Error Recipe Postcard for Ramos Gin Fizz

Ramos Gin Fizz

3 drops orange flower water
1 egg white
1 teaspoon super fine sugar
1 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
1 ounce cream soda water

Shake ver vigorously for at least one minute.  Strain into a tall thin glass, or a ver large old-fashioned glass, and top with soda water.  Stir.

This postcard was postmarked in 2019.

Guess what ingredient they forgot to list on the postcard!!  The Gin!!  - If you do a computer search for this recipe, it calls for 2 ounces of gin.

USA stamp 2017

Seashells

Alphabet Cone

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Rangamati Hanging Bridge in Bangladesh

The back of this postcard reads:
Karnaphuli Bridge

That is an error though, because this is a postcard of Rangamati Hanging Bridge in Rangamati, Bangladesh.

It was postmarked in 2014 with two flower stamps.

Bangladesh stamp 2014

Flowers

Rhyncostylis Retusa (Orchid)

10 T

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Bangladesh stamp 2014

Flowers

Dendrobium Aphyllum (Orchid)

10 T 

Three Postcards of Bobcats (Kentucky Wildcats)

North American Wildlife
Colorado

Bobcat (Felis rufus).
The bobcat is secretive as well as curious.  It has keen eyesight and hearing that enable it to ambush its prey.  It is a small cat, wieghing (error - should be weighing) approximately 20 pounds and its 6-inch tail accounts for its name.  Its tufts of hair rising from its ears are used as a form of communication with other bobcats.

Photographer -Tom Stack and Associats / Robert Winslow

This unused postcard is from 2015.
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North American Wildlife
Colorado

# 6674 Bobcat (Felis rufus).
The young bobcat will leave its range of birth at 11 months and will seek out a range of its own.  A bobcat mother has been known to abandon her young because of the scarcity of food for her and her kittens.  Its ability to adapt to habitat and diet has made it possible for it to survive from swampland to wooded mountainsides.

Photographer -Richard Stacks

This unused postcard is from 2015.
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University of Kentucky Wildcats
(The mascot is a bobcat)

The unmatched excellence of UK basketball is a long standing tradition and a source of great pride to all Kentuckians.

This postcard is from 2009.

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The University of Kentucky has three official mascots:

Blue — A live bobcat. He lives at the state-operated Salato Wildlife Education Center near the state capital of Frankfort. Unlike the school's two costumed mascots, he never attends games, because bobcats are very shy by nature and do not react well with large crowds.

The Wildcat — A costumed student, he made his debut in the 1976–77 school year.

Scratch — A later addition, he is a more child-friendly version of The Wildcat.

Two Postcards of La Jolla, California

La Jolla, California

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 with a King Eider bird stamp.

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La Jolla is a hilly seaside community within the city of San Diego, California, occupying 7 miles (11 km) of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean.

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La Jolla, California
View orf La Jolla, California with San Diego skyline in background.
Photo: James Blank

The typo of 'orf' above is on the postcard!

This postcard is postmarked in 2011.

USA stamp 2015

Coastal Birds

King Eider 

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USA stamp 2011

Herbs Series

Sage 29 Cents

A Very Confusing Postcard About The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy

The Leaning Tower
The construction was begun in 1174 from the architect Bonanno Pisano and finished in 1350 from Tommaso Pisano.  The height is m. 58.36 (100 braccia pisane)  The weight is t. 14.453.  The vertical yielding is of approximately m. 2.36.  The maximum slope from the top to the center or the base is m 5.22.  The increment of slope until 1993 was off mm. 1.2 every year.  After consolidation jobs during 11 years the Tower reopens the 15/12/2001 whit (should read with?) an inclination reduced of cm. 38.

It is constituted from 8 shelves comprised the bell cell where there are 7 bells that reproduce 7 musical notes (Assunta Crofefisso san Ranieri, Pasquareccia, Dal Pozzo, Terza, Vespruccio).

The top of the Tower is caught up with a helicoidal scale of 293 steps.

From the top of the leaning Tower Galileo Galilei carried out its experiments around the gravity laws.

This is postmarked in 2009 from Italy.

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This is the most confusing postcard I've ever read!

Italy (Italia) stamp 2004

Women in Art, 0,85

Cars Disney Movie - Released on June 8, 2006

Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen is a hotshot rookie race car, poised to become the youngest car ever to win the Piston Cup Championship.  He has just two things on his mind: winning and the perks that come with it.  It’s everything he’s dreamed of ... but that’s about to change.  When McQueen gets lost in the forgotten town of Radiator Springs, he’s introduced to a group of new friends that challenge him to reconsider the car he wants to be.

Fun Facts:
- #95 sponsored by Rust-eze Mediated Bumper Ointment
- Top speed: 200 mph, 0-60 in 4.5 seconds
- Favorite expression: “Ka-chow!”
- He considers his silver lightning bolt his lucky sticker
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Sally
Sally is a beautiful 2000 Porsche 911 from California who grew tired of life in the fast lane and made a new start in the small town of Radiator Springs.  Charming, intelligent and witty, she is the town attorney and the car most dedicated to preserving and reviving the town with the hopes that one day it will “get back on the map”.

Fun Facts:
- Owner of the Cozy Cone Motel in Radiator Springs
- Sports a pin-striped tattoo
- Her nickname for McQueen is “Stickers
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Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson is a 1951 Hudson Hornet, a seemingly quiet country doctor who runs the local “medical clinic’ (mechanic shop) in Radiator Springs.  Though he’s a car of few words, Doc is respected and admired by the townsfolk for the way he looks out for their health and tends to their aches and pains.  Doc ends up teaching McQueen lessons he can apply both on and off the track.

Fun Facts:
- Doc is not only the town doctor, but also the town judge
- He has a few surprises under his hood
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Mater
Master is a good ol’ boy with  a big heart and the only tow truck in Radiator Springs. Mater runs Tow-Mates (should read Tow-Maters) Towing and Salvage and manages the local impound lot.  Through (maybe another error? should be though) a little rusty, he has the quickest towrope in Carburetor County and is always the first to lend a helping hand.   Mater sees the bright side of any situation and is the first to befriend McQueen.

Fun Facts:
-  Lightning McQueen’s best friend
-  Self-proclaimed “World’s Best Backwards Driver”
-  His lifelong dream is to ride in a helicopter
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From the manufacturers of ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Finding Nemo’
Disney Pixar
Cars
in Cinemas June 8 (although I think it might have actually come out on June 9th)

All four postcards are unused and from 2006. 

I Stay a Bit Overweight as a Public Service

I stay a bit overweight because it wouldn't be fair to all the skinny people if I were this attractive, inteligent, funny AND thin.

It's a public service, really.

This fantastic postcard is mailed in in 2015.

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I wonder if they spelled inteligent wrong as part of the joke, or if the writer is not as smart as they think they are.  hahahha

USA stamp 2014

Hummingbird 

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Two Advertising Postcards of Hantla ry Concerts in Finland

Eino
Eino
 - Konsertti

Pyharannan Reilan - Hannulassa
lauantaina (Saturday) 2/7/2011

Laulusolistit: (Vocal soloists):
Esso Luttinen, Petri Backstrom, Sami Luttinen, Sauli Luttinen

The sender writes:
This is a funny misprint.  It should be Eino, Leino, Konsertti (Concert) The printer had made the cards just days before this years concert and we noticed the error only afterwards.  (Well, only me and 2 other people bought three cards.)

This is sent from Finland in 2015.
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Eino Leino (6 July 1878 – 10 January 1926) was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements.

Finland stamp 2014

Changes in Everyday Life

Hexagon Images, 1

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Hantlan Kesa
Konsertti 2015

Pyharannan Reilan Hannulassa (The location) La 25 - 07 (The date) klo 16 (the time)

Soi, Soi, Sibelius!

Hantla ry

The sender writes:
This concert was here the day before.  It was the only sunny day this summer, which was lucky because it was an open air thing.

This is postmarked in 2014 from Finland.

I found the names of the singers performing on line:
Essi Luttinen - Mezzo-soprano
Sami Luttinen - Bass
Laura Nykänen - Mezzo-soprano
Sauli Luttinen - Baritone
The Student Union's quartet-YL Ville Nikunen, Juuso Vanonen, Thomas Niemelä, Matti Jalava - Male voice quartet
Tuula Hällström - Piano Artist
Rauno Luttinen - Recitation

Finland stamp 2012

Stratus Nebulosus (Clouds) 1 KL

Tallangatta, Australia - The Town that Moved 5 Miles

Greetings from Tallangatta
A Tallangatta Heritage Postcard

The township of Tallangatta was relocated 9ks west to allow the espnasion of the Hume Reservoir thus giving greater storage of water for the irrigators downstream. This was carried out in the early 1950's and made Tallangatta a unique town, being the only town in Australia to be moved in its entirity.

This postcard has a few spelling errors on it and is from 2015. 

An American Flag Made with the Names of the 50 States

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Deleware, (Delaware), Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

This fantastic USA Flag features the name of all 50 states, with almost all of them spelled correctly. It is postmarked in 2014 with a hummingbird stamp.

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In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

Mutarazi Falls in Zimbabwe (M'tarazi Falls)

M'tarazi Falls, second highest in Africa 672m, (error, it is 762m) Nyanga, Zimbabwe.

Photography: David Trickett

The sender writes:

Saw this yesterday.  The road there was not brilliant, but the results were worth it.

This is postmarked in 1989 with a Zimbabwe stamp.

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Mutarazi Falls (often spelt Mtarazi Falls) is a 762 m (2,499 ft) free-leaping waterfall of two delicate tiers, in the Honde Valley in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. 

The waterfall is the 17th highest in the world and the second highest in Africa. 

Zimbabwe stamp 1985

Traditional Dancing 35 c

Butterfly, Starry Night, Hamadryas arinome

Hamadryas arinome - Starry Night
This spectacular butterfly from the rain forests of Central America is one of the cracker butterfiles (error - should be butterflies), so called because the males make a crackling sound with their wings when they fly.  Phil DeVries, author of "The Butterflies of Costa Rica', called this species "Starry Night" after the famous Van Gogh painting.

Photo by Dr. Phil DeVries
Houston Museum of Natural Science

This postcard is unused and was given to me in 2013. 

The 1983 War in Grenada

On October 25, 1983 Grenada was invaded by U.S. and Caribbean forces in response to urgent requests from six Caribbean countries to restore order and stop the spread of Marxist revolution in the region.  Since reporters were excluded from the landing operations, pictures such as this came to the U.S. from November 1 to November 5, 1983.  Two airfields and the campus of an American-run medical school were the first major targets.  American units took "minimal" casualties when about 600 Cubans working at the Point Salines airport put up unexpectedly strong resistance.  This picture shows a small part of the large cache of weapons seized by U.S. Troops.  Aso seized, were 12 Soviet-built BTR-60 armored personnel carriers, two were shipped to Andrews Air Force Base for display.  Also on display were twelve 2U-23 antiaircraft guns, 291 sub machine guns, 6,330 rifles and 5.6 million rounds of ammunition, (enough to equip two Cuban battalions for 43 days of combat.)  After a three day trip to Grenada, the congressional study grpup (typo on card - should have been group) concluded the move had been justified - even Tip O'Neil reversed himself!  Returning Army Rangers declared "It's great to feel wanted!"  as America showed a new pride in the military.  November 5, 1983

Colorphoto: Randy Taylor
Mike Roberts Color Productions

This postcard is unused. 

Phuket, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand

Promthep Cave
Rawai Beach
Viewpoint
Kata Beach
Karon Beach
and
Patong Beach

postmarked in 2013 with four Thailand stamps

the sender writes that there is an error and it is not Promthem CaVe it's Promthep CaPe

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Phuket, formerly known as Thalang (Tha-Laang) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.

Phuket, which is approximately the size of Singapore, is Thailand’s largest island. The island is connected to mainland Thailand by two bridges.

Phuket formerly derived its wealth from tin and rubber. The island was on one of the major trading routes between India and China, and was frequently mentioned in foreign ship logs of Portuguese, French, Dutch and English traders. The region now derives much of its income from tourism.

 

Thanksgiving - En Route to Thanksgiving, Error Postcard

Thanksgiving Greetings
En route To Thanksgiving -

unused embossed postcard

I love how the turkeys are harnessed as horses for the buggy.  There is a printing error - if you look at the red on the faces of the children, the lips and hair highlights are off to the left.

Singapore Skyline

Singapore transform (should read transformed?) from an obscure little fishing village to a great seaport and into a modern metropolis famous for its skyscrapers.

This is postmarked in 2009 with a Singapore 'Stork-billed Kingfisher' stamp for 50 cents.

Swiss Cheese

 Schweizer Emmentalerkase (Swiss Emmental Cheese: known as Swiss Cheese in the other parts of the world)

This is postmarked in 2012 with four Switzerland stamps - three showing the art of Anne Oertle and one of tennis champion: Roland Hirter

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Emmentaler is a yellow, medium-hard cheese. It has a savoury, but not very sharp, taste. Three types of bacteria are used in the production of Emmentaler: Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus, and Propionibacterium freudenreichii.

In the late stage of cheese production, P. freudenreichii consumes the lactic acid excreted by the other bacteria, and releases carbon dioxide gas, which slowly forms the bubbles that make holes. Failure to remove CO2 bubbles during production, due to inconsistent pressing, results in the large holes ("eyes") characteristic of this cheese. Historically, the holes were a sign of imperfection, and until modern times, cheese makers would try to avoid them.

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Here is a recipe postcard using swiss cheese as an ingredient ...

 Cheesy Vidalia Surprise
From the Georgia Recipe Collection

1 package  Pepperidge Farms pastry shells
2 cups chopped Vidalia onions
2 cups grated Swiss Cheese
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons margarine

Bake pastry shells as directed.  Saute onions in 2 teaspoons margaring (error on card, should read margarine) until golden.  Fold in grated cheese - let melt.  Fold in shipping cream and pour over pastry shells.  Bake 5-10 minutes in 350 degree oven.  Serve plain or garnish with chopped chives.

Photo by Bryan McNabb

This unused postcard is from 2009.

President Woodrow Wilson - Declaration of War (World War 1)

"The World Must be Mabe (Made) Safe for Democracy.  Its Peace Must be Planted Upon the Trusted Foundation of Political Liberty."  (Woodrow Wilson.)

This postcard is unused.

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921.

Three of the points he made while asking the Congress for a declaration of war (World War 1) (2 April 1917):

- Armed neutrality, it now appears, is impracticable.
- The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.
- It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other.

Cheetah and Cubs

Exotic Wildlife

Cheetah (Asinonyx jubatus). - (error with the letter s, should read: (Acinonyx jubatus)
The fastest land animal, the cheetah can reach speeds up to 70 mph.  It hunts by day, preferably at dawn and sundown.  The cheetah is not an aggressive animal and has often been tamed and used as a hunting aid.
Photographers - Gerald & Buff Corsi

unused, bought in 2011

Ipswich City, Australia

Ipswich City, Heritage - Queensland

Clockwise - Ipswich Grammar (1863)

St Paul's Angligan (1859) - - (error, should be Anglican)

St Mary's Catholic (1904)

Ipswich University (formerly Challinor Centre, 1917)

unused, from 2011

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Ipswich was proclaimed as a municipality on 2 March 1860, and became a city in 1904. Damaging flooding has occurred on numerous occasions, the largest being the 1893 Brisbane flood peaking at 24.5 metres, and more recently during the 1974 Brisbane Flood, peaking in Ipswich at 20.7 metres. Collectively, 8500 houses were flooded in Ipswich and Brisbane.

Since 1874, Ipswich has hosted a country-style fair, offering a variety of produce and livestock plus arts and crafts exhibits.