Vintage 1950s Love Letters - College and Military Lot of 15 - READ

Description: ** MAKE AN OFFER! ** On some items we are unable to consider offers, while others WE CAN! This may be one. 📜 Unlock the Secrets of a Bygone Era 💌 Step into the 1950s with this fascinating lot of 15 handwritten letters—a heartfelt journey of love, war, and young adulthood. These letters weave a story filled with college shenanigans, military life, and the struggles of a young couple finding their way.What You’ll Discover: 💌 The College Years: The first letters come from a young man in college, writing to his sweetheart, Ellen, back home in Illinois. He shares:Fraternity mischief and campus life.His fear of being drafted into the Korean War.A bold tale of convincing a clerk to "lose me in the files until February." 💌 Military Life & Marriage: Later letters reveal the couple’s journey as newlyweds, stationed at a Navy base in New York.Economic struggles of military life, including building their own couch with foam rubber.Brushes with military elites and sly tales of smuggling liquor from Cuba—coded as “wet swimsuits” to evade detection!Travels to Washington D.C. and all of their fascinating and exciting activities.Why These Letters Are Special: This collection captures a slice of 1950s Americana, from the humor and heartbreak of young love to the challenges of war and marriage. Each multi-page, front-and-back letter is a time capsule, offering a peek into the joys, fears, and resilience of a young couple navigating life. 🎁 Perfect for collectors of vintage ephemera, history buffs, or anyone who loves a good mystery wrapped in the charm of handwritten correspondence. For more great items of all types, click here to visit my store AND be sure to click SAVE SELLER so you'llbe alerted when we post new items - and see them before anyone else! If you ever have any issues with our items, please do contact us personally before any neutral or negative feedback.As you can see from our feedback reviews, we always do our best to take care of our fellow ebayers in a fair & reasonable manner!

Price: 87.5 USD

Location: Gadsden, Tennessee

End Time: 2024-12-26T22:34:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD