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Vintage Rare 1951 PUERTO RICO POSTCARD MULTI PHOTO SET SOUVENIR AIR MAIL STAMP
$ 22.17
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Vintage Rare 1951 PUERTO RICO POSTCARD MULTI PHOTO SET SOUVENIR with VINTAGE POSTMARKED AIR MAIL STAMPThis is an original, rare, vintage item that my Dad's Mom had saved in a scrap book that was given to me when he passed in 2008.
This item is 4-1/4" x 6-1/8" inches closed.
Has a horizontal flap closure on the back side.
Opens up to a folded accordian-style double sided full color photo set of historic Puerto Rico that is attached to the inside of the outer covers.
It also includes a two panel complete informational section about the images and the history of Puerto Rico.
My Dad addressed it to his sister DeAnna while he was traveling abroad as a US AIR FORCE member at the time.
It is postmarked MAY 31, 1951 from the A.P.O. using a six cent AIR MAIL stamp (canceled within the post mark).
Condition is vintage.
Please review the photos to make your own assessment about their quality as I am not an expert!
Some slight aging and wear as expected with, but overall in amazing great shape since it has literally been locked away in my Grandma's Scrapbook.
It has always been in an odor-free, smoke-free, dark, climate controlled storage environment for over almost 73 years until I recently took these photos for this listing.
A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE SELLER (ME):
These items are very near and dear to my heart because my Dad entered the Air Force in 1950 and it shaped him to become the superhero of a father and the best example of being the best human being to everyone around him that knew him or even just met him that I had the good fortune of having in my life as my Dad and role model.
Thank you to Keesler Air Force Base and the U.S. Air Force for laying the awesome foundation he used to become such a great man.
I had reached out to KAFB about this treasure trove of items and even letters his mother kept proudly in a scrap book during his tenure with the US AIR FORCE to no avail.
I was hoping they would see the significance of such items but have yet to hear back from them.
He passed in 2008 and I've held on to a lot of emotional and historical items that mean so much to me but I have no one to pass these on to.
My Dad always said "It's just stuff" and that I will always have my memories in my head and heart and he's right.
If I asked him what I should do (and I have) he'd say " Sell the damn stuff and do something special that makes you happy."
So that's what has finally led me to posting these items 16 years after his passing on my ebay store.
I hope they each find a caring, loving home that understands and appreciates the significance of these items but also appreciates the history and emotion behind them.
Thanks for letting me ramble