Highlander18

Thank you very much to the hosts who set up the swaps. When partners are assigned, I read their profile, send the requested items based on their preferences and wishes, and avoid their dislikes. I keep records of what I send, the date, and a picture of the envelope. When I receive Bent corners on postcards, I know my partner hasn't read my profile. I place completed swaps in my mailbox and count them as sent. My wonderful mailman takes exceptional care of my outgoing mail. I rate swaps the day I receive them or the next morning.

I found a new friend on Swap-bot who lives near me. Her profile mentions the Denver Postcard Club. I joined and love going to meetings. We meet monthly with fantastic topic presenters, and we can look through many long boxes and buy postcards. I am the lead coordinator for the Children's Hospital Postcard Project, where twice a year we fill 200 envelopes with an instructional sheet, 10 postcards, a postcard bookmark, and lower-denomination stamps to mail out two cards. This project is very dear to me. I am happy to swap postcards and more for ribbons to accent the bookmarks I make.

I consider myself a deltiologist—one who collects postcards. I prefer postcards to be blank and protected in an envelope to avoid bent corners. USA Tourist postcards are my Favorite! I no longer collect or save international cards. I prefer 4x6 or smaller. I like vintage, linen and black and white. Larger cards are challenging to store.

I have Colorado cards galore; please send me a different state card.

Postcards --- An Old Structure, Big Boy Largest Steam Locomotive, Edition-Tausendschön, Historical sites or Historical people, House Mouse Designs, Jefferson's Monticello, Lantern Press, Large Letter State and City (Greetings from with pictures inside the letters other than Postcard Fair), L.M. Kartenvertrieb, Linen, Map or map shape cards (no Postcard Fair), Maxicards, PCs with cutouts, Peppercorn paper, Stonehouse Collection, Washington's Mount Vernon, Hold up to the light cards, Vintage touristy, Pictorial Map, Postallove State and Country cards, Postcrossing meetup, the World's Largest...., The World's smallest, and The Writerie.

Lou Paper, I'm looking for ~ non-state-related topics.
Thomas Dambo Trolls.
I am also looking for postcards for Elgin, Illinois, my hometown.
I collect used or unused Busy Tourist's Correspondence Check-Off postcards.

For a friend, I am looking for World Postcard Day cards dated 1984-1990.

New collection ~ Buc-ee's postcards ~ I have Johnstown, CO, Daytona Beach, FL, and Smiths Grove, KY. I am looking for other store names. I have an extra Daytona Beach card to trade for a different Buc-ee's card.

Favorite Place to Visit

I love to visit Mount Rushmore. Since 1963, it has been the most visited spot ever and I find something new each time. My dog once went with me on my trip from Illinois to Montana. Animals are no longer allowed on the Presidential Walk or in the amphitheater. I have over 700 postcards for "My Men," through family history; each one is a distant cousin. I have wooden cards, real black-and-white photos, linen cards, 3D, lenticular, and the new 4x6 size. I recently found a 5x7 linen that matches a 3x5 size.

Likes --
Civil War/Revolutionary War, Humpback whales, Ladybugs, Monticello, Mount Rushmore, Mount Vernon, Presidents (Jefferson, Lincoln, and Washington), colorful paper napkins, Patriotic themes, Pine cones, Scooby-Doo, Statue of Liberty.

Dislikes or not into--
I am not a fan of all-caps lettering. It looks like shouting to me.

I absolutely dislike those cheap sepia 32-pcs Vintage Travel Sights Landscape Retro Postcards from AliExpress, Amazon, Wish, Temu, or other sites (smaller cards without a description on the back. The back is a sepia tone with just boxes on the top left.)

Please send Zazzle, Postcard Fair, homemade postcards including AI-generated), ATCs, tea bags, religious items, wax seals, Cat items, anime, kawaii, washi tape, or bits of paper to someone else! When I receive these, I know my profile has not been read.

Bent or worn corners on postcards and smoky or moldy-smelling postcards are not saved or passed to others. I have to give them away or pitch. Please protect your cards when traveling through the mail. I receive many envelopes with the sides or top and bottom protected; why not the corners?

When I address the back side of the envelope, I am hoping you can use the front for a craft.

~ When you can't find the Sunshine ~ Be the Sunshine
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