Why a DOG EATS DOG World, and not a DOG LOVES DOG World? Maxicard (USA)

I am showing you that I used a folded postcard, and I don't care if anybody, including FIP Commission for Maximaphily, would say that it is NOT a maximum card.

So what if it's a folded postcard?

I like it, I use it.

As long as it's not meant to be exhibited by their rules, why play by their rules?

Make your own rules, for your private enjoyment.

Do what makes YOU happy.

Now, it can be cut in two, or it can be glued so it becomes "a thicker postcard".

Or it can be enjoyed just the way it is.

And IF I care to pacify the "righteous" crowd of ultra-orthodox, fanatical followers of traditional maximaphily rules (rules inherited pretty much from around 1950), then I COULD say that it's not a traditional FIP maximum card.
Instead, it's a non-traditional maximum card.
Either way, to me it's a DORINCARD [or whatever].
You, too, can name your creations any way you want.
:)

A Finnish reader might tell us the translation of the text from the other postcard, scanned in the same pass.
Or we could each use www.translate.google.com, for an imperfect translation.
:)

Curiousity killed the cat? Not this time. Maxi-card (USA)

I added here the second image, to show you that it's a folded postcard ("greeting card") that I used to create the Curious Cat maximum card. In the same pass, I scanned a foldable postal card with dogs.

Bambi, "the artist formerly known as Roe Deer", now known as White-tailed Deer

I have created this maximum card.

Sure, it would have been better to have a Bambi postmark, but hey!...still Disney world...

Is Bambi as American as apple pie?

Uh, no.

A naturalized American, formerly a "Non-resident Alien" - OMG!...sounds alien...

A foreign national...

Then again, in North America (most) everybody is from somewhere else, one or MORE generations ago.

Except maybe the likes of the Kennewick Man.

Don't worry, all the other continents were basically populated by migrants as well, throughout history.

Immigrant aliens. 

Undocumented aliens, I might specify. 

But WE have proof of that.

Moreover, WE ALL come from AFRICA, according to the fossil record.

CSI Oldupai, so to speak.

Olduvai is a mispronounciation of Oldupai.

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

See the post below, about Roe Deer.

Old (1973) maximum card from Romania: The European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the Western Roe Deer or chevreuil, is an Eurasian species of deer.

This photo image shows a very delicate fawn of the Roe Deer species.

The Americanization of Bambi:
"The world famous deer Bambi (the eponymous character of the books Bambi, A Life in the Woods, and its sequel Bambi's Children, by Felix Salten) is originally a roe deer. It was only when the story was adapted into the animated feature film Bambi, by the Walt Disney Studios, was Bambi changed to a white-tailed deer. This change was made due to the white-tail being a more familiar species to the mainstream U.S. viewers. Consequently, the setting was also changed to a North American wilderness."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capreolus_capreolus

Maximum card created for me by my philatelic partner/friend Kirsi (Finland), with her personalized stamp about Lauri, her smart and beautiful black cat

Beautiful maximum card (maybe Kirsi created more of this, or maybe it's the only one in the world -> the beauty of personalization, customization in maximaphily).

The postmark is barely visible above the stamp.

Many black cats have been villified in history. Not Lauri, this beautiful cat who made it to a good...Finnish. :)

Vive La France! Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated into French

This is the chosen fragment, in English:

Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
I do NOT make a strict distinction between Philately and Stamp Collecting, despite "academic belief" that there is.  I'll detail that in another post.
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.

Anybody can collect them, just like collecting simple stamps. But that's too passive.
The fun and challenge are in CREATING YOUR OWN maximum cards! Then you can exchange some with partners/friends from around the world!
I do that, and it's very interesting! :)

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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With translate.google.com, and edited by me:
English to French translationShow romanization

Maximaphilie
Maximaphilie est une branche de la philatélie, ou la collectionnement des timbres, cela signifie collectionner des cartes maximum.
Je ne fais pas une distinction stricte entre la philatélie et à la collectionnement des timbres, en dépit de la «croyance académique» qu'il existe. Je vais detailler dans un autre article.
En règle générale, une carte maximum est une carte postale, avec un timbre et un oblitération de la poste sur le côté image. Idéalement, tous ces 3 éléments doivent être concordantes, mais non identiques.
Chacun peut les collectionner, tout comme collectionner des timbres simple. 
Mais c'est trop passive.
Le plaisir et le défi sont la création de votre carte maximum propre! Ensuite, vous pouvez échanger avec quelques partenaires et amis du monde entier! Je fais cela, et c'est très intéressant! :) La voie traditionnelle est de se conformer aux règles de la FIP (Fédération internationale de philatélie). http://www.maximaphily.info
La manière non traditionnelle, comme je l'appelle, est de suivre les règles de personne! Sauf si vous le voulez, bien sûr.
Je nomme DORINCARD chacune carte postale qui a été personnalisé par l'ajout d'un timbre et d'un oblitération, sur le côté de photo de la carte postale. 
Manière traditionnelle, ou non. :)

Contribute a better translationHere, Eric Contesse kindly gave a better translation:[Please visit Eric's blog, very informative, interesting, in French and English: http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/ ]"Bonjour Dorin,
here is an exact version in French of your post :

La Maximaphilie est une branche de la philatélie, ou de la collection de timbres, qui consiste à collectionner les cartes maximum.
Je ne fais pas de distinction stricte entre la philatélie et la collection de timbres, en dépit de la «croyance académique» qui existe. Je détaillerai cela dans un autre article.
En règle générale, une carte maximum est une carte postale, avec un timbre et une oblitération apposés sur le côté illustré de la carte. Idéalement, ces 3 éléments doivent être concordants, mais non identiques.
Tout le monde peut les collectionner, de la même façon qu'on collectionne des timbres. Mais cela manque de créativité.
Le plaisir et le défi consistent à créer vos propres cartes maximum ! Vous pouvez ensuite les échanger avec quelques partenaires et amis du monde entier ! C'est ce que je fais et c'est très intéressant ! :) La voie traditionnelle est de se conformer aux règles de la FIP (Fédération internationale de philatélie). http://www.maximaphily.info
L'autre façon de procéder, est de ne suivre aucune règle ! Sauf si vous le souhaitez, bien sûr.
J'appelle "DORINCARD" toute carte postale qui a été personnalisée par l'ajout d'un timbre et d'une oblitération, sur la face illustrée de la carte postale. 
En faisant appel aux règles traditionnelles, ou non. :) "

Joint-issue stamps France-Romania about "Constantin Brâncuşi (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin brɨnˈkuʃʲ]; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was an internationally renowned Romanian sculptor whose works, which blend simplicity and sophistication, led the way for numerous modernist sculptors."

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

These are from Monaco, not France, but they still are in the francophone and francophil world, n'est-ce pas? :)

Merci, Bartholdy et France! "Je me souviens..."

"France is a member state of the European Union, the largest one by area. It is also the third largest in Europe behind Russia and Ukraine. It would be second if its extra-European territories like French Guiana were included. France has been a major power for several centuries with strong economic, cultural, military and political influence. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Pacific islands."

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

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Philately (stamp collecting) in general, and maximaphily in particular, 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/

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Happy PFF!

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Siberian Tiger 1 Stamps from Zazzle.com

Siberian Tiger 1 Stamps from Zazzle.com

I love this image...:)

Not a true goat: Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) - maximum card (USA)

It looks like a goat, it walks like a goat, but...it's not a true goat! :)

"The Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus of true goats. It resides at high elevations and is a sure-footed climber, often resting on rocky cliffs that predators cannot reach."

"The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate of the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae that includes antelopes, gazelles, and cattle. It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), along with thirty-two other species including true goats,sheep, the chamois, and the musk ox. The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos. The name Oreamnos is derived from the Greek term oros (stemore-) "mountain" (or, alternatively, oreas "mountain nymph") and the word amnos"lamb".

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

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:)

Maximum card from UK: Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Maximum card from UK: Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).

Notice the superb, world-class quality of the postmark! :)

In fact, so is the quality of the stamp and the postcard.

Overall, it's a wonderful maximum card/ maxicard/ maxi card/ dorincard/ carte maximum/ ilustrata maxima.

:)

From my photobucket albums of 1,000+ images:

http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/World%20collections/United%20Kingdom/?action=view&current=UK6.jpg&newest=1

Maximum card from Australia Post: Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus).

Wait till you see the uncommon wombats.

The other two species are hairy-nosed. :)

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

There was a recent attack on a man, in Australia. Combat with Wombat.

:)

Polar bear, (Ursus maritimus), mother and two cute Postage Stamps from Zazzle.com

Polar bear, (Ursus maritimus), mother and two cute cubs Postage Stamps from Zazzle.com

Non-FIP maximum card/ maxicard/ dorincard: Deer from Shenandoah National Park, VA, USA

I was exasperated by the smudging of the postmark ink on the glossy postcards, so I experimented with the non-FIP solution of using a label. Oh, well, I like it. 

At least I can see the postmark, which ideally should have been from a post office in or near the park.

Anyway, I consider it as a modest salute/tribute/honor to Shenandoah, originating from Sterling, VA, near my home.

That postmark is from my own Mailer's Postmark Permit canceler, which uniquely identifies me as permit holder #67 (I should have had #1, I guess, but my pre-cancel application # to USPS was aggregated with the 66 bulk mailers from that zipcode).

"The most difficult thing of those three mentioned in the title is to create your own pictorial postmark, legal and valid for postage with your Post (USPS in my case - the United States Postal Service)."

Details here: http://dorinco.webs.com/

WWF Maximum cards from Kyrgyzstan: snow leopard (Uncia uncia)

Beautiful feline, very elusive.

"Snow leopards are carnivores and actively hunt their prey. However, like all cats, they are opportunistic feeders, eating whatever meat they can find including carrion and domestic livestock. They are capable of killing animals three times their size but will readily take much smaller prey such as hares and birds.^[5]

The diet of the snow leopard varies across its range and with the time of year, and is dependent on prey availability. In the Himalayas it preys mostly on bharals (Himalayan blue sheep) but in other mountain ranges such as the Karakoram, Tian Shan, and Altai, its main prey consists of Siberian ibex and argali, a type of wild sheep, although this has become rarer in some parts of the snow leopard's range.^[4][13] Other large animals eaten include various types of wild goats and sheep (such as markhors and urials), other goat-like ruminants such as Himalayan tahr and gorals, plus deer, boars, and langur monkeys. Smaller prey consists of marmots, woolly hares, pikas, various rodents, and birds such as the snow cock and chukar.^{[4][5][13][14]}

It is not averse to taking domestic livestock, which brings it into direct conflict with humans. Herders will kill snow leopards to prevent them from taking their animals.^[5]

Snow leopards prefer to ambush prey from above and can leap as far as 14 meters (46 ft).^[15]"

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

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^{What do you know about Kyrgyzstan? :)}

^{It's OK - welcome to the club.}

^{But we can have fun learning, can't we?}

^{"The 40-rayed yellow sun in the centre of the flag represents 40 warriors of the mythical hero Manas. The lines inside the sun represent the crown or tündük (Kyrgyz түндүк) of a yurt, a symbol replicated in many facets of Kyrgyz architecture. The red portion of the flag represents peace and openness of Kyrgyzstan."}

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

Personalized stamp that I created at zazzle.com: African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)

http://www.zazzle.com/african_forest_elephant_loxodonta_cyclotis_postage-172841520443678126?rf=238693463283865848

Here is a Zazzle stamp that I have designed and dedicated to my fellow postcrosser (http://www.forum.postcrossing.com) mingshu (Irene, from Finland).
She is very passionate about elephants. :)

"Elephants are large land mammals in two genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta. Three species of elephant are living today: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant). All other species and genera of Elephantidae are extinct, some since the last ice age: dwarf forms of mammoths may have survived as late as 2,000 BC.[1] Elephants and other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick-skinned animals in a now invalid order, Pachydermata."

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

http://www.pibburns.com/cryptost/pygmyele.htm

Happy Valentine Day, or Best Wishes to you even if you're not observing it!

The point is not "Are you a tough cookie?". It's "Are you a good enough cookie?"
What about the other cookies? Who's to say you're better than them?
And if you are, then who am I to deserve you?
The challenge is not to find the best cookie out there, but the one that's most suitable for you, IF we're talking  long-term relationship.

This stamp design was not printed/ordered yet. You could be the first owner of it, worldwide! :)

http://www.zazzle.com/giant_panda_bear_cute_cub_su_lin_postage-172727316828710880?rf=238693463283865848

I don't have enough disposable income to actually buy ALL the stamp designs that I create at zazzle.com.
Some of my stamp designs are so rare that there is only 1 sheet of 20 stamps in the whole world (like the "no text" version of the above); or THERE IS NO sheet of 20 stamps in existence, yet, like this text version of my Su Lin stamp design.
What other company/country allows you to create and display, without ordering/buying, a personalized stamp design product?

Lovely giant panda cub Su Lin, from San Diego Zoo - the "no text" version of my Zazzle stamp

http://www.zazzle.com/giant_panda_bear_cub_postage-172565669280993827?rf=238693463283865848

Tai Shan is an avid tree-climber - the text version of my Zazzle stamp

http://www.zazzle.com/giant_panda_bear_cute_cub_tai_shan_postage-172208648138778630?rf=238693463283865848

Tai Shan is an avid tree-climber - the "no text" version of my Zazzle stamp

The "no text" version of my "Tai Shan and Mei Xiang" Zazzle stamp

http://www.zazzle.com/giant_panda_bear_mother_and_cub_cute_cool_fun_postage-172011191158394817?rf=238693463283865848

Also, I have shifted the image so the Zoo tree, with its anti-climbing metallic trunk wrap is less visible.

This way, the image looks more wildlife than Zoo life.