3992 - Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

This card is coming from Northampton, which is located in western Massachusetts. There are about 30 000 people in Northampton. It is known as an academic, artistic, musical, and countercultural hub. Politically it is considered quite liberal and has a number of alternative health and intellectual organizations. There are also a high number of residents who identify as gay and lesbian, and a high number of same sex marriages and households.

Northampton has existed since 1654 and was named by John A. King (1629-1703), one of the first European settlers in Northampton. King was born in Northampton, England, and named the area after his birthplace.

The card shows a photo of the Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere found in Paul Revere Mall near the Old North Church in Boston. The statue was cast in bronze in 1940 and dedicated on September 22, 1940. Cyrus Dallin won a competition to make the statue.

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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!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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