0505 - Chinese Ceramic

Sent: 20.01.2020

Received: 12.05.2020

Travel time: a lot! (113 days)

Sent via postcrossing platofrm

0501 - Beijing Card snail mail

Sent: 02.02.2020

Received: 21.05.2020

Travel time:  a lot! (108 days)

Sent via postcadunited platform

0455 - Madeira Flag of The Country FOTW 136

Sent:17.10.2019

Received: 28.01.2020

Travel time: too much: 103 days! 

Sent via private swap

0384 Guatemala - Mayan People

Sent (written): 16.12.2020
Received: 09.03.2020
Travel time... a lot (84 days!)
Sent from Willemstadt Curacao (?) by a Romanian Friend travelling in Guatemala.
My friend (just) told me that she was visiting 2 Post offices in Antigua (City in Guatemala - wiki says: Antigua (Guatemala) (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtiɣwa ɣwateˈmala]), commonly referred to as just Antigua or la Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala known for its preserved Spanish Baroque-influenced architecture as well as a number of ruins of colonial churches. It served as the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.)  trying to send me this postcard. But Postal Workers pointed her to DHL who send the postcard in Curacao to be sent with postage label overseas - to Romania - wow what a story! :) My friend is owner of this interesting site : https://collectionshouse.com/

Thank you again, Claudia!

0256 Zimbabwe Flag of country FOTW130

Sent: 17.03.2018

Received 25.10.2018

Travel time 222 days (!)

Sender Valery and Virva. - private

0224 The Heavenly Maid throwing flowers - China ca. 1910 reproduction image.

Sent: 29.10.2018
Received 07.01.2019
Travel time 70 days (!)

Sender Li Ming from China  - private swap 

0202 Audrey Hepburn card from China

Sent: 07.11.2018

Received 07.01.2019

Travel time: 61 days (boat travel from China...)

Sender Briana from China, via postcrossing platform. visit here: www.postcrossing.com

Interesting that ... Sender wrote the card on July 30, 2018  - or at least that was the date when postcrossing system gave my address ... so the "official" travel time is 163 days.

0187 Qatar Flag of country FOTW121

Sent: 19.02.2017

Received: 08.05.2017

Travel time: 77 days (!)

Sender: Trond from Norway

Get yours here: http://postcardsmarket.com/product/qatar-fw/

Wiki:

The national flag of Qatar (Arabic: علم قطر‎) is in the ratio of 11:28. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side. It was adopted shortly before the country's declaration of independence from Britain on 3 September 1971.

The flag is very similar to the flag of the neighboring country Bahrain, which has fewer points, a 3:5 proportion, and a red color instead of maroon. Qatar's flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height.

0010; 0265 Argentina Flag FOTW8

Date of sending: 11 October 2017

Date of receival 3 November 2017

Travel time: 25 days

Get yours here: http://postcardsmarket.com/product/argentina-fw/

#0265

Sent: 02.11.2018

Received 19.01.2019

Travel time 78 days

Wiki: 

The flag of Argentina is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands colored light blue and white. There are multiple interpretations on the reasons for those colors. The flag was created by Manuel Belgrano, in line with the creation of the Cockade of Argentina, and was first raised at the city of Rosario on February 27, 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence. The National Flag Memorial was later built on the site. The First Triumvirate did not approve the use of the flag, but the Asamblea del Año XIII allowed the use of the flag as a war flag. It was the Congress of Tucumán which finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816. A yellow Sun of May was added to the center in 1818.

The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official Ceremonial Flag (Spanish: Bandera Oficial de Ceremonia). The flag without the sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (Bandera de Ornato). While both versions are equally considered the national flag, the ornamental version must always be hoisted below the Official Ceremony Flag. In vexillological terms, the Official Ceremonial Flag is the civil, state and war flag and ensign, while the Ornamental Flag is an alternative civil flag and ensign. There is controversy of the true color of the first flag, between scientist and the descendants of Manuel Belgrano between blue and pale blue.