When my Grandfather Paul J. Lindsey died in 1983, a lot of his belongings went into storage until my mother died in 2020. That's when I re - discovered his nostalgic stash of Christmas memorabilia (some posted earlier):
accompanied by return labels and stickers.
I love and admire how committed he was to
the tradition of mailing Christmas cards, even
15 years after his wife -- my Grandma Rovilla -- died.
Below: a card from his nephew Hugh Victor Lindsey
(my first cousin, once removed), postmarked 1977.
Vic was the son of Paul's eldest brother
James Sankey Lindsey, Jr. and wife Hortense.
As my second cousin Rob said:
"That's absolutely Grandma and Grandpa!
They don't make grandparents
that look like that anymore, do they!
They could have stepped right out of
the Andy Griffith Show."
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Similar story from a friend:
"When we were clearing out our family home in Queens, I came across boxes in the attic filled with all sorts of things from my childhood, including stacks of greeting cards. The images shown here are from Christmas cards I received from elementary school friends and family. They are from the late 1960s /early-mid 1970s. I’ll use them for something, someday: gift tags, ornaments, etc. For now, enjoy."
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