Luftpostleichtbrief 1953

Why do I have this?  I have no idea.  It was in a bag of stamps and letters from my grandmother.  What is it?

It is an airmail letter.  Mailed from Germany and addressed to:

Mr. + Mrs. Walt Daniels
3805 Whitaker
Fullerton Calif.
U.S.A

The postmark is from Bremen, which is a city in Germany.  Bremen is not far from Hamburg, in the North West of Germany, close to the borders with The Netherlands (Holland) and Denmark.  The postmark says 25.5.53 which would be May 25, 1953.

This is very thin paper, specifically made for air-mail letters (to be very light weight).  First you unfold it one way

and then another way to reveal the letter on the inside

The letter is dated May 24 1953, Bremen German, which is consistent with the post mark.

Hi Daniels --

 Well today is one month since I left LA. So thought Id better drop you a few lines to let you know that the Roosians havent snagged me yet.  We have been north to the Danish border and at Lubeck we were just across the river from them  So far haven't seen any Roosians.  We have been laid up here at Bremen a week.  Voight got a bladder infection and was sick in bed.  OK now.  We are heading south tomorrow going down to Stuttgart and then down to Switzerland.  Have taken lots of pictures so when I get back we'll have a show (no Mickey Mouse and no popcorn)  They dont know what popcorn is over here.  I am asking Pat to send over a couple of cans of unpopped corn for a demonstration.  The German countryside is real pretty, its like a fairy tale land complete with thatch rooft cottages and windmills.  I never seen any wind-mills in Holland but there are quite a few here.  All of the cities have big parks and lakes and they really go in for flowers.  They have one park here in Bremen called the Rhododendron Park and it is in full bloom, really is pretty, got some good pictures.

Haven't seen any youngberries over here. kinda miss that patch in back of your place Hope there some left when I get back. Want you out there early in the morning stoning the birds out Raus mister

Got a letter from Roy + Marion.  Glad to hear Marion is better.  Said there was a hell of a wreck on the corner.  Traffic conditions arent too good here the streets are crawling with bicycles + motorcycles.  At least the pedestrians have a healthy respect for cars. they have open season on em here + no bag limit the only restriction is you cant chase up on the side-walk after them.  Boy you should see em head for the timber when they see a car coming and if you honk the horn even the babies jump out of their buggies and race their mothers to safety, sure is a funny sight with their diapers flapping in the breeze. I know right now that you are not beleiving that so I might as well close anyway I am running out of space  More later  Al