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    Posted 8 years ago

    fortapache
    (3421 items)

    Wally Gilbert was a major beer can collector. Sadly he passed away in 2006.
    I bought this mailing tin in an antique mall in Ramona, Ca which is about 20 miles from where Mr Gilbert used to live. This tin is perfect for mailing a beer can.
    The stamps on this are all 1968 issued stamps thus it was mailed in 1968 most likely.
    Wrapping it up with a giraffe shoulder mount at a mall in Temecula I visited on the way home.
    Now I need a vintage beer can to display with it.

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    1. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      http://pub48.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=4110622994&frmid=128&msgid=575982&cmd=show

      Scroll down past the broken links and you will eventually see Wally Gilbert's collection.
    2. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      Wow, he had quite an incredible beer can collection. I've never seen so many in one place!
    3. rockbat, 8 years ago
      Nice mailing tin, I like things like this very much.
    4. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you very much Scott. Enough to fill many college dorm rooms.
    5. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you very much rockbat.
    6. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you very much valentino97. It would be a bit much for my house.
    7. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you
      Efesgirl
      TassieDevil
      fleafinder
      racer4four
      jscott0363
      buckethead
      brunswick
      ravage60
      rockbat
      valentino97
      Caperkid
      vetraio50
      NevadaBlades
      mikelv85
    8. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you americanstationer.
    9. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you SEAN68.
    10. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Wait! How did Frederick Douglass get a stamp? (Wink wink!) Yeah - Wally is fondly remembered online! Thanks for pointing me to this box from your living room listing!
    11. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Thank you very much Celiene. This little piece tells quite a story.

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