Hello British Isles Forum Folks!
21 September 2024 is my 10th Postcrossing birthday! On 21 September 2014, I signed up to Postcrossing. I don’t know now how I found out about the project, alas. What I do know is that I’ve had ten grand years as a Postcrosser, and I’m looking forward to the next ten years! The last three years, during which time I’ve interacted with so many of you British Isles folks in this lovely corner of the Internet, have been especially fun.
I have decided to mark my 10th Postcrossing birthday, and share the celebrations, by hosting a monthly Birthday British Isles Lottery each month this year. Each month I will pick out ten unused postcards on a particular theme from my stash. The draw will take place with the assistance of Postbot on the 21st of each month.
The theme for July’s Birthday British Isles Lottery is: Beautiful British Isles
The British Isles are a beautiful part of the world. From rugged mountains, moorland, and coastlines, to castles, market towns, and one of the world’s great cities, our islands have it all! Get yourself a curated selection of postcards from my stash celebrating our islands’ beauty!
(with apologies to parts of our islands not represented here: I am alas slightly limited by my postcard stash, and condensing my picks to ten postcards. There is much beauty in our islands beyond these postcards!)
Photo of the postcards up for grabs:
Participation Criteria / Instructions
- This lottery is only open to Postcrossers living in the British Isles, i.e. the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands
. This is to help me minimise postage and customs charges over the course of this year. - Post with your number in the thread below, sequentially from the previous Postcrosser to have posted. Participating Postcrossers and their numbers are as follows:
- Entries for the lottery will close at 23:59 BST, Saturday 20 July 2024. Entries submitted after this time will be excluded.
- The draw will take place with the aid of Postbot at 09:00 BST, Sunday 21 July 2024.
- I will send a private message to the winner after the draw to request their postal address, unless I already have it from another Forum activity.
- I will then post the prize stash of postcards to the winner via first class post for the UK / via relevant standard postage rate for the Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands.
Good luck! Thank you for celebrating my 10th Postcrossing birthday with me this year! 
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