POSTCARD N.258 - U.S.A.

Postcard sent on the 30 September; received on the 28th October 2026

Postcard image: Pleiades - Fly fishing in North Carolina

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The Phantom, the restless wanderer, the Ghost Who Walks, was on a road trip in America and he was kind enough to let me postcard trace his path...After West Virginia, now its North Carolina... Danke sehr, Herr Phantom!

North Carolina was one of the 13 British colonies that went on to become the United States of America 250 years ago, following the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July the 4th, 1776.

Located on the East Coast, it is the ninth most populous State of Union, its Capital being Raleigh.

Judging from the photo on the card, North Carolina must also be  famous amongst fly fishing fans, but I know nothing about it :-). Still fly fishing is most often than not done in beautiful places, so I presume the State must have its fair share of nature wonders too.

Phantom Alex used a Global Forever self adhesive stamp issued on 14MAR2022,  part of the circular stamp series dedicated to flowers initiated in 2017.

The flower on it is the African daisy (Osteospermum sp.) numbering 70 species, which can be found in the wild in southern and eastern Africa and also in the Arabian Peninsula.

It is also widely cultivated, cultivars and hybrids of the species being a common sight in gardens all around the world.

Postmark from Scally Mountain, a location in the State which is associated with winter sports, although its ski slopes were closed in 2004 (sue lack of snow due to climate change, probably).