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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9503485, member: 649"]Bigger photos would be a help. Also, if you could type out the words on the trunk and the postal label. There appears to be words over words, both right side up and upside down, on the side with the big red Oben. I see "FOREIGN <i>something</i> BRANCH"...</p><p>Re: the postal label... the FROM address <i>appears</i> to include "Wash Natl Airport" which, if <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> is to be believed, didn't operate under that name (Washington National Airport) until 1941, and was re-named Ronald Reagan National Airport in 1998.</p><p>The addresses are without zip codes, which were put into use in 1963. The addresses are also without the older postal district numbers, put into use for <i>some</i> cities (I don't know if that includes Dayton and/or Washington DC) in 1943.</p><p>Of course, the trunk could have been used and reused.</p><p>An interesting piece with sentimental value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9503485, member: 649"]Bigger photos would be a help. Also, if you could type out the words on the trunk and the postal label. There appears to be words over words, both right side up and upside down, on the side with the big red Oben. I see "FOREIGN [I]something[/I] BRANCH"... Re: the postal label... the FROM address [I]appears[/I] to include "Wash Natl Airport" which, if [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport']Wikipedia[/URL] is to be believed, didn't operate under that name (Washington National Airport) until 1941, and was re-named Ronald Reagan National Airport in 1998. The addresses are without zip codes, which were put into use in 1963. The addresses are also without the older postal district numbers, put into use for [I]some[/I] cities (I don't know if that includes Dayton and/or Washington DC) in 1943. Of course, the trunk could have been used and reused. An interesting piece with sentimental value.[/QUOTE]
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