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Woman Makes Surprising Buy On eBay
Suzi Dagney and her husband, both retired military, have been all around the world. One day Suzi got to thinking about home – specifically, her hometown of Mosiertown, Pa. She was bored; she had a computer. She Googled and got a surprise hit on eBay – a man in Michigan was selling a picture postcard dated 1916, with a scene of cows in a pasture and the legend: “Beauty spot near Mosiertown, PA.”
Suzi bought the postcard for $4.45 and, four days later, it arrived.
Suzi read the postcard, the message mentioned someone named Harold who they thought had chicken pox, Suzi remembered that she had a great uncle named Harold.
Turns out Suzi’s postcard truly was from home. Dear Sister was her great-aunt Florence, who was married to Kay Brown. Edna was Edna Mosier Baer, who was married to Fay. Harold was Edna’s son, who was brother to Suzi’s grandfather, who shares a birthday – Nov. 9 – with Suzi’s husband.
Suzi felt herself pretty lucky.
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Suzi on November 10th, 2006 11:02 am
This is a true story. I am the Suzi in the story, and it was a real shock. I still have not heard from the seller, as to where he got the post card from , but it now has a special place on a shelf in my office. Funny how ebay can brin a part of you home!!
Suzi
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