Happy Independence Day - 4th of July! USA

It is amazing what USA has accomplished in such a short time in history, since 1776!

Probably it's the most formidable country in the history of mankind as we know it.

Yes, there were, there are, and there will be problems and mistakes - some of them quite big - but hey! what country is perfect?

I wish that EVERY country, including my adoptive USA and my native Romania, had politicians and leaders with much more patriotism, throughout history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)

A superb blog about worldwide bridges on maximum cards!

Visit this world-class maximaphily blog of my philatelic partner/friend/client Chih-ping Chu (Taiwan/ROC):
http://bridge-maximumcard.blogspot.com/

I absolutely love to visit again and again his blog, to see old and new MCs with bridges from around the world.
:)

From the blog "Lady Liberty Patriot": The Plague Of Worry

Lady Liberty Patriot: The Plague Of Worry

Aside from the Worry/rocking chair idea above, here's an unrelated maximum card about the Statue of Liberty.

Cool dam, or hot dam? It's Oroville Dam maximum card/maxicard (USA)

http://www.delcampe.com/page/item/id,0037961902,language,E.html

Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in USA.
I've been to Hoover Dam, another impressive construction.

"Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States and is within the top twenty dams in the world for dam height and volume of dam materials. It is an earth-fill dam, stands 770 feet tall, is 6,920 feet (2,109 m) long, and holds 3,537,577 acre-feet (4.364 km³) of water. Construction started in 1961 and was completed in 1968, at a cost of $187.8 million; however, as a result of the multi-purpose nature of the dam (designed to provide water supply, flood control, power generation, and fish and wildlife enhancement), the total costs were $563.8 million.

Over the past 12 years the dam has saved an estimated $1.2 billion in flood damage to the surrounding area. "

"It was not known until 1975, when a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred near Oroville, that the dam sits on top of an active faultline. This caused serious questions to be asked regarding the Auburn Dam which was just beginning construction at the time and was never built as a result of the possible geologic risk."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroville_Dam

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"Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. When completed in 1936, it was both the world's largest hydroelectric power generating station and the world's largest concrete structure. It was surpassed in both these respects by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1945. It is currently the world's 38th-largest hydroelectric generating station.^[5]

This dam, located 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, is named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction, first as the Secretary of Commerce, and then later, as the President of the United States. Construction began in 1931, and was completed in 1936, a little more than two years ahead of schedule. The dam and the power plant are operated by the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Hoover Dam was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.^[4][6]

Lake Mead is the reservoir created by the dam, named after Elwood Mead, who oversaw the construction of the dam."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_dam

Sibiu, Romania maximum card/ maxicard

Click to enlarge, and notice the small windows, eye-like, in the middle of the roof of the building at the center of the postcard. :)

"Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]; German: Hermannstadt; Hungarian: Nagyszeben) is an important city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548.^[1] It straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. It is the capital of Sibiu County and is located some 282 km NW of Bucharest. Between 1692—1791 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania.

It is one of the most important cultural and religious centres in Romania as well a major transportation hub in central Romania. The city used to be the centre of the Transylvanian Saxons until World War II. Sibiu was designated European Capital of Culture for the year 2007, together with Luxembourg. It is ranked as "Europe 8th most idyllic place to live" by Forbes.^[2]"

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu}

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Dutch

"The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying country, with about 20% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level^[6] with 50% of its land lying less than 1 metre above sea level ^[7] Significant land area has been gained through land reclamation and preserved through an elaborate system of polders and dikes. Much of the Netherlands is formed by the estuaryof three important European rivers, which together with their distributaries form the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. Most of the country is very flat, with the exception of foothills in the far southeast and several low-hill ranges in the central parts."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

I don't have yet any maxicard/maximum card from The Netherlands. :(

English to Dutch translation

Fragment uit http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, vertaald uit het Engels naar het Nederlands
maximaphily = verzamelen maximaal kaarten (kaart + stempel + datum poststempel)Maximaphily
Maximaphily is een tak van de filatelie, of postzegels verzamelen, dat betekent het verzamelen van maximaal kaarten.Het algemeen een maximum-kaart is een briefkaart, met een stempel en een poststempel op de foto kant. Idealiter zouden al deze 3 elementen onderling coherent zijn, maar niet identiek.De traditionele manier is om te voldoen aan de regels van de FIP (International Philatelic Federation).http://www.maximaphily.infoDe niet-traditionele manier, zoals ik het noem, is niemand de regels te volgen! Tenzij je het wilt, natuurlijk.Ik roep DORINCARD een ansichtkaart die is gepersonaliseerd door toevoeging van een stempel en een poststempel, op de foto kant van de briefkaart. Traditionele manier, of niet. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Danish

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)

Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.

Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.

The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).

http://www.maximaphily.info

The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.

I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

Philately (stamp collecting), as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Danish

"Denmark, with a mixed market capitalist economy and a large welfare state,^[4] ranks as having the world's highest level of income equality. Denmark has the best business climate in the world, according to the U.S. business magazine Forbes.^[5] From 2006 to 2008, surveys^[6]ranked Denmark as "the happiest place in the world," based on standards of health, welfare, and education. The 2009 Global Peace Index survey ranks Denmark as the second most peaceful country in the world, after New Zealand.^[7] Denmark was ranked as the least corrupt country in the world in the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index,^[8] sharing a top position with Sweden and New Zealand."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark

I don't have yet any maxicard/maximum card from Denmark. :(

English to Danish translation

Fragment fra http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, oversat fra engelsk til dansk
maximaphily = indsamling maksimal kort (postkort + stempel + poststemplet)Maximaphily
Maximaphily er en gren af filateli, eller stempel indsamling, det betyder indsamling maksimal kort.Generelt en maksimal kort er et postkort, med et stempel og et postkontor på billedet side.Ideelt set bør alle disse 3 elementer der være sammenhæng mellem, men ikke identiske.Den traditionelle måde er at overholde reglerne for FIP (International Filateli Federation).http://www.maximaphily.infoDe ikke-traditionelle måde, som jeg kalder det, er at følge ingen regler! Medmindre du ønsker det, selvfølgelig.Jeg kalder DORINCARD nogen postkort, der blev personificeret ved at tilføje et stempel og et postkontor, på billedet side af postkortet. Traditionelle måde, eller ej. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Danish

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)
Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.
The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).
http://www.maximaphily.info
The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.
I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

Philately (stamp collecting), as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Czech

"The Czech Republic (pronounced /ˈtʃɛk/ ( listen)^[3] chek; Czech: Česká republika,pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka]  ( listen), short form Česko [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a country in Central Europe.^[4] The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest,Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague (Czech:Praha). The country is composed of the historic regions of Bohemia and Moravia, as well as parts of Silesia. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and of the European Union since 2004. From 1 January 2009 to 1 July 2009, the Czech Republic held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic

I don't have yet any maxicard/maximum card from the Czech Republic. :(
I have visited then-Czechoslovakia and I like it!...Praha...zmrzlina=cake shop...:)

English to Czech translation

Fragment z http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, překládal z angličtiny do České
maximaphily = shromažďování maximální karty (pohlednice + razítko + razítko)Maximaphily
Maximaphily je obor filatelie, nebo sbírání známek, to znamená, že maximální sbírání karet.Obecně platí, že maximální karta pohlednice s razítkem a razítko na obrázku straně. V ideálním případě by všechny tyto 3 prvky jsou shodné, ale nejsou totožné.Tradiční způsob je v souladu s pravidly FIP (Mezinárodní filatelistické federace).http://www.maximaphily.infoNon-tradiční způsob, jak říkám, že je nikdo dodržovat pravidla! Pokud chceš, samozřejmě.Volám DORINCARD jakékoliv pohlednice, které byly přizpůsobené přidáním razítka a razítko, na obrázku straně pohlednice. Tradičním způsobem, nebo ne. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Czech

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)

Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.

Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.

The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).

http://www.maximaphily.info

The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.

I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

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Philately (stamp collecting), as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Croatian

I have no maxicard/maximum card from Croatia. Maybe a future partner/friend from Hrvatska/Croatia will send me some. :)

"Croatia (pronounced /kroʊˈeɪʃə/ ( listen), kroe-AY-shə; Croatian: Hrvatskapronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska  listen (help·info)), is a country in central and southeastern Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Adriatic Sea. Its capital (and largest city) is Zagreb. Croatia borders Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, and Serbia and Montenegro to the east."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia

English to Croatian translation

Fragment iz http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, prijevod s engleskog na hrvatskimaximaphily = prikupljanje maksimum karte (razglednica pečat + + poštanski žig)Maximaphily
Maximaphily je grana filatelije, ili sakupljanje maraka, to znači da je prikupljanje maksimum karte.Općenito, maksimalna kartica je razglednica s markom i poštanski žig na slici strani. U idealnom slučaju, svi ti 3 elementa treba biti skladan, ali ne i identični.Tradicionalan način u skladu sa pravilima FIP (Međunarodna filatelistička Federacija).http://www.maximaphily.infoNe-tradicionalan način, kao što sam ga nazvati, je da se nitko ne slijediti pravila! Osim ako to želite, naravno.Pozivam sve DORINCARD razglednica koje je personalizirati dodavanjem pečatom i pošteno živjeti, na slici strani razglednice. Tradicionalan način ili ne. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Croatian

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)

Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.

Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.

The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).

http://www.maximaphily.info

The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.

I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)

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Philately (stamp collecting), as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/