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Curated blog of quirky, interesting messages from real vintage and wartime postcards, including many sent by soldiers and sailors during World War II.

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Exploring stories contained on a few square inches of old paper.

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Post office in the sand. .... "Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen sorting packages in the sand in a post office hut at an unidentified camp on an unidentified island in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A row of Army Air Forces mail bags is seen on a stand. Photograph taken or collected by Capt. Ferd L. Davis of Zebulon, N.C., while he served in the 394th Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomb Group (Heavy), during the war (undated)." . #wwii #apo #1940s #pacifictheater #mail #militarymail #vintage #postoffice #airmyaircorps #lostgreetings #historyblog #worldwarii
Today is a day to thank everyone who answered the call and shouldered arms in defense of our nation. Happy Veterans Day to my family members and all of those I've known who've served. #veteransday
Went postcard hunting yesterday and found a few interesting ones, though I thought some of them were a bit overpriced. That's how it goes sometimes. . . #antiquing #postcards #vintage #ephemera
"I was drafted a month ago into the army and they put me in the air corp... " Sent in 1942 from Keesler Field in Mississippi. See the blog for more info. Link in profile. . . #1942 #1940s #wwii #armyaircorps #militarymail #gulfportmississippi #vintage #vintagemail #ephemera #historyblog #deltiology #postcard #postcards #postkarte #cartepostale #worldwarii #instahistory #mississippihistory
Sent in by Pvt. Wissinger in 1942 from Keesler Airfield near Biloxi, Mississippi. Friendship Oak, pictured on this card, still stands and is said to be 500 years old. Read more on the blog. Link in profile. . . #biloximississippi #biloxi #keeslerafb #keesler #1940s #1942 #liveoak #gulfportmississippi #wwii postcard #midcentury #historygram #historyblog #ephemera #vintage
Sent from Norman, Oklahoma by a Navy serviceman in 1944. Learn more about the origins of this postcard on the blog. Link in profile. ... #postcard #wwii #usnavyhistory #normanok #1940s #1944 #oklahomahistory #vintagecorrespondence #ephemera #militarymail

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