From Lincoln to Putrajaya | The Postcard That Crossed 163 Years
Hello, friends and fellow history wanderers! Welcome back to another episode of "What did the postman bring today?" For most people, checking the mailbox is a mundane chore. You walk out to the gate, open the metal box, and usually find disappointment. Maybe it is a bill you forgot to pay. Maybe it is a flyer for a pizza promotion or a brochure for a loan shark. It is rarely exciting. But for me, the mailbox is a portal. It is a gateway to the rest of the world. I have a daily ritual. Every evening, I check my postbox with a little bit of hope. And on December 5th, 2025 , that hope turned into pure joy. It was a "Jackpot Day." Not one, not two, but four postcards arrived at the same time! Two came all the way from Germany, one from the sunny state of California, and one very special card arrived from Bay City, Michigan, USA . While all of them were beautiful, the one from Michigan stopped me in my tracks. It wasn't just a pretty picture of a sunset or a cat. It...