I think that it is important that we do not fall into the
trap of equivocating over the term, "Novice" - the Novice
licence as it existed in Yankland in those days was
a more advanced technical and constructional standard
than the Novice Licence that ever existed in Britland and
the "Birth Certificate" that is the M3/CB Fools' Licence.

Jim Hampton wrote:
An interesting thought

I was just turning 15 in 1962 when I obtained my novice license (WN2CJV).