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Post by maxpower on Jan 24, 2012 13:28:32 GMT -5
Hi Everybody! I just joined the forum and after days of reading I started my own "quest" for a Grail diary. I decided to start the project from all the inserts and try to gather as many as original (1930s) pieces I am able to find. so far I found a 1930s Camel cigarettes Soft Pack and a 1934 100 Francs bill with still vivid colors and the right amount of wear. The Silver certificate is not hard to find but It can be expensive ranging from 70-80 up to 150 bucks! I got in touch with Indy Magnoli and I'm currently considering buying one of his Professor's Diary but I still haven't decided yet. I'm a professional Graphic Designer/Chef and Amateur Historian, I write on WWII dedicated history magazines and I collect German WWII militaria and the IJ movies kind of embrace several of my interests. I also collect together with my wife, vintage photographs from mid 1800s to mid 1900s. Let me know what you think and suggest whatever you think it might help. Thank you! Max/Massimo Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 24, 2012 13:29:29 GMT -5
... and the 100 Francs bill. Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 25, 2012 15:12:24 GMT -5
More arrivals today: Authentic Vittorio Emanuele III stamps Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 25, 2012 15:13:27 GMT -5
India, Telegram from 1925. Obverse Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 25, 2012 15:21:34 GMT -5
India, Telegram from 1925. Reverse Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 28, 2012 20:43:36 GMT -5
Venice, City Plan. Original Italian print. This version is hand colored. And is the same design of Venice city map featured on the Zen/Grail Diary website. Attachments:
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indybyrd24
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I don't know, I'll think of something
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Post by indybyrd24 on Jan 31, 2012 11:34:14 GMT -5
Everything looks great!! I cannot wait to see the finished product!
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Post by maxpower on Jan 31, 2012 13:57:35 GMT -5
Thank you indybyrd24  I'm not sure how long is going to take but so far I had luck and I found more pieces: L.A.Ry. Ticket (I have 4 more of which a faded bluish one) Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 31, 2012 13:58:36 GMT -5
A stack of 5 early 1920s/30s Western Union Blank telegrams Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 31, 2012 14:00:32 GMT -5
A tough one to find: an authentic German 1930s/40s blank telegram. Years of German Militaria collecting helped me a lot into tracing back a good source of paper items. Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Jan 31, 2012 14:05:37 GMT -5
Last for today an early Cunard passage ticket with other paperwork. Attachments:
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indybyrd24
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Post by indybyrd24 on Jan 31, 2012 23:29:08 GMT -5
Wow maxpower!! You have a lot of things that will make a great diary! Good luck in replicating it!!
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Post by maxpower on Feb 7, 2012 15:56:01 GMT -5
quick update, I just found an unused envelope for the German Telegram Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 21:48:43 GMT -5
More inserts I gathered so far: authentic ticket of Museo Civico di Venezia Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 21:51:25 GMT -5
3 Eastern telegraph company telegrams of which 2 are from the australasia and china extension plus original envelopes Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 21:52:06 GMT -5
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 21:55:41 GMT -5
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 21:58:10 GMT -5
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 22:02:46 GMT -5
2 L.A.Ry Blue Tickets, they are printed on newsprint like paper not stock paper and they aren't as "celestial" as the prop. 1 Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 22:03:32 GMT -5
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 22:06:26 GMT -5
at last I've found a 1933 100 Francs banknote. The 1934 one I'll sell it on eBay once I'm done with all the inserts. Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 22:07:07 GMT -5
Envelope for the Indian Telegram Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 17, 2012 22:09:02 GMT -5
Another Cunard Line ticket, this one is more similar to the prop Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 25, 2012 16:35:02 GMT -5
a couple of inserts that aren't SA but have a strong connection to Princeton and I've decided to include in my diary: an original invitation card to a Princeton dance and a matchbook from the University store with the logo printed on it. both are from the mid 20s. Attachments:
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Post by maxpower on Mar 25, 2012 16:36:22 GMT -5
the matchbook Attachments:
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