Greg Haag
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What a great idea and cool story Dave, I hope you find a worthy recipient!Serious left turn for me into documentation.
The backstory: My Grandfather was a Boy Scout executive in the 1930's. He was also a postmaster, which meant he was useful as a merit badge councilor for Stamp Collecting. In 1937, Ralph Henn completed a project that tied into the 1937 National Jamboree. He sent stationary envelopes to every governor, cabinet member, supreme court justice, vice president and president. The included instructions were to mail the envelope back to him signed. He collected them all for an exhibit at the jamboree (although based on the postmarks, some were sent after the Jamboree). All those envelopes, now 85 years old, ended up in my hands. In the effort to find some place to donate them before they fall apart completely, I've been photographing them all. If nothing else, I'm getting a history lesson! Here is FDR's and a few of his cabinet members:
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Sample of Governors:
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Rodenstock 138f, IQ4 150, Alpa 12+, simple overhead LED
Dave
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