Nice storie Nino , sorry it wasn't good for you Gavin .
I've collect a few from 1950-55 that have been in storages since about 56-60 (so I have been told)  one from an estate auction and another the bloke bought when he was in his  teens , it was packed away (in Nova Scotia ) when he joint the Navy in Canada and spent his life there ,and recently pulled out of storage and sold to me .
It was held up at the Canadian border for about 3-4 months , until homeland security was satisfied with all the documents , it had to clear customs etc etc ( big headaches)
at the border well I sat at this end and tried my hardest to make it happen , I must of sent 50 emails I recon.