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

Mon Jul 11 20:56:47 EDT 2011

For sure about Jim!

When I worked for Sanders in Bedford, Id pop down to Waltham once in awhile 
for lunch with him which often resulted in a trip to Sudbury the next 
weekend to do some antenna work or fix his amp. He was up here a few times 
when travel wasnt a problem. The former chief model maker from Polaroid, 
John Lothrop,  lived in Windham and I asked him if he could give Jim a ride 
in his 1911 Corbin speedster. Jim never stopped talking about that.

"Its a small world" happened a few months ago when that Alpha 76CA arrived 
on my porch in the hands of a potential owner who got it from a person who 
bought it from Jims wife, Ursula. Its back in full operation with a happy 
owner and I filled him in on its history.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>
To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly) 1960s

> K1MEM ... now that brings back memories. He was a dear friend that passed
> much too soon.
>
> I think the guy that had them all was W1GKK (SK). He had one more than 
> W6AM
> (Portuguese Goa, IIRC). I was listening to the Desecheo (I think it was 
> that
> one) Operation on 20 and heard George work Jim down there. Jim said 
> something
> like ..."glad to see #1 back to the East Coast"... .
>
> I have a 160 Q confirmed on the back of a Polaroid shot of the Island as 
> they
> approached it. Jim did work for Polaroid for a number of years. Worth a 
> lot to
> me, but probably nothing to anyone else.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
>>Sent: Jul 11, 2011 12:36 PM
>>To: "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>, 
>>boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly) 1960s
>>
>>Sorry, I thought you were referring to stamps.
>>
>>There are not too many alive that would have all the deletes, dont some go
>>back to the 40's? Norm Young, W1HX, sure had them all up until he went SK.
>>
>>As far as 5BWAZ it may be just the 3 northern states; it was just 
>>something
>>that K1MEM told me after he qualified the QSL's, and that the auroral zone
>>dividing line was the Mass Turnpike.
>>
>>Carl
>>KM1H
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>
>>To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 1:15 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly) 1960s
>>
>>
>>> First, in order to be deleted it must have been listed first. I am not
>>> counting pre-war countries.
>>>
>>> Second, I though W1NG was first ?? he has Certificate #3.
>>>
>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
>>>>Sent: Jul 11, 2011 9:57 AM
>>>>To: "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>,
>>>>boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>>>>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly) 
>>>>1960s
>>>>
>>>>Since many deleted ones were never an official country that goal is
>>>>impossible.
>>>>But I do hold the first 5BWAZ from New England.
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>KM1H
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net>
>>>>To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:52 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly) 
>>>>1960s
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When you delve into the area of what is collectible, you can find some
>>>>> very strange places. The old saw, ..."one mans treasure, etc"... is
>>>>> true.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, you can find treasure in old QSL cards. I usually search piles of
>>>>> old cards I see at swap meets and sometimes find the postage stamp 
>>>>> used
>>>>> is valuable. I have two copies of the Scott catalog # 599A that I 
>>>>> found
>>>>> on old cards. These are not your garden variety stamps.
>>>>> I keep an eye out for 3c purple Washington coils, check out 
>>>>> "Orangeburg"
>>>>> Coil !!
>>>>>
>>>>> A collection of QSL Cards from Deleted Countries would make quite a
>>>>> display.
>>>>> Has anyone collected all the deleted ones ? Probably harder than 5BWAZ
>>>>> !!
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: W8KZW <w8kzw at arrl.net>
>>>>>>Sent: Jul 11, 2011 6:42 AM
>>>>>>To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] FS: lot of 26 DX QSL Cards 1950s (Mostly)
>>>>>>1960s
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Can someone explain to me why people spend money to buy another ham's
>>>>>>old
>>>>>>QSL cards?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I suspect someone here will reply "they are collectable".  I just 
>>>>>>can't
>>>>>>figure out why or by whom.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>73,
>>>>>>Jeff
>>>>>>W8KZW
>>>>>>
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