2513 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Atlanta has had two National Hockey League hockey teams in the history of the city.

The first team, the Atlanta Flames, were founded to begin play in 1972 along with the New York Islanders. The Flames actually made the playoffs in six of their eight seasons, but failed to advance beyond the first round, winning a total of two playoff games. Unfortunately the team only averaged 10 000 fans per game. The owner looked to sell the team. Calgary was the frontrunner in the rumoured new locations, but Dallas and Houston were also mentioned. An ownership group from Calgary agreed to buy the team for $16 million. The Calgary Flames played their first season in Calgary in the 1980-81 season. That year the Flames won their first two playoff rounds, before losing in the semi-finals to the Minnesota North Stars.

The second team, the Atlanta Thrashers, joined the league for the 1999-2000 season. The Thrashers won the 2006-07 Southeast Division Championship but were swept by the New York Rangers in four games. This was their only playoff appearance in 11 seasons. Due to financial losses and ownership struggles, the owners started looking for new owners. Interest to re-located came from Kansas City, Quebec City, Hamilton, and Winnipeg. True North Sports & Entertainment bought the Thrashers and moved them to Winnipeg.

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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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