2425 - Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Nottingham is famous for the legend of Robin Hood. Robin Hood had been featured in literature and film. Some versions claim he is of noble birth, and some as a veteran of the Crusades. In the earliest versions he is of Yeoman class - a middle rank of servants in an English royal or noble household.

Paul's card is a reproduction of a 2007 stamp of a Grey Seal. In fact, Paul used the actual Grey Seal stamp to post the card. Grey seals are found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Great Britain, bull seals can get to 233 kg and 155 kg for females. Grey seals feed on fish, as well as creatures found on the ocean bed. They need about 5 kg of food a day, although it doesn't feed everyday, and the female will fast during the breeding season. Females give birth to one pup a year from about the age of four to age 30. Pups are generally 14 kg at birth and the mother's milk is up to 60% fat. Survival rates for pup in their first year varies from 80-85%, to below 50%, depending on their location.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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