2476 - Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Dülmen is a city of 46 700 people. It was first mentioned in 889 as Dulmenni, a property of Werden Abbey. It received town privileges in 1311 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1470. It was a part of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster untiil 1803. It belonged to the House of Croÿ for a few years until 1811, when it was taken by the French. After the defeat of Napoleon, is became a part of the Prussian Province of Westphalia. The Dülmen oil plant was a target during World War II and 90% of the city was destroyed as a result.

Kira's card is a photo of The Pleiades. The Pleiades are a group of star and an open star cluster with hot B-type stars. The cluster is dominated by hot blue and luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years.It is believed there are 250 to 500 stars here.

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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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