Postcards

1965 postcard from Mum to Dad & I, at 50 Bedford Place, Southampton. WJN 1072 The Gnomes Garden, Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight. “These little men have been gambling and collecting for charity since 1934, and now collect over £500 annually (1965) Pub. by J.Nigh & sons Ltd. Ventnor, I.W. A nostalgic feature of Blackgang Chine. Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackgang_Chine 12 IMG 9656 12/365 3/Memorabilia

60s Carte Postale I think I bought this postcard while on a school exchange visit in 1969. 21 20250821_154715 233/365 The Palais Garnier, also known as Opéra Garnier, is a historic 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III. Initially referred to as le nouvel Opéra de Paris (the new Paris Opera), it soon became known as the Palais Garnier, "in acknowledgment of its extraordinary opulence" and the architect Charles Garnier's plans and designs, which are representative of the Napoleon III style... The Palais Garnier has been called "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_Garnier

Postcard We do have all these creatures in Australia, but not all at the same time and in the same place :-)

French Polynesia Pêche au Harpon We visited Tahiti and Moorea, en route to Australia in January 1988. This is the stamp on the postcard, which I sent to my parents in England, dated 3rd January 1988.

Australia Post has given its customers free postcards. 24 20250724 104419