Exchange chain letter. Used stamps. English version. Send 10 stamps, 5 copies. Europe, 1936.

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  How to increase your stamp .collection


This letter was started the hope of adding stamps to your
collection. Within 3 dadays, makeut 5 copies of this letter
leaving off the top name and adress. And adding your own at
the bottom.

Mail the 5 copies to five of your stamp collecting friends.
When you omit the name at the top send that person 10 used
stamps .(Commemoratives, pictorials or air-mail preferred).
from your duplicates. In turn as your name will reach the
top you will receive 15 625 letters containing 156 250 stamps.
A large number of these may be duplicates of common stamps
but a good number may be additions to your collection.

If you have correspondents in other countries than your own,
mali a copy to  them. Thusyou will benefit by stamps from all
countries by the time your name reached the top.

If you will continue these series it will benefit a great many
collectors, at no  cost, excepting postage, as well as benefiting
your self.

If you do not wish continue, please return to last address
on the list.


R.W.
Max Hebbel,Borgmästeregaten 6, Malmoe. Sweden.
Karl Haas,Hermannstr.52, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany.
Adolf Siegle,Teckstr.12, Stuttgart 13, Germany.
Rudolf Link,Rötestr.6, Stuttgart-W., Germany.
Traugott Eppler,Spitalgasse 4, Zürich 1, Switzerland.
Robert Bernheim,Sonneggstr.45, Zürich 6, Switzerland.

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Letter in English is typed, letter in German is a carbon copy of a typed letter except last name in list which is typed. English letter has reversed image on back caused by reversed carbon paper. Both contained in envelope postmarked in Zurich, Switzerland on Nov. 8, 1936. Addressed to Herrn R.W.Wettlaufer, 98 Church St., Kitchener, Ont. Canada. Return address: A.Bernheim-Roth, Tuch & Massgeschäft, Sonneggstrasse 45, Zurich. Keystrokes preserved (many errors corrected). The second (z2) of 2x2 closely related stamp exchange letters mailed from Zurich in Nov. 1936. German twin of this letter not yet transcribed (1/3/04). See xe1936-11-04z1_stamps_s10n6q5.htm or xg1936-11z1_stamps_s10n6q5.htm (German version of z1).  Ebay lot 5544271996 closing 12/22/04. Provided by Brian Cutler. Entered by DWV, 1/3/2005.

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