MS Realtor Discovers Rare Grace Kelly Postcard

Every day brings new experiences, and in real estate, you never know what will unfold.

I was helping clean out a house that I recently sold. The out of state seller had held an estate sale, followed by a garage sale, and anything left over was to be either donated or thrown away. Closing was scheduled for the next day, and the listing agent and I had been sweeping, sorting, and tossing unwanted items for hours when she came across an old postcard. 

She casually showed me the postcard and I exclaimed "It's Princess Grace!". The listing agent looked at me as if to say, "Okay, who's that?".

Upon closer examination and a quick Google search, I realized it was the wedding postcard of actress Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. Thinking it was just a commemorative postcard celebrating the marriage, I flipped the postcard over. Imagine my surprise when I realized the seller had likely attended the wedding, and this was the postcard she mailed to loved ones in the States! The wedding was April 18th, 1956 and the postmark is April 15th or 16th, 1956.

The penmanship is elegant, but difficult to read. I believe it reads as follows:

"I'm down in Monte Carlo again to see the wedding. Everything here is wonderful."

It was mailed "Par Avion" (Air Mail) to California U.S.A., but I can't quite make out the city. If you can interpret the handwriting, I'd love to know the entire text.

It's fascinating to discover a treasure like this. Can you just imagine to excitement for this young woman to attend the Royal Wedding in Monaco?

And, regarding my headline, "MS Realtor Discovers Rare Grace Kelly Postcard", to me this qualifies as a rare find, although not particularly valuable. It is a piece of history that I find intriguing. 

Coincidentally, the wedding took place the year I was born, so while I don't remember the wedding, of course I was familiar with the story of Princess Grace of Monoco.