4055 - Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

A nice handmade card with two autumn leaves titled "Autumn in Xi'an - 2024.11.11." The sender is from Xi'an, the capital city of Shaanxi Province. There are almost 10 million people who live here. It is also one of China's oldest cities. However, for much of history is was known as Chang'an.

Xi'an was a terminal city on the Silk Road. It is here where you will find the Terracotta Army, created in the third century BCE, commissioned by Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Lantian Man, a subspecies of Homo Erectus, was discovered near Xi'an in 1963 and dates back almost a half a million years ago. A 6500 year old Neolithic village was also discovered in 1953 near Xi'an. It contains the remains of several well organized settlements that date back 5600 - 6700 years ago.

Xi'an was cultural and political centre of China in the 11th century BCE with the founding of the Zhou dynasty.

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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...

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.

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