Turns out the sisters are operating like a tag team: the older sister collects postcards while the younger one collects stamps. Nice, eh? Since the first arrangement with her sister turned out fine, I sent her not one but two FDCs with two postcards in each for her older sister.
Imagine my surprise when, out of the blue, I received an envelope containing a dozen of maxi-cards months later!!! I almost did cartwheels right there and then at the Post Office but I had to restrain myself as I realised that 1) I was in a public place, and, 2) it would be very disturbing to see a 30-something year old woman upside-down. Okay, I admit, I'm too old to do cartwheels hihihi.
One of my favourites amongst the lot was this:
Neat-o!! I am not a fan of rugby -- I could never understand that sport -- but I love the maxi card and the stamp. Did you see the awesome first day postmark? Tee-hee-hee, I'm gloating, I know :P
I'm feeling a little bit generous right now - after all, I can only pay forward the generosity bestowed on me by the two belle ragazze Italiane - so I'm going to have a small contest here. My question is :can you identify which countries the emblems (found on the maxi card) represent? If anyone guesses correctly, I'll send you a postcard. The first two to answer correctly will receive a postcard so hurry and leave me a message in this post' comments section only :)
Anyways, I was planning to give this to my sports-minded sister as a present for her birthday (this month) but held back because she mentioned about wanting a football gift or something related to football for her birthday. Now before you raise your eyebrow, my sister, who is also a stamp collector, was a ballplayer back during her college days. She was in her school's varsity basketball team, and after that, she got hooked into soccer, er, that's football to others. I wonder if somebody out there has any football-related postcard or stamp? Please leave me a message here if you have or know of a postcard/stamp and is willing to swap with me. I'm sure my sister would be very happy to add it to her collection :)
England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland & Wales are the countries that the emblems (found on the maxi card) represent.
Thanks for the opportunity!
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when is her birthday? I have two Football related FDC's..if you think she would like them I would be more than glad to send them :)
Hi Abishek, you are a genius! One Cambodian postcard will be on your way -- I'll contact you in a little while.
Ana, it's at the end of this month. One FDC would be great; you are very kind. She would absolutely go crazy when she receives it :)
Dear Abishek,
Could you send me email instead? Please use the email form (Contact Me) that's found on the upper right hand side of the blog -- under the Pages category. My email bounced back. Thank you.
I was brought up with a rugby enthusiast in the family and now I'm married to one. Possibly that's an unfair advantage but the card shows the emblems of the countries which partake in the Six Nations Championship. Starting at the top:
Wales, Scotland, England, Ireland, France, Italy.
I'm due to visit Albi, newly inscribed on the UNESCO list for France soon. Let me know if you'd like a card from there.
Howdy, Sheila!
How do you deal with the rugby fever when the rugby season starts? Must be a riot! *lol* Between me and my husband, I am more into sports. Tennis, for one :)
I will send you a postcard soon and I think I still have your address. Cheers.