Postbot Lottery postcard

 

A colourful mailboxes postcard from Portugal that made my day 😍

The new Postcrossing Forum held a "Postbot Lottery" for those who finished the basic "Postbot Tutorial" whereby winners would be sent World Postcard Day themed postcards. 

I was happy to be picked as one of the lucky winners and most relieved when the winning postcard reached my mailbox successfully. Our postal system suspended outbound international mail (except to Singapore) during this Covid-19 pandemic until further notice. As such, I was feeling quite uncertain whether incoming international mail would also be affected. Glad to be proven wrong but also wondering why the restriction is only one-way...

Cute Mickey Mouse stamp! 

I just found out that Mickey was "born" on 18 November 1928. 

So at the time I received this postcard, he was already 92 years old!

Retro-Styled Postbox

Sender: Ave

The retro-styled postbox in Kiev, Ukraine

A Blue German Postbox

Sender: Pebbles84
Maybe this blue postbox can be found in Berlin!

Waiting

Sender: Olenenka
Waiting

Olenenka wants to show me a typical Ukrainian mailbox and I am delighted with her choice.

What do you think this girl is waiting for? Is she also a postcrosser, waiting for her official cards or cards from the forum? Or is she waiting for news from her guy?

Sharing a song I love by The Carpenters:-

( Stop!) Oh yes, wait a minute Mr Postman!
( Wait ) Wait Mr Postman!
(*) Please Mr Postman look and see
( Oh yeah ) If there's a letter in your bag for me
( Please, Please, Mr Postman ) Why's it takin' such a long time
( Oh yeah ) For me to hear from that boy of mine

There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Please Mr Postman look and see
If there's a letter, a letter for me.

I've been standin' here waitin' Mr Postman
So-o-o patiently
For just a card or just a letter
Sayin' he's returning'home to me.
Repeat (*)

So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin' in my eyes.
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leavin' me a card or a letter.
Repeat (*)

Why don't you check it and see
One more time for me
You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute...
( Mr Postman )
Mr Postman look and see
( C'mon deliver the letter, the sooner the better )

Mr Postman.....