A blast from the past
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (389367)
Rockingham, Australia
September 30, 2026 7:11pm CST
We are trying to get rid of Vince’s coin collection and have joined the Perth Numismatics Association. Stamps, coins, postcards, medallions are all part of the collections of the various members.
One member is Dutch and his father was interned by the Germans during World War II. Another member has a number of postcards and noticed a Red Cross one with a surname the same as the Dutch member. On the off-chance, he brought the postcard to the meeting to show the Dutchman. Not only was the surname the same but the postcard had been sent from his mother to his father when he was interned. That’s a pretty good coincidence or maybe even a miracle.
We never managed to get to the Netherlands but here’s a photo of some tulips.
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@teamfreak16 (47250)
• Denver, Colorado
19h
Wow, that's so cool! What are the odds?
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@JudyEv (389367)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
@teamfreak16 You wouldn't believe it in a movie.
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@teamfreak16 (47250)
• Denver, Colorado
15h
@JudyEv - That's like stuff they put in movies!
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@nawala123 (23961)
• Indonesia
20h
I ever read that some Dutch soldiers migrated to Australia. They wanted to keep shepherd sheep because their family land was divided and turned into industrial area
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@Ineeddentures (47378)
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20h
Miracle right enough
Although I don't understand why
Am I missing something
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@FourWalls (88145)
• United States
17h
It truly is a small world. That’s amazing that the man got to see such personal history.
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@JudyEv (389367)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
When the Dutch guy got to Australia and was reunited with his wife, he had a 2 1/2 year-old daughter he'd never seen or knew about. I find the 'knew about' a bit hard to believe but perhaps the postcard never reached the soldier.
The postcard owner had had it for around 40 years but couldn't remember where he got it from. He thought he'd put it up for sale but then noticed the surname was the same his fellow collector.
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@wolfgirl569 (141341)
• Marion, Ohio
7h
Pretty tulips. That was a great find. I am sure the guy was thrilled with the postcard
@RasmaSandra (101527)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
Just now
That is one of those miraculous stories that give you the shivers,
