4496 - Santa Rosa, California, United States

This card is part of a series on animals in ancient America. This particular piece, titled Bottle with Fox Figure, is estimated to have been created between 300 and 600 CE in the northern highlands of Peru.

The object is an example of Pre-Columbian art, which refers to the visual arts of Indigenous peoples across the Caribbean, North, Central, and South America before European contact in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Looking at this postcard, it’s fascinating to think about how much of this artistic tradition has been lost over time. Woven textiles, for example, were widely produced but rarely survived because of their perishable nature. What remains—ceramics, metalwork in gold, monumental sculpture, and paintings on walls, pottery, and rock—offers only a glimpse into much larger and richer cultures.

Even so, pieces like this small fox-shaped vessel manage to carry a surprising amount of personality across
centuries.

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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.

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...

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