Two Postcard Makeup

My 4th and 5th postcard from Tuesday, October 14th, came in this beautiful envelope. Note the rose background. The whole envelope was made of this background. Balbina from a small town near Cologne, Germany, sent me this envelope. The stamps are beautiful and unusual as well.

The lighthouse stamp is from Amrum, a Frisian Island in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The man in the stamp above the lighthouse is Johann Hinrich Wichern. He was a theologian in Germany during the 19th Century. He advocated feeding the hungry of the inner cities and educating the children as a way of improving their lifestyle and future.

The postcard above, Balbina said, is of a cathedral in an area called Bergischen Land after the Dukes of Berg who lived there during the 13th century. This place is near her hometown. Of course, the postcard below, is of the famous gothic cathedral of Cologne. Balbina said that Cologne or Koeln is famous for its long history, beautiful gothic cathedral and for its celebration of "Karneval."

Balbina said that she hopes to be able to visit my great country some day. I think that Balbina has a great country as well. Another bit of surprise in the envelope from Balbina were these two autumn leaves. I noted that they were not real, but beautiful nevertheless. Balbina ended her letter wishing me a "wonderful autumn!" I hope you have a wonderful autumn too, Balbina.