A great birthday card that was sent on my birthday in 2025.  The sender says that the celebrate her birthday with a cake and a trip to the zoo, because birthday people get admitted for free. 

 

Bitburg is an ancient city with roots going back 2000 years. It was a stopover for traffic from Lyon through Metz and Trier to Cologne. The first time it is mentioned in documents is around 330 when Emperor Constantine the Great expanded the settlement to a road castle. It's been a part of many different rules over the years including Luxembourg, France, and Prussia.  Spangdahlem Air Base, a NATO airbase is nearby. The United States Air Force is the tenant. It is home to the 480th Fighter Squadron and the 726th Air Mobility Squadron

The sender says that Wangerooge is a place they like to holiday at. Wangerooge is one of the 32 Friseian Islands in the North Sea. Wangerooge is the easternmost and smallest of the inhabited islands. There are 1055 residents, however that can balloon to 7000 during the day in the summer. Cars are prohibited on the island. The sender also asks if I had ever heard of Papa Moll, which I have (2550 - Switzerland).

This is a great card. The painting in an oil on board entitled, Histories.  The back of the card is also covered in Olympics stamps for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.  The senders wanted me to know that Please know that we are not all crazy south of the border. Findlay is a city of about 40 000 in north west Ohio. It is 64 kilometres from Toledo. 

Compton is home to the Compton Cricket Club, also known as the Homies and the POPz. They are the only all American born exhibition cricket team in the United States. They have toured the United Kingdom four times. The Compton Cricket Clubs mission is: curb the negative effects of gang activities amongst the youth of Compton address the homelessness in the inner city through the principles and ethics of cricket. encourage and promote civility, good, and productive citizenship.  The team motto is "Let the game begin again in America." Cricket was a very popular sport in the United States in the 19th century.