Luck chain letter. Early "Luck by Mail" type. "...luck of cards ..." No "mail". Quota 4 + 1. Recycle. US, 1948.
The luck of cards has been around the world four times by an army officer. The one who breaks it will have bad luck. Please copy this letter and see what happens four days after receiving it. Send this copy and four others to who you wish good luck. Don't send money and don't keep this copy. It must leave 24 hours after receiving it.

Published: The Bismark Tribune (Bismark, North Dakota), May 4, 1948, p. 1. MORNING MAIL. "In the mail today a chain letter from Glen Ullin. It reads:" [text]  "So purely in the interest of science I am sending the letter to four friends. On the fifth day I will report any good luck which I might have."  Entered by DWV, Aug. 13, 2014.

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