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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 334549, member: 33"]The square thing in front of his eye is strange... it might be a defect in the development of the photo. If it isn't, I can't tell what it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't see what is on the front of his hat. I can't even tell for sure if there is lettering there. There might be, but I'm not sure.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"I think this party involved some kind of skit and these folks were all part of it."</b> -- I think you're right!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"the 1937 postmark from the Perkins is accompanied by a cancellation from La Paz, Mexico. Is La Paz (which I never of before, Bolivia yes, but Mexico no) somehow important to the explanation."</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I just found that La Paz and Pichilinque are very close to each other in Baja California Sur, Mexico. And I went back to look at the envelope that just sold on eBay. It was mailed on March 6, 1937 (two days before mine). And the city was Pichilinque. So, my envelope was mailed almost 23 years after the party on the postcard, but from the same area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just had a thought... maybe the postcard was found in Pichilinque by a military person who was there in 1937 on the U.S.S. Perkins, and mailed to the person on Dallas?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 334549, member: 33"]The square thing in front of his eye is strange... it might be a defect in the development of the photo. If it isn't, I can't tell what it is. I can't see what is on the front of his hat. I can't even tell for sure if there is lettering there. There might be, but I'm not sure. [B]"I think this party involved some kind of skit and these folks were all part of it."[/B] -- I think you're right! [B]"the 1937 postmark from the Perkins is accompanied by a cancellation from La Paz, Mexico. Is La Paz (which I never of before, Bolivia yes, but Mexico no) somehow important to the explanation." [/B] I just found that La Paz and Pichilinque are very close to each other in Baja California Sur, Mexico. And I went back to look at the envelope that just sold on eBay. It was mailed on March 6, 1937 (two days before mine). And the city was Pichilinque. So, my envelope was mailed almost 23 years after the party on the postcard, but from the same area. I just had a thought... maybe the postcard was found in Pichilinque by a military person who was there in 1937 on the U.S.S. Perkins, and mailed to the person on Dallas?[/QUOTE]
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