[Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly) 1960s

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Got my Novice call (WN7QHO) back in 51.  Immediately sent off for the  
Walter Ash cards (best deal going) but at that time they would only  
print 5 character calls so I had to write the "N" in  myself.  Still  
have some of those original cards......

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Jul 11, 2011, at 1:23 PM, W4AWM at aol.com wrote:

> It didn't happen to me personally, but several of my friends back in  
> the early 50s received their QSL cards from Walter Ashe and another  
> outfit with their correct call letters on them BEFORE they received  
> their tickets from Uncle Charlie. In one case, it was 2 weeks  
> before!  Makes you wonder since there were no computers and  
> databases back in those days. They may have had Big Blue's punch  
> card system, but someone still had to access it and get the info to  
> the card printers.
>
> 73'
>
> John, W4awm
>
> In a message dated 7/11/2011 3:37:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, w4foa at comcast.net 
>  writes:
> << Hi Herman,
> Got my novice in April 54 and at that time just about everyone used  
> the
> Walter Ashe QSL, hi.  It was amazing back then because shortly after  
> the FCC
> issued you your callsign, a sample of the Walter Ashe QSLs would  
> show up in
> your mailbox, WITH YOUR CALLSIGN on it! >>