Hi Everyone,
My name is Mike
Just checking in.
I have an interesting problem that I hope someone can help me out with.
My mom who is now 87 entered a contest in 1939.
She is pretty sure it was from a comic book.
She had to write an essay explaining what she would do with 50 dollars. ( Lot of money for a kid back then )
A lot for an adult too! Well, whatever she wrote she won and received a Morgan silver dollar ( One of 50 given out she thinks. ) She still has the Morgan which wasn't a collector of any sort but she got a return letter from King Features Syndicate Inc. The letter has about ten characters all around the border. ( The Phantom, Blondie etc. ) Did some research but came up with nothing. Anybody know about a contest like this at the time. If you do I would gladly appreciate it. Would this letter be of any value? It is in 3 sections ( it split from being folded and not preserved properly ) but the writing is quite legible. The characters are in color and look pretty good. I don't have the letter with me otherwise I would give more information. Maybe in newspaper archives? I keep looking but nothing so far. thanks all. later.............
Mike K
