Andy (or Duplevista) is 52 and lives in Southampton in the UK. He is known for being very interested in anything related with buses and is specially keen on squared postcards. Here’s what he has to share with us.
- How did you come across Postcrossing? What got you hooked?
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I was a member of various postcard e-groups and a Norwegian guy that I swapped with told me about Postcrossing. After just sending officials for a short while I discovered the forum button – then I was really hooked!
- Do you have any other interesting hobbies?
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I am interested in all forms of public transport, especially buses and spend as much of my spare time visiting places and logging the details of the vehicles seen to record on my database. Strange as it may seem, its a great excuse for visiting new places!
- Show us your mailbox, your mailman/mailwoman, your postoffice or the place where you post or keep your postcards!
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The part of the front room that I laughingly call my office, where the majority of my postcard stuff is.
As the post office that I use the most is just a small part of a newsagents, I decided to send a picture of one of the delivery vans to be different.
Where most of my cards and envelopes get posted. It is an older box with GR indicating it was new in the reign of King George VI. Unusual in the fact it is built into a freestanding brick structure.
- Show and tell us about your favorite received postcard to date, and what makes it special.
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This was sent to me as a RAS by aj-person from Finland. I have developed a great love of Square shaped postcards.
This was given to me by MissMaple after the Art Unlimited meeting when I raided her doubles box!
- Have you met any other members in real life?
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I am lucky enough to have met quite a few, the first that I met was lovely ElSol from Russia. Since then I have met those at the London Meeting, and the meeting in Alkmaar at Art Unlimited. I have formed a lasting friendship with MissMaple and Thaddee_Calisson especially, amongst many others.
49 comments so far
Dear Andy! You are so well organised!! Lucky you! You deserve the spotlight!
Bravo Andy!! I loved the way you keep your cards, you are so organised!!!
Yay! Hooray for Andy! Nice to have another lovely UK person in the spotlight!
Hi Andy!! Alkmaar was great huh! Great to see you in the spotlight! All the best, Veronique.
Hello Dear Andy:)! Here is one member of your big fan club, you have spoiled me especially with map cards of the United Kingdom. So lovely that you picked my square shaped card among your ten thousands of cards. I hope your internet connection will work soon again.
It`s good to see in the spotlight people you have met in real life. Well done, Andy. I hope you are coping well with the move and that is for the best.
I love the underground map you have on your wall, and indeed it all looks neat and organised.
Best wishes!
Anamaria
How nice to see you in the spotlight, Andy!
This is great! Congratulations on being in the spotlight Andy!
nice postbox made of bricks. good luck andy!
Oh Andy how great! And I love your postbox - it is so special!
Many greetings from us!
Great to see you here, mate!
:-)
Hi Andy nice to see you in the spotlight. I love your well organized play area! We will play again.
Hi Andy,
Great to see you here in the Spotlight! You are so well organized, a great postcard office you have:)
That comment above was from Volvomom, using her school's account!
Hello Andy,ir is so great to see you here again after having met you last December. Your mailbox looks really interesting :)
Yeah, hooray for Andy, our wonderful Monthly RR host. You really deserve the spotlight for all your hard work with us ;)
haha, one more Andy fan here :)))
hi andy, great to see you in spotlight :)
Well I have to add my two cents, Andy is one of those people who got me hooked on the Forum. His enthusiasm for postcards and most of all people comes across with every card and thank you. WELL DONE Andy see you in the mail soon.
Great to see you in the Spotlight. Thanks for the swaps.
Wohoo - congratulations my dear. Great to see you here ♥
hi Andy.!Thanks for hosting Monthly RRs, your cards, your kind words - everything. you rock.
#2 is checking in! ooo sorry wrong place ;)
just great to see you in the spotlight! luv ju hun AND see you soon! (not only in the mail)
Hello Andy, didnt have much time in Alkmaar to talk, too busy organizing it, but it's good to see you here!!
Hi dear Andy, you can add the Bielefeld meeting to your list in the meanwhile and I am proud that I have met you there.
Your room looks so organised and I am curious how it will be now, after you moved.
See you in Bielefeld......
Dear Andy, nice to see you here =)
Hi Andy!!Really nice to see you here!!=)Thanks for cheering it with us!Take care!Greetings from a snowrich Finland!
Spotlight on Duplo, sooo cool! Hugs, Titch ;-)
Oh wow! Duplevista! I've swapped with you in the past I believe. Good stuff on the feature
Ha, I've seen that guy before! :D It's wonderful to see you in the spotlight, congratulations!
I must join the missus here mate, I like the cards you send her too.
Hi Andy, what a nice interview! Your office looks great!
Glad to see you in the Spotlight, Andy!
Yay Andy's in the spotlight! What fun! I wish my mailbox and my postcard area was a great as yours! Maybe I'll move to the UK someday (not that that would help with organization!) I really do hope that I make it to a PC meeting someday though!!
Nice to see you in the spotlight, Andy.
thanks for the great work on the monthly RRs Andy! glad to read about you in the spotlight :D love the metro map!!!
Dear Andy, in the spotlight that's where you belong.
yeah lovely andy you so deserve this spotlight!
i feel so lucky that i can call you one of my dearest friends here on PC!!!
Andy!! The 2nd best postcross hug giver is in The Spotlight. Well done!! (1st spot is for nordbaer but i think you guessed that already)
Hi Andy, great postvan and postbox pictures and I wish my office was as organised as yours! Scott.
Hi Andy, nice to read about you here. Hope you will be back online soon :)
Hi Andy, good to see you here! Hope you are all setteled and to see you soon back online!
I echo everyone's comments here but I especially like that delivery van. Pretty snazzy, as we say on this side of the pond. Congrats Duples, on being "in the spotlight!"
Wow Andy, you sure are 1 popular guy!!! Hope to swap with you one day!
Awesome profile - thanks Postcrossing and than you Andy for sharing your passion. You have inspired me to get more organised!!
Dearest Andy!!!! Love seeing you here...you are amazing!
Wow it's really a great "office"! Great to see our great postcrossing friend here!
That was a fantastic read! Thanks for sharing. :D
simply Thankyou Andy !!!!
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