In 1953 the U.S.S Bearss, a Navy Destroyer, was on deployment in the Mediterranean. We have this historic postcard for sale on our ebay store .


A sailor named Sonny sent a postcard home from Naples, Italy to his brother(?) in Dayton, Ohio . The postcard was cancelled (postmarked) on the ship with a US Airmail stamp.
It’s tough to read but the thought is what counts… ππΊπΈ
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We have several postcards from this sailor ‘Sonny’ to his mom, dad and siblings. He has quite the story to tell via these cards…
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Interesting, maybe a movie can be made from his story? π
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Possibly for sure. It would probably have a good story line.
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Because I love looking at old houses, I Googled this one. It is an historic home last sold for $25, 000 in 2016. “Just needs a little love. Sold AS IS.”
Too bad you couldn’t track down his family. What a wonderful surprise that would be.
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We have come across a few more from the same sailor with Postal Cards from other of his hips port o’ calls. One thing about selling postcards, it is fun to read the messages
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Because I love old home, I Googled this one. It is an historic home last sold for $25,000 in 2016. “Just needs a little love. Sold AS IS.”
Too bad you could not locate Sonny’s family. Imagine the joy in finding these old cards after so many years. This is wonderful.
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