Russia - Izhevsk - The League of Historical Cities

Multi-view of Izhevsk - the capital of Udmurt Republic in Volga Federal Republic. Vancouver 2010 Olympics stamp used. Thanks to Alexander of Izhevsk, Russia.

Japan - Himeji - The League of Historical Cities

Postcard 1
The castle of Himeji-jo is 2 hours from Osaka. Thanks to Asami-san. Doumo arigatou.





Received a beautiful set of Himeji Jo Castle postcards from Japan from Tajima-san. Showing here two postcards.

Postcard 2




Postcard 3

WANTED : The League of Historical Cities

July 7, 2021 Update:
The League of Historical Cities covers 123 cities in 66 countries. I hope to collect a postcard from each of these cities - if the postcard can mailed from the cities, that will be even better. Todate, I have collected 108 out of 123 cities. 

Hilighted below in bold black are cities that I already have received postcards. Anyone can help me with the other missing cities, please contact me, thanks.

AFRICA (7 out of 7 cities):
Accra; Alexandria; Algiers; Fez; Giza; Luxor; Tunis 

ASIA (27 out of 32 cities):
Andong; Buyeo County (South Korea); Chengdu; Chiang Mai; Dujiangyan; Gongju (South Korea); Gyeongju; Hanoi; Himeji; Hue; Kaesong; Kamakura; Kanazawa; Kathmandu; Kurunegala (Sri Lanka); Kyoto; Lahore; Naha; Nanjing; Nara; Suwon;  Taichung; Tainan; Ulan Bator; Varanasi; Vigan; Wuxi (China); Xian; Yangon; Yangzhou; Yogyakarta; Zhengzhou

EUROPE (50 out of 55 cites):
AlbaLulia(Romania); Amsterdam; Athens; BadIschl; Barcelona; Bordeaux; Bratislava; Brussels; Budapest; Chernivtsi; Cologne; Constanta; Cordoba; Dijon; Dublin; Edinburgh; Florence; Geneva; Helsingborg; Iasi; Izhevsk(Russia); Kazan; Klaipeda; Krakow; Kutaisi;  Kyiv; Lisbon; Ljubljana; Lutsk; Lviv; Minsk; Montpellier; Mkshteka; Nicosia; Nis; Norwich; Odessa; Paris; Prague; Riga; Rome; Santiago de Compostela; Sarajevo; Sheki;  South East Region of Malta; Strasbourg; Syzran; Tashkent; Termez (Uzbekistan); The Hague; Veliko Turnovo: Venice; Vienna; Zagreb

LATIN AMERICA (5 out of 5 cities):
Cartagena; Cuenca; Cusco; Guadalajara; Mexico City

MIDDLE EAST (13 out of 17 cities):
Ankara; Baghdad; Bursa; Hebron; Isafahan; Istanbul; Jerusalem; Kashan; Kong (Iran); Konya; Nayshabur (Iran); Osmangazi  (Turkey); Sanliurfa; Semnan (Iran); Shiraz; Tabriz; Yadz

NORTH AMERICA (3 out of 3 cities):
Boston; Montreal; Quebec

PACIFIC (3 out of 4 cities):
Ballarat; Melbourne; Norwood Payneham and St Peters, Whanganui (New Zealand)

Accra - The League of Historical Cities.

Accra is the capital of Ghana. At the Independence Square in Accra is theDr. Kwame Nkrumah and Freedom and Justice Arch. Thanks to Christopher of Ghana.

Alexandria - The League of Historical Cities

Roman Amphitheatre and Citadel of Qaitbay of Alexandria. Thank to Elsayed from Alexandria, Egypt.

Algiers - The League of Historical Cities

A pretty postcard of Algiers - the capital of Algeria. It was sent inside an envelope by Youssef from Algeria. Thanks.

Amsterdam - The League of Historical Cities

Aerial view of the historic canal zone of Amsterdam. Thanks to Anja of Germany who visited Amsterdam.

Andong - The League of Historical Cities

Postcard 1A - Hahoe
The traditional village of Hahoe is located in Andong, South Korea. Hyangsa Rite in Byeongsan Seowon - a Confucian academy in traditional cultural villlage of Hahoe. Thanks to Ching-Ru of Taiwan who visiting this UNESCO World Heritage site.

Postcard 1B - Hahoe

Aerial view of historic village of Hahoe. Thanks to Robert of South Korea.

Ankara - The League of Historical Cities

A nice postcard of Ankara - the capital of Turkey. Thanks so much Dilele of mailing from Turkey.

Athens - The League of Historical Cities

Athens is the capital Greece -home of Ptolemy, Socrates and Aristotle. Athens was the venue of the 2004 Summer Olympics Games. A nice postcard of Athens sent by Christina of Bulgaria. Thanks so much.

Bad Ischl - The League of Historical Cities

Bad Ischl is a member city of The League of Historical Cities. Thanks to Greta of Austria. Nice stamps used. A great addition to my cities collection of this league.

Baghdad - The League of Historical Cities

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. Thanks to Hector for sending me this postcard from Iraq.

Ballarat - The League of Historical Cities

Postcard 1
I visited Ballarat. Bought this postcard at the Tourist Information and mailed from there. Unfortunately, no cancellation.

Postcard 2

Ballarat - Statue in Sturt Street, Eureka Center, Her Majesty's Theatre, Redcoats of Sovereign Hill. A great addition to my postcard collection of The League of Historical Cities. Thanks to Alison of Australia.

Barcelona - The League of Historical Cities

La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. Thanks to Sandra of Barcelona, Spain. Muchos gracias.

Bordeaux - The League of Historical Cities

Bordeaux, France. Famous for 18th century architecture.

Boston - The League of Historical Cities

I have visited Boston before. Contrast of Hancock Building with Trinity Church of Boston. Nice stamps including Mark Twain and Lunar Year 2012 dragon stamp. Thanks to the Evans of Massachusetts, USA.

Bratislava - The League of Historical Cities

Great colorful views of Bratislava - the capital of Slovakia.

Brussels - The League of Historical Cities

Market Place - Flower Carpet of Brussels. This is the square of the Grand Palace which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Chandra for taking the trouble to resend three times and finally this postcard reached me.

Budapest - The League of Historical Cities

Multi-views of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Thanks to Willy B for this cool card from Budapest.

Bursa - The League of Historical Cities

Yesil Mausoleum, Bursa, Turkey. Bursa is a tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage. It also belongs to The League of Historical Cities. Thanks to Onder of Turkey.