Dearest Hilary & Simon From Russia with all our love! Just amazing x
Short and sweet in the distinctive handwriting of my mum, with a nod to Ian Fleming 🙂
This was during the time of Mikhail Gorbachev’s presidency and the period of glasnost, just prior to the dismantling of the the Soviet Union.
The card features the famous St Basil’s cathedral in Red Square and carries the 35 kopeck stamp ‘sable in a cedar tree’.
Another card from my parents…
Dear Hilary & Simon, Arrived safely Singapore is very hot & humid but a lovely place. Already planning a return visit. We’re enjoying the luxury of hotel life and Singapore Gin Sling at the Raffles bar then off to O3/D3 [?] later tonight. Been all around on  a couple of tours and spent this pm in the hotel pool Its really hell out here. Keep well & happy much love Marion xxx
A hectic status update but Marion does not say how long she is staying and there is no clue to the identity of her travelling companion/s.
Despite a google search I’ve no idea what O3 (or is it D3?) is, or was – can anyone else shed any light?
In 1964 the Merlion image (featured in the picture) was designed for use by the Singapore Tourism Board.
The card is postmarked ‘SINGAPORE 17 AUG 88’ and carries stamps from the 1985 definitive Insect series.
The timing suggests that this message was sent when en route to Australia. I liked Marion, but I do not feel that it is my place to reconnect with her.
Hello Hilary! I send you many greetings from the danish island Møn. I stay here with 5 friends. We rent a house very near to the sea and the beach. The weather has been very good for the whole week and I got very brown. I’ll soon write more. Yours Claudia
This card from Møn is postmarked ‘STEGE 14.30 8 8 1981’ and carries a 1 krone 30 stamp commemorating the oldest Danish coin.
Claudia is enjoying some good weather in Denmark; she sent this card to me not long after I’d arrived in Norway.
There are now many cards posted here from Claudia – she continues to communicate regularly although these days it is usually via WhatsApp 🙂
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