Miscellaneous

Schäfereignossenschaft Finkof (Finkof Sheep Farm)
Postcrossing: Germany; 17 days; 3,987 miles
Postmarked: January - February 2025

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Postmarked: Louisville, Kentucky; December 2024

U.S.S. CHARLESTON (LKA-113)
First Amphibious Cargo Ship to be designed and built from keel up.

The sender's crochet bedspread.
Postcrossing: Finland; 28 days; 4,266 miles
Postmarked: October - November 2024

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Postmarked: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; October 2024

Image taken from Homespun Style by Selina Lake
Swap-Bot: Piles of Postcards #7
Postmarked: USA; 2024

The Armillary Sphere
Swap-Bot: Piles of Postcards #7
Postmarked: San Antonio, Texas; August 2024

Illustrated by M. Moroi
Postmarked: Japan; August 2019

Keith Roberts, Pavane, 1968
cover by David O'Connor, 1988
Swap-Bot: Piles of Postcards Swap #5
Postmarked: Orlando, Florida; August 2024

Swap-Bot: Tell Me #4
Postmarked: Seattle, Washington; October 2022

The Marshall Islands
jewelry and exquisite weaving
Swap-Bot: I Spy - Fine Art
Postmarked: Minneapolis, Minnesota; May 2024

Postcrossing: Spain; 28 days; 3,498 miles
Postmarked: February - March 2024

Common Skin Tones
Swap-Bot: Piles of Postcards #2
Postmarked: Metroplex, Michigan; June 2024

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Postmarked: Manassas, Virginia; June 2024

Artillery 1750 - 1783
The bore of the cannon is first swabbed out, then powder charge is put in the muzzle either with a copper ladle on a staff or in a cloth bag and then rammed down to end of the bore. A wad is added, then the ball. Another wad may be put on top of ball. The vent is then filled with priming powder either loose or in a tube or quill. The cannon is fired by touching the lighed slowmatch to the priming.
The size of a cannon is determined by the weight of the iron ball that fits it, with a small allowance for clearance. A 9 pounder = 4.2 inch bore, 12 = 4.6 inch & 24 = 5.8 inch. A cannon can also fire grapeshot, small balls in a cloth bag, or canister, still smaller balls in a metal can.
A howitzer is a very short cannon and may also fire explosive shells. A mortar is still shorter and lobs explosive shell or incendiary "carcasses" containing combustibles.
The maximum effective range was about 1000 yards for the average guyn, but the extreme range might be considerably greater.
From: Fort Ticonderoga, Lake George, New York

United States Presidents
America's 43 Presidents are vividly illustrated in this painting by Randy Green. Since 1789, when George Washington was sworn in as our first President, America has benefited from over 200 years of Presidential stability, a record admired around the world.

AT SUNDOWN
The "Rotograph" Opalette Series; Printed and Registered in England No. 529170
This card is a REAL PHOTOGRAPH on bromide paper.

Postcrossing: Germany; 19 days; 4,224 miles
Postmarked: July 2024

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Postmarked: Richmond, Virginia; July 2024