Vintage QSL Card from KHJ Los Angeles

This collectible ephemera is a vintage QSL verification postcard issued by radio station KHJ in Los Angeles, California. The card is printed on a vibrant green paper stock with blue-green ink graphics depicting a stylized topographical or aerial view of a city landscape alongside bold block lettering reading 'QSL FROM KHJ'. Additional prominent text includes station details such as '930 KHZ - 5 KW - DAN - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.'. The card features handwritten details for a verifying listener report addressed to 'Todd Williams', with a date marking '1-28-80' and a time of '9:39 PM', alongside a cursive signature. The postcard is affixed into a spiral-bound notebook or scrapbook, showing light paper aging and discoloration around the edges. The visual identification is based entirely on the clearly legible printed typography and station details present on the face of the card. The piece reflects the mid-20th-century radio hobbyist culture of collecting confirmation cards for long-distance radio reception.

Based on what I can see in the photograph, this piece appears to be a vintage QSL verification postcard issued by radio station KHJ in Los Angeles, California, dated January 28, 1980. The card displays a vibrant green stock with stylized blue-green graphics, 930 KHZ station details, and handwritten listener report information addressed to Todd Williams. I cannot verify from a photo whether the signature and handwriting are contemporaneous to 1980 or if the paper stock and ink wear are entirely natural, as physical inspection under magnification is required to assess these factors closely. The estimated value range of $15 to $30 reflects typical market behavior for mid-20th-century radio hobbyist ephemera and QSL cards of common commercial broadcast stations, assuming the attribution to station KHJ is correct. Demand for such items is generally niche, driven primarily by radio enthusiasts, DXers, and local history collectors. Condition significantly affects this estimate; the light paper aging and edge discoloration are common for scrapbook-affixed ephemera, but any tears, adhesive staining from removal, or fading would diminish the value. Furthermore, if this item were to turn out to be a modern reproduction, replica, or facsimile copy rather than a period-issued postcard, the value would drop nominally to near zero as a novelty. To more fully understand the value and assess the piece, an in-person examination by a paper ephemera or vintage radio collectible expert would be needed to inspect the paper fibers, printing method, and ink characteristics.