3433 - Westminster, Maryland, United States of America

A great sports-themed card of the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are a Major League Baseball team that play in the East Division of the American League. The franchise, which started out as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, were one of the eight charter teams of the American League in 1901. The franchise in Milwaukee only last one year. In 1902, the team moved to St. Louis and became the Browns. In 1953, the Browns were purchased by a group of Baltimore business and civic interests and moved to Baltimore to become the Orioles.

The franchise's first World Series appearance was in 1944, but they lost to their stadium sharing rivals from the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards would win 4 games to 2. Both teams featured rosters of players who normally wouldn't be playing the Major League level. Many of Major League Baseball's talent were fighting in World War II.

The first World Series for the Baltimore Orioles came in 1966, where they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 0. The Orioles went on the World Series seven times (as of 2023), winning in 1966, 1970, and 1983.

Overall the franchise's overall record is 9029 wins, 10 013 losses, and 110 ties, for a win percentage of .474. In Baltimore they are 5567 - 5459 - 12 with a win percentage of .505.

3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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