Love the sentiment, Love the background, love the old AirMail envelopes...
The thing that would have made this front page would have been an old yellowed shoebox, one that looked a bit more tattered, as if it had just been found in an attic somewhere, with a lid pulled off and laying aside, maybe one of the letters laying opened.
I adore the sentiment here, but I find the background distracting because it doesn't help the photo to add to the story you set out to tell. I do appreciate the sentiment of the photo.