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3854 - Jakarta, Indonesia

This is part of a series entitled Indonesian Beauties . I thought that Sumba , which is found on the card was the name of the model. Instead it is Indonesian island located in Eastern Indonesia. There are about 820 000 people on the island and the largest city is Waingapu with 72 000 people. 
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3853 - Los Angeles, California, United States of America

United States National Parks series of Hot Springs National Park, found in central Arkansas. Hot Springs Reservation was created in 1832, and then established as a national park in 1921. In 2022, it received 2.6 million visitors. The city of Hot Springs is adjacent to the park and has a storied history itself. In the early 20th century, it was home to Major League Baseball spring training camps. In the American Prohibition Era, illegal gambling and speakeasies (underground drinking establishments) were plentiful. Al Capone, infamous American gangster frequented the area. 

3852 - Lviv, Ukraine

Boims' Chapel ( Капли́ця Боїмів), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is found in Cathedral Square in Lviv and was constructed from 1609 to 1615. It was built for the Boim family, who were affluent patricians of Catholic background. George Boim is credited with the foundation of the chapel, and was finished by his son, Pawel Boim. There are 14 members of the Boim family buried here. 

3851 - Bad Windsheim, Bavaria, Germany

The sender is from Bad Windsheim, an historic town of 12 000. The card is from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. As you can see from the photo it has medieval city walls. They are only one of four towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls. Rothenburg ob der Tauber translates to "Red Castle above the Tauber."

3850 - Laval, Québec, Canada

Laval is a city and suburb of  Montréal and is the 13th largest city in Canada. It is situated on  Île Jésus and Îles Laval. Jesuits were the first European settlers in Laval, arriving in 1636 and granted a seigneury (land). In 1675, François de Montmorency-Laval  gained control of the seigneury. In 1965, 14 municipalities were merged with Laval.  The  Montréal Canadiens of the National Hockey League have their American Hockey League affiliate in Laval - the Laval Rocket. The Rocket are the eighth incarnation of the franchise which started in 1969-70 season as the  Montréal Voyageurs. They have also been in Nova Scotia, Sherbrooke, Fredericton, Québec City, Hamilton, and St. John's. The Rocket have not won the American Hockey League's Calder Cup.

3849 - Tilbury, England, United Kingdom

Tilbury is a town found on the north banks of the River Thames and is a part of the Port of London. This deep-water port is located about 40 km east of central London. There are 12 500 people who live here.  The cover shows a picture of the Southend Pier, which is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. It extends 2.14 km into the Thames Estuary and is the longest pleasure pier in the world.  The first pier was made of wood and finished in 1848. The iron version of the pier was completed in 1898. During World War II, the Royal Navy took over the pier and became the Naval Control Centre for the Thames Estuary.  Today the pier carries pedestrians, shuttle trains, lifeboat crews and supplies. 

3848 - Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

A great card promoting the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. The sender is from Greenville. It is a city of about 70 000 people, but is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area which has almost 930 000 people. It is the largest metropolitan area in South Carolina.  The Blue Ridge Mountains are a part of the Appalachian Highlands range. Two major national parks are located in the range - Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two parks are connected by a 755 km long scenic highway. It runs along the crest-lines. There are also eight national forests located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.