2481 - Kraljevo, Raška, Serbia

Kraljevo is a city of just under 70 000 people found on the West Morava and Ibar Rivers. The card is from Čačak, a spa town that lies about 144 km south of Belgrade.

Basketball, volleyball, and football are the most popular sports in Kraljevo.

OK Ribnica is playing the the Volleyball League of Serbia, the top-tier volleyball league in Serbia. The club was founded in 1954, and joined the newly created Volleyball League of Serbia in 2006. Vojvodina has won six titles, including the last five championships starting in 2017.

KK Sloga competes in the Basketball League of Serbia, the top tier of basketball in Serbia. They were founded in 1949. Vlade Divac, who played for the LA Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball League (United States/Canada), played here from 1983 to 1986.

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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.

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

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