-1980 AKA Bill Pound |
Contributed by Jerry Blanchard, 4-1-11 |
Claude W. Pound, 2348 Orchard Rd., Ottawa Hills, Toledo, O., production manager with Electric Auto Lite, Flying instructor Chicago 1912 or earlier. courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir |
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
I live in the Toledo Ohio area, as did Mr. Pound. He always prefered to be
called "Bill". Bill was a friend of my father and in 1957 (or about) he gave my Dad a postcard and told him
to keep and preserve it , for someday it would be very valuable. It is a postcard--First day of issue, in
observance of the 181st Anniv of "Old Glory". It has a 4 cent "Old Glory" postage stamp that was hand
cancelled on July 4th-1957-9:00am, Washington DC. The card was designed by Al Boerger and depicts the old
13 star flag and the current 48 star of that year. On the back side (obverse) of the card is the EB insignia.
He must have owned a rubber stamp on which was printed----Early Bird---followed underneath by the insignia.
His name is printed Claude W. Pound and signed on the bottom. I inherited the card when my Father died
in 1990. All along, it has been preserved in a plastic seal and in near mint condition. Thought you
may be interested in the info. I did a little more research last night on the postcard. It appears that the
postcard was designed locally by Al Boerger. He had a stamp and coin shop in Toledo. If you do an ebay
search and type in Old Glory postcards--Al Boerger . You will find the exact same postcard sent from
Al Boerger to a friend in Israel. On the back of the card his business address in Toledo. The only thing
that I would request is that if a survivor of Claude W. Pound family (if any) ever indicates a desire to
regain family possession of the postcard, is that you send it to them. Until that time, it is yours to
keep and treasure.Contributed by Bill Krall, 2-20-11 Bill--Toledo Ohio |
From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993 If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back |