Woodsy,
I recently got back in touch with an old friend, Doug, who lives in Canada, and who is without a doubt the biggest Supermarionation fan I've ever met. We had corresponded for years.
Today, he sent me a screenshot of something I honestly thought I had thrown away at some point, but apparently I bequeathed it to him. Thank goodness!
After Thunderbirds started airing in US syndication in early 1968, I was so thrilled by it, I decided to try and write a fan letter to Gerry Anderson. How I found the address? From the side of the box of a Lincoln International model kit I had recently purchased! The address I used was: AP Films, Slough, Bucks, England. And darned if the letter didn't get there, eventually.
Along with the letter was enclosed a print-out about the Thunderbirds characters and craft, plus two small black and white photos, all long gone, I am afraid.
When I look closely at the letter now, I think it's fair to say it's not signed by Gerry Anderson himself, but a proxy, but still! How cool that this was saved from the ravages of time by a dear friend?
Rob C
USA
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