#whitman's sampler

[thepopculturearchivist]

SATURDAY EVENING POST, June 11, 1932

[thegikitiki]

A Woman Never Forgets...

Whitman's Sampler, 1963

$2 the pound

[fatmagic]

[theglitterdome]

"A woman never forgets the man who remembers."

Advertisement for Whitman's Sampler - February 1943

[emmieexplores2]

1955, Whitman's Sampler

[machetelanding]

[pulpnoire]

Al Parker, advertisement for Whitman's Sampler, 1963

[peonymoss]

From homefronthistory on Instagram:

Lipstick impressions to seal envelopes was a custom of increasing popularity from the looks of mail that passed through military post offices, according to The Fort Custer Michigan News.

“Some letters show both sides of the envelope marked in crimson by the dainty lips of soldier sweethearts, while other letters sent by girlfriends or wives reveal messages of love conveyed in small drawings and designs,” said Pvt. Robert L. Downing of the 11th Infantry Mail Detail, who had been making something of a personal study of military letters.

“It’s quite interesting to see the many varieties of love messages. But what about the soldiers? How do their letters look when mailed to ‘the girl back home’ or ‘the little wife?’”

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I remember reading somewhere that lipstick and V-mail were not compatible.

A Whitman's double-decker? Good choice, Sergeant.