"Im gonna sit right down and write myself a letter " USAAF/USA/USMC/USN/ US GI STATIONERY

[Sabrejet]

 

SSSHHHH Ian other wise everyone will be collecting them !! (then there will be a bidding war on blank paper !!!)

 

Seriously though , this is getting to be quite addictive for me !! so if any one has anything like what ive shown already , that needs a new home drop me a pm

 

thanks

 

LB

 

On AAF headed paper?!

[littlebuddy]

just aquired this one in the last few minutes !! It must have been destined to come to me ( check out the name on the brown envelope !)

 

[RustyCanteen]

Nothing special here:

 

 

 

[littlebuddy]

Nice RC !!! im liking them !!! liking them alot !!! thank you for posting them !! i havnt got any unused vmails like those

 

LB

[strawberry 9]

LB- I've seen a couple of different QUIK Letters sets. One was the one that you have and the other was Navy. I wonder if there is also a Army and Marine version out there somewhere.

[littlebuddy]

LB- I've seen a couple of different QUIK Letters sets. One was the one that you have and the other was Navy. I wonder if there is also a Army and Marine version out there somewhere.

 

I have no idea Strawberry !! you have more experiance of these items than i have im still a novice so im all up for learning and finding out !!!

 

LB

[hirsca]

How about a more recent version August, 1967? One month later and I was experiencing some of the same things. Thanks, Al.

 

Next

 

Last one.

[littlebuddy]

All the emphasis so far has been towards the material that was to be written on , so hows about the instrument used to do the writing with , so heres mechanical pencil with the "Air Training Command " motif

 

Maybe this could have been used to write home with ?

 

made by "RITEPOINT " of St Louis

 

just to "point" out , a fellow member of the "Celtic persuasion" has informed me this pencil would originate from around 1947 due to the fact of the "Air Training Command " emblem

 

LB

 

[Sabrejet]

Any lead in your pencil Carl?!

[littlebuddy]

Any lead in your pencil Carl?!

" you better believe it ,and im loaded with both !!!"

[littlebuddy]

Have just received today my latest snagging of Ebay !! i have posted the pics from the seller earlier in the thread but i hope mine are a little sharper in detail ??

 

First up is a headed note paper from the 400TH BG not in the best of shape , but how many of these do you see for sale ???

 

 

 

close up of heading

[littlebuddy]

buckley field

 

 

another Buckley Field

[littlebuddy]

Technical Training School

[littlebuddy]

Lincoln air base Nebraska this is nice, with the gold embossed heading

 

 

Another Lincoln, Nebraska this time the technical training school

 

 

and another one from Lincoln !

[littlebuddy]

US Army

 

I love this one !! i can just see the service men sitting there in the club drinking whiskey and soda and smoking " Luckies" , with this paper on hand to write to the loved ones

 

 

 

Nice heading on this one too ,

 

 

Pocatello , Idaho Air Base

 

another service club !!

 

 

 

last one !! till the next shipment comes in !!!

 

 

 

[littlebuddy]

Ok this one is a little different, as it would have been sent from home to the guys and gals serving away!

 

 

And when opened up !!

[Sabrejet]

Carl...you've assembled quite a unique niche collection there...well done! I really think this thread should be considered for future pinning in the "Ephemera" forum.

[27thdivcollector]

Some lovely paperwork there Carl, very very nice. Take a look at BandL collectibles. Bob is a great guy and he has some fantastic items of epherma especially USAAF related. I just bought some very nice ground crew related stuff from him

[littlebuddy]

Some lovely paperwork there Carl, very very nice. Take a look at BandL collectibles. Bob is a great guy and he has some fantastic items of epherma especially USAAF related. I just bought some very nice ground crew related stuff from him

 

Thanks Andy ! i have just emailed BandL fingers crossed !!!

[littlebuddy]

I thought i might add some other post cards too

 

i like this one because of the "Eagle Squadron " link to it

 

[littlebuddy]

Then there are these 4 !! now!!!! , dont get all PC with me saying "thats down grading to women , and all that " these sort of postcards would have been an integeral part of the servicemans personal kit !! very much along the lines of Varga and Elvgren

 

[littlebuddy]

And heres one for GRANNY !!!! (thanks to member "nine o nine " for this one , a good price it was too !! ) this is printed on photographic style paper , might be somthing to do with the photo recon squadron its from ???

 

 

 

[Sabrejet]

Very cool stuff....the collection just grows and grows Carl!

[littlebuddy]

Thanks Ian !! there always seems to be somthing to be found in the boxes here at home !! i think i have exhausted my supplies here , but im always on the look out for more !!!! im like a " PAPER BLOODHOUND " !

[littlebuddy]

And it just keeps coming !!! forgot that i had bought this one !!! another writing kit dated 1942