3677 - Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

This is a great Annie Leibovitz card of Magic Johnson, 1989. A note on the back says that proceeds from the sale of this card will be donated to AIDS organizations.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is considered one of the greatest basketball players to every play the game. He was a career Los Angeles Laker, winning five National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships in that time. He played from 1979-1991; 1996; and 1999-2000. He retired the first time when he disclosed that he had contracted HIV. He returned in 1996, but retired again after 32 games.

Along with five NBA Championships, he was the NBA Finals MVP three times, the NBA's Most Valuable Player three times, a 12 time NBA all-star, just to name a few.

In 905 NBA games he amassed 17 707 points, 6559 rebounds, and 10 141 assists. His number 32 was retired by the Lakers.

Comments

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.

Search This Blog