1977 Vintage Real Photo Postcard Chicago Skyline Sears Tower QSL Card WD9AJX Full color picture postcard of the Chicago skyline, (photo by Mark Weidman). Postmarked "North Suburban" 1977 with 9 cent postage stamp. A handwritten message at the bottom states: "I am in my 25th year with Sears - that's why I made up this card" He underlined "The Sears Tower" in the paragraph description of the picture on the postcard. The handwritten standard exchange of information between amateur radio operators, is dated Sept. 15, 1977, and the "time" is stated in Military time. In the center spine of the postcard is printed: CURTEICHCOLOR (REGISTERED TRADEMARK) 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRO. (REG. U.S. Pat. OFF.) There is definitely some history that goes along with this postcard, because by 1977 if Glenn Johnson had already worked 25 years for Sears, he probably was close to retirement, in those days there was that mandatory retirement thing). I wonder if "Sears" or any of the people who worked with Glenn for those 25 years are still around, and if they would remember him. I know Whitey did, being a 40 yr man at Wharehouser, it was "the norm" back then to stay at one job your entire life. CONDITION: Shows wear and some darkening on edges and corners from being stored, no pin holes. Glossy front of the card when turned into the light, you can see (what I would guess to call them) - "small indentations" as if something was pressed into the surface, or set on top for an extended period of time. The Address and Ham Call Sign on the front of the picture portion of the postcard, appears to be clear labels that (according to the message on the back), Glenn Johnson" had made especially to make these picture postcards into a QSL Card, as he clearly wanted to show off the Sears Tower in Chicago. What is also interesting that we discovered when holding it to the light, is that you can also make out the outline of the circular postmark when the light hits it just right. The address (back) side of the card has a white glossy sticker which the sender must have had specially printed to place on standard postcards, or perhaps his information changed, and he needed to cover all the old pre-printed information. Printed along the edge of the sticker ; "Samco 1974, Box 203 Wynantskill, NY 12198, (not sure if that is the printer or the sender's address). The back side (address side), does show discoloring around the edges. Although the postmark is clear but portions of the postmark are over the printer's logo, which appears to be "Aero Distributing Co., Evenston, IL The 9 cent postage stamp is in fair condition, but some fading/discoloring from the postcard did affect the upper right corner of the stamp. Click here to shop for MORE QSL Cards, HAM RADIO Postcards ********* Hello there, thank you for stopping by to look at my items!. I have over the years accumulated a variety of personal collections that have been very carefully cared for and preserved. (not obtained from yard sales or storage sales). But, now forced to clean out the closets due to both a lack of space and mostly financial need, and I do appreciate your purchasing, looking and sharing, and I hope you are pleased with your purchases. ************** PAYMENT: PayPal SHIPPING: All items ship carefully packed from California USA COMBINING MULTIPLE PURCHASES TO SAVE ON SHIPPING COSTS E-Mail me a list of items you are interested in purchasing, along with your Zip Code or your Country and Postal Code and we will calculate the lowest possible shipping costs. Just make sure the shipping address for all orders are the same. We ship promptly, usually within 4 to 24 hours after payment clears. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: We do ship to international destinations, including UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia RETURNS, REFUNDS and DAMAGED SHIPMENTS:. All sales are final, except for goods damaged in transit. ( It is a good idea to take photographs of the damaged package and any damages to the contents, and send the me the photos.) I am not a collector or a business, and returns are costly for me. But, I do my best to describe items as accurately as possible, and note any flaws or damage, and Photos are of the actual item you will receive. In many cases I have been able to scan the item, and zoom in on flaws, for a more accurate close-up detail of the item's condition. PLEASE contact us if you have any questions or concerns ... and Thank you so Much for Looking, Shopping and Sharing, (and for reading all this long-winded-policy-technical-shipping-info-terms-and-stuff). See Full Policies, Shipping, Click Here ------ Many Thanks ------