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<p>[QUOTE="mmarco102, post: 3735812, member: 8289"]Sometimes it amazes me what family members throw out. Found these two framed behind glass, in a thrift store. They were both encrusted with filth. Took them apart and cleaned everything thoroughly. They now look beautiful. 6 stamps, 11 foreign currencies. Russian, Chinese and a Bank of England 10 Shillings Note. The English note has writing on front and back with a lot of different names and salutes of goodbye with one dating it August 6, 1945(Aug/6/45). I can only imagine some service man coming home with pocket change and unused stamps in his pockets from the war, and framing it as his memento to his adventure overseas. True, there isn’t very much value but I can’t believe what family member disregards sometimes. I’m posting this to honor his service, friends and memories.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will sell on eBay and hopefully a WWII collector can see the value. Ugh</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]313633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313634[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mmarco102, post: 3735812, member: 8289"]Sometimes it amazes me what family members throw out. Found these two framed behind glass, in a thrift store. They were both encrusted with filth. Took them apart and cleaned everything thoroughly. They now look beautiful. 6 stamps, 11 foreign currencies. Russian, Chinese and a Bank of England 10 Shillings Note. The English note has writing on front and back with a lot of different names and salutes of goodbye with one dating it August 6, 1945(Aug/6/45). I can only imagine some service man coming home with pocket change and unused stamps in his pockets from the war, and framing it as his memento to his adventure overseas. True, there isn’t very much value but I can’t believe what family member disregards sometimes. I’m posting this to honor his service, friends and memories. Will sell on eBay and hopefully a WWII collector can see the value. Ugh [ATTACH=full]313633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313634[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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