【Russia】Moscow: Plan for the city of Irkutsk

Distance:7,394 km (4,594 miles)

Travel time: 23 days

Another beautiful old map from Russia. This is the city plan for Irkutsk in the early 20th century.

【USA】Massachusetts: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Distance: 12,455 km (7,739 miles)

Travel time: 18 days

A beautiful map card from Massachusetts. The state has a nickname, Bay State.

【Belgium】Brugge: drawing

Distance: 9,668 km (6,007 miles)

Travel time: 12 days

This is the first postcard from Belgium.

【Germany】Bavaria: "The West End Review" by Alphonse Mucha

Distance: 9,219 km (5,728 miles)

Travel time: 15 days

Sent by Sven from Germany. This beautiful art piece is drawn by one of my favorite artists, Mucha, in 1898.

【swap-Belarus】Katya from Gomel #1: Belarus Stamp 20 Years《Architecture of Belarus》

Distance: 7,934 km (4,930 miles)

Travel time: 21 days

I sent a postcard of cat to Katya in June. She liked it and offered a request of direct swap. Finally, after half a month, I found this adorable card in my mailbox. Filled with Belorussian stamps issued in the past twenty years, this stamp card is definitely a surprise.

【Brazil】São Paulo: Carnival

Distance: 18,716 km (11,630 miles)

Travel time: 22 days

The first postcard from Brazil. I have never received one with such special size--22 meters long. It's about the world-famous carnival.

【Netherlands】Leeuwarden: The World (1686)

Distance: 9,399 km (5,840 miles)

Travel time: 9 days

This beautiful old map came from Fei, a Chinese student in Netherlands. Though I put maps on the top of my list, few would actually send me one. This is the forth map card I got. So I'm really appreciated.