Global Panda Partners 2025 Conference - China

Global Panda Partners 2025 Conference - China

Guests stamp on panda-themed postcards at an expo of panda-themed cultural and creative products in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 21, 2025. The Global Panda Partners 2025 conference opened here on Friday. Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Brittany

Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY REGION. MORBIHAN (56) BELLE-ILE EN MER. THE MUSEUM OF LE PALAIS. COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS. THE ISLANDERS IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

Vatican City , Italy 21.04.2025: Postcards with the Pope's photo are displayed in newsstands in front of Vatican City, St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

Vatican City , Italy 21.04.2025: Postcards with the Pope's photo are displayed in newsstands in front of Vatican City, St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

Vatican City , Italy 21.04.2025: Postcards with the Pope's photo are displayed in newsstands in front of Vatican City, St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

Vatican City , Italy 21.04.2025: Postcards with the Pope's photo are displayed in newsstands in front of Vatican City, St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

Vatican City , Italy 21.04.2025: Postcards with the Pope's photo are displayed in newsstands in front of Vatican City, St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope Francis' death.

BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 - Training

BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 - Training

Handout photo dated on April 12, 2025 shows Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer and her Postcards to Space. On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin will launch the New Shepard-31 (NS-31) mission, marking a historic moment with the first all-female crew since Valentina Terechkova's flight in 1963. On board: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sanchez, six women with inspiring backgrounds in science, civil rights, media, culture, film and children's literature. Each is symbolically represented on the mission patch, illustrating the values of surpassing oneself, commitment and creativity. The launch is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. CDT (1:30 p.m. UTC) from Texas. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope is unavailable due to illness and will not lead the Angelus prayer - Vatican

Pope is unavailable due to illness and will not lead the Angelus prayer - Vatican

Featured postcards of Pope Francis around St. Peter's Square while the Pope is unavailable due to illness and will not lead the Angelus prayer in Vatican, on March 30, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope is unavailable due to illness and will not lead the Angelus prayer - Vatican

Pope is unavailable due to illness and will not lead the Angelus prayer - Vatican

Featured postcards of Pope Francis around St. Peter's Square while the Pope is unavailable due to illness and will not lead the Angelus prayer in Vatican, on March 30, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(240526) -- LHASA, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Natalia Yanina (2nd L), a tourist from Russia, and Simona Borghesio (2nd R), a tourist from Italy, stamp postcards in a post office at the Mount Qomolangma base camp for tourists in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 24, 2024. The Mount Qomolangma National Park has entered peak tourism season. In 2023, the scenic spot had received about 464,000 tourists, and saw its ticket revenue totaling 110 million yuan (about 15.2 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(240526) -- LHASA, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Simona Borghesio (2nd R), a tourist from Italy, lines up to buy postcards in a post office at the Mount Qomolangma base camp for tourists in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 24, 2024. The Mount Qomolangma National Park has entered peak tourism season. In 2023, the scenic spot had received about 464,000 tourists, and saw its ticket revenue totaling 110 million yuan (about 15.2 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(240526) -- LHASA, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Simona Borghesio (2nd R), a tourist from Italy, lines up to buy postcards in a post office at the Mount Qomolangma base camp for tourists in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 24, 2024. The Mount Qomolangma National Park has entered peak tourism season. In 2023, the scenic spot had received about 464,000 tourists, and saw its ticket revenue totaling 110 million yuan (about 15.2 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(240526) -- LHASA, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Natalia Yanina (2nd L), a tourist from Russia, and Simona Borghesio (2nd R), a tourist from Italy, stamp postcards in a post office at the Mount Qomolangma base camp for tourists in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 24, 2024. The Mount Qomolangma National Park has entered peak tourism season. In 2023, the scenic spot had received about 464,000 tourists, and saw its ticket revenue totaling 110 million yuan (about 15.2 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(240525) -- LHASA, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists line up to buy postcards at a themed post office in a base camp of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 24, 2024. The Mount Qomolangma National Park has entered peak tourism season. From Jan. 1 to May 20 this year, the Mount Qomolangma scenic spot has received about 136,000 tourists. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-TOURISM SEASON (CN)

(240525) -- LHASA, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists line up to buy postcards at a themed post office in a base camp of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 24, 2024. The Mount Qomolangma National Park has entered peak tourism season. From Jan. 1 to May 20 this year, the Mount Qomolangma scenic spot has received about 136,000 tourists. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Special cancellation of Russian Military Fleet - to the Bottom stamp in Dnipro

Special cancellation of Russian Military Fleet - to the Bottom stamp in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - MAY 08, 2024 - Postcards are seen during the special cancellation ceremony of the Russian Military Fleet - to the Bottom stamp on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine.

(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-FUJIAN-KULIANG-U.S.-STUDENTS-VISIT (CN)

(240326) -- FUZHOU, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from the United States and Fuzhou University select postcards while visiting Kuliang, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2024. Students from the United States and Fuzhou University participated in a tour and communication event here on Monday. During the event, students from the two countries visited historical landmarks in Kuliang and learned about the history of China-U.S. exchanges. Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people from more than 20 countries, including Britain, France and the United States, began to build villas in Yixia Village in Kuliang to spend the summer. Facilities such as a post office, tennis courts and swimming pools were also built at that time, forming a community where locals and expats lived in harmony. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(BRF2023) CHINA-BEIJING-BELT AND ROAD FORUM-MEDIA CENTER-CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

(BRF2023) CHINA-BEIJING-BELT AND ROAD FORUM-MEDIA CENTER-CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

(231016) -- BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Reporters fill Peking Opera mask paintings on postcards at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Interactive Exhibition Area at the Media Center of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 16, 2023. The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held in Beijing from Oct. 17 to 18. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT's hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems.

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT's hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems.

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT's hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems.

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT's hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems.

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT's hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems.

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

MIDU Booth at 2023 WAIC in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Visitors visit the MIDU booth at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2023. MIDU, a language intelligence technology company, took advantage of ChatGPT's hot air trend and demonstrated a versatile AI model at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference: in addition to knowledge questions and answers, it can also write public opinion analysis reports, customize personal virtual travel illustrations, customize postcards and poems.

CHINA-JILIN-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION (CN)

CHINA-JILIN-FIGHT AGAINST DESERTIFICATION (CN)

(230705) -- BAICHENG, July 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Aug. 15, 2013 shows the postcards for guests of the Horqin Sandy Land (Jilin) ecological demonstration zone in Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chasing the green: one man's relentless fight against desertification" (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-XIGAZE-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP-TENT HOTELS (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-XIGAZE-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP-TENT HOTELS (CN)

(230521) -- XIGAZE, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists write postcards in a post office at the Mount Qomolangma base camp for tourists in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 13, 2023. The Mount Qomolangma base camp for tourists is dotted with tent hotels that accommodate travelers from afar. The tents are made from black yak fur, a unique scene at the mountain foot. Dainzin, a 27-year-old local has been running a tent hotel at the base camp for nearly a decade. He is a witness to the booming tourism growth here. Access to running water, electricity, emergency vehicles and oxygen facilities has been realized. Convenience store, sweet tea house and post office are also available. Farmers and herdsmen in the township manage the tent hotels at the base camp, which are set up in March and open until October every year. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

ITALY-BOLOGNA-CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR

ITALY-BOLOGNA-CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR

(230307) -- BOLOGNA (ITALY), March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Postcards are on display at the Children's Book Fair in Bologna, Italy, on March 7, 2023. The 60th Bologna Children's Book Fair is held here from March 6 to March 9. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

New postcards, stamps to mark Japan Post's privatization

New postcards, stamps to mark Japan Post's privatization

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post said Aug. 14 it will begin selling 50-yen postcards (R) and 50-yen and 80-yen stamps with new designs on Oct. 1 to mark the privatization of its services.

Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, displays 20 newly discovered writings, including letters and postcards, by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) on Dec. 6, 2014.

Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

HIROSHIM, Japan - Makoto Kuzuhara (R) sets out 20 newly found writings by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), including letters and postcards, at a museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014. Kuzuhara, whose grandfather Shigeru was close to Takehisa as an editor, discovered the writings at his family home in Tokyo in June.

'Missing Post Office' keeps accepting letters, postcards

'Missing Post Office' keeps accepting letters, postcards

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Katsuhisa Nakata, 80-year-old director of "Missing Post Office," drops a postcard into a tin box in the office on the island of Awashima in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in November 2014. The post office was created by artist Saya Kubota to accept unaddressed postcards and letters in which senders write messages to whomever they want to, such as deceased family members.

Visitors read postcards sent to 'Missing Post Office'

Visitors read postcards sent to 'Missing Post Office'

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Visitors to "Missing Post Office" on the island of Awashima in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, read postcards sent to the office as 80-year-old postmaster Katsuhisa Tanaka looks on in this file photo taken in November 2014. The post office was created by artist Saya Kubota to accept unaddressed postcards and letters in which senders write messages to whomever they want to, such as deceased family members.

Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Postcards designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots are shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

Japan Post starts selling New Year's cards

Japan Post starts selling New Year's cards

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. President Toru Takahashi (C), flanked by actress Haru (L) and comedian Yu Sawabe, poses for photos with Japanese New Year's cards for the year of 2015, in Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, during a ceremony to commemorate the first day of their nationwide sale. The postcards, which Japanese traditionally send to friends and relatives on New Year's Day, will be on sale until Jan. 9, and 3.42 billion of them are expected to be issued.

Poet Kenji Miyazawa's postcards found

Poet Kenji Miyazawa's postcards found

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned early 20th-century poet and fairytale writer Kenji Miyazawa's personal items, including postcards sent to a friend of his high school years in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are shown to the press on Sept. 24, 2014.

Number of Tokyo Skytree visitors exceeds 100 mil.

Number of Tokyo Skytree visitors exceeds 100 mil.

TOKYO, Japan - Accumulated number of visitors to Tokyo Skytree topped the 100-million mark on Sept. 17, 2014, prompting staff to distribute memorial postcards to visitors.

Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

Toranomon Hills mascot 'Toranomon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 28, 2014, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows mugs, postcards and other products featuring "Toranomon," the official mascot of Toranomon Hills, Tokyo's second-tallest building complex that opened the previous month. Mori Building Co., which manages the complex, began selling the products the same day.

Pope Francis celebrates 1st anniversary

Pope Francis celebrates 1st anniversary

ROME, Italy - Postcards with images of Pope Francis are on sale at a souvenir shop near St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 11, 2014. March 13 marks the first anniversary of his election as leader of the Catholic Church.

Japan sells new postcards, stamps reflecting sales tax hike

Japan sells new postcards, stamps reflecting sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. starts selling on March 3, 2014, new postcards and stamps that reflect April's sales tax hike from 5% to 8%.

Japan sells new postcards, stamps reflecting sales tax hike

Japan sells new postcards, stamps reflecting sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Co. releases 52 yen and 82 yen stamps on March 3, 2014, to incorporate the sales tax hike from 5% to 8% in April.

Matsui featured on postage stamps

Matsui featured on postage stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows stamps featuring pictures of Hideki Matsui, who announced an end to his stellar baseball career in late 2012. Japan Post Co. on March 27, 2013, began accepting orders for postage stamps and postcards featuring pictures of Matsui.

Nadeshiko stamps

Nadeshiko stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows special stamps commemorating the women's national soccer team ''Nadeshiko Japan'' winning the Women's World Cup in the summer of 2011 in Germany. Japan Post Holdings Co. said on Dec. 19, 2011, it will sell the 10 sticker-type stamps to come with six special postcards, each featuring pictures of the soccer players during the tournament. They will be sold for 3,980 yen, including shipping.

Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (R) on Dec. 7, 2011, visits an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. He gave the students postcards featuring drawings by Turkish children.

2 men acquitted of murder 43 years after arrests

2 men acquitted of murder 43 years after arrests

MITO, Japan - This file photo shows postcards that Shoji Sakurai and Takao Sugiyama, both 64, sent to each other while they were detained in isolation cells at the Tokyo Detention House. On May 24, 2011, the Tsuchiura branch of the Mito District Court acquitted them of murder in a retrial, clearing their names more than 43 years after their arrests. The two men had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 1970 for the August 1967 robbery and murder of Shoten Tamamura, a 62-year-old carpenter, and were freed on parole in 1996.

Post office made of pastries

Post office made of pastries

OSAKA, Japan - A student confectioner decorates a post office made of cookies, sweet buns and other pastries in Osaka on Feb. 11, 2011. Messages on a limited number of original postcards prepared at the site that are dropped into a mailbox there through Valentine's Day will be delivered to the recipients via real post offices.

Actress Aoi promotes New Year postcards

Actress Aoi promotes New Year postcards

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yu Aoi holds New Year postcards with lottery numbers as she attended a ceremony at a post office in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010, to mark the beginning of the sale of the cards.

Postage stamps featuring teenage golfer Ishikawa to be sold in Japan

Postage stamps featuring teenage golfer Ishikawa to be sold in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows sample stamps featuring Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who became the youngest money title winner in Japanese tour history at 18 with 183 million yen in 2009. Japan Post Network Co. said Jan. 7, 2010, that it will issue a 3,980 yen set consisting of 10 50-yen stamps, six special postcards and a stamp holder.

Stamps featuring Yankees' Matsui to be issued in Japan

Stamps featuring Yankees' Matsui to be issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows sample stamps featuring New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui from Japan, who won this year's World Series most valuable player award. Japan Post Network Co. said Nov. 17, 2009, that it will issue a 3,400 yen set consisting of 10 80-yen stamps, six special postcards and a stamp holder.