1942 WWII Era Cleveland Ohio New Gillsy Hotel handwritten letter- Indianapolis!

Description: Check it out...Here's a VERY SCARCE original 6" wide by 9 1/2" long Two-Page letter written in February 1942 during World War II from "The New Gillsy Hotel" in Cleveland Ohio. Letter Is Written in Pencil and Reads: "Dearest Medora: I Just Called the Dock and They Say I Won't Get out Tonight. I Broke down Again Last Night. Luckily I Was in Tiffin O the Fuel Pump Quit Pumping. I Was Delayed Two Hours, Not Enough to Draw Any Time on. Toder Was Checking Us Last Night. I Saw Him Three Times . It was still plenty slippery appear. The snow was still drifted rather badly. When I got downtown this morning, I bought two shirts and a pair of gloves. I didn't tell you, but I lost my other gloves last week in St. Louis. It was rather cold without any last night. I think I will go eat now. I only spent 40 ¢ last night and I sure could use some vitamins right now. Be a good girl, honey, and I will see you Wednesday almost for sure. Here is a big kiss for you. Lots of love Bill." The letterhead reads: "The New Gillsy Hotel. Cleveland Ohio. Melrose hotels – Toledo – Cleveland – Buffalo." At the top and then reads: "In Cleveland. The new Gillsy 250 rooms. The Melrose 150 rooms. The firm Hall 150 rooms. Edgeway Apts. In Toledo. The New Navarre 200 rooms. The Cordova 50 rooms. The Melrose 100 rooms. The triangle 50 rooms. In Buffalo. The new Niagara 100 rooms." Along the bottom left margin. Letter comes with the original mailing envelope postmarked February 9, 1942 and sent to someone in Indianapolis Indiana. A great VINTAGE item ready for display! Postage information is listed at the bottom- $ 3.95 postage is required. 1942 WWII Era Cleveland Ohio New Gillsy Hotel handwritten letter- Indianapolis! Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's a VERY SCARCE original 6" wide by 9 1/2" long Two-Page letter written in February 1942 during World War II from "The New Gillsy Hotel" in Cleveland Ohio. Letter Is Written in Pencil and Reads: "Dearest Medora: I Just Called the Dock and They Say I Won't Get out Tonight. I Broke down Again Last Night. Luckily I Was in Tiffin O the Fuel Pump Quit Pumping. I Was Delayed Two Hours, Not Enough to Draw Any Time on. Toder Was Checking Us Last Night. I Saw Him Three Times . It was still plenty slippery appear. The snow was still drifted rather badly. When I got downtown this morning, I bought two shirts and a pair of gloves. I didn't tell you, but I lost my other gloves last week in St. Louis. It was rather cold without any last night. I think I will go eat now. I only spent 40 ¢ last night and I sure could use some vitamins right now. Be a good girl, honey, and I will see you Wednesday almost for sure. Here is a big kiss for you. Lots of love Bill." The letterhead reads: "The New Gillsy Hotel. Cleveland Ohio. Melrose hotels – Toledo – Cleveland – Buffalo." At the top and then reads: "In Cleveland. The new Gillsy 250 rooms. The Melrose 150 rooms. The firm Hall 150 rooms. Edgeway Apts. In Toledo. The New Navarre 200 rooms. The Cordova 50 rooms. The Melrose 100 rooms. The triangle 50 rooms. In Buffalo. The new Niagara 100 rooms." Along the bottom left margin. Letter comes with the original mailing envelope postmarked February 9, 1942 and sent to someone in Indianapolis Indiana. A great VINTAGE item ready for display! Postage information is listed at the bottom- $ 3.95 postage is required. Payment We accept Paypal payments. Shipping We will try and combine shipping on multiple purchases wherever possible. Please e-mail us with auction item numbers before sending payment. However, if the items are heavy or require special packing / tracking, the postal rates might not be significantly reduced. We no longer ship overseas first class mail. We will only ship Internationally by Priority Mail, and that starts at $30.00. 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Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Noblesville, Indiana

End Time: 2025-01-12T18:01:20.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD