There was an auction for an original Science Fiction League Membership card and I captured the images. The card was from 1934 and it is a promotional item from Thrilling Wonder Stories, one of Hugo Gernsback’s many titles after he lost control of Amazing Stories.
I did my best to clean up the images. I had a packet of business cards blanks and I made up 10 of these. Drop me a line and I’ll snail mail you one. There are seven left. First come first serve.
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Exactly what one would expect from Hugo. Did you know he also founded an Association of Wireless Operators and much more.
I've recently published a new 900-page biography about the life and times of Hugo Gernsback. It is available on Amazon. Just follow this link:
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The manuscript was found while I was in the process of closing down Gernsback Publications Inc. in 2003. It was apparently written some time in the 1950's. It covers all the areas that Hugo found interesting: wireless communications, science fiction, publishing, patents, foretelling the future, and much more.
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I realize that this post came out years ago…but do you have any of the cards left? This is so much fun!
Oh, I just realized that you had the ZIP file. Thanks so much!!