Browse Items (205 total)

  • Collection: Morrab Archive

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A Christmas postcard featuring two cats playing musical instruments, addressed to Mrs Fred Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. It is postmarked Dec 18 11.

The message reads as follows:
My dear Lot
just a few lines to let you know that we are home…

COL.34A_025.tif
Postcard of Miss Dora Barton, an actress, addressed to Mrs Fred Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. The image has been hand tinted and the handwriting is smudged. It is post-stamped Penzance 1015AM MR4 11

It reads as follows:

Dear Lottie
In…

COL.34A_051.tif
Christmas postcard of a snow scene.
It is addressed to Mrs R Richards, Tolcarne Place, Newlyn. written in pencil and undated.
It reads as follows:
"Dear Mother & all
just a PC to say we got back fine & had been grand & slept at ?Gerties? last…

COL.34A_026.tif
Postcard depicting a sailing boat, a poem and hands across the sea, addressed to Mrs ?GR? Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. Date stamped Penzance 11.45AM AU31 11.
It reads as follows:

Dear Mother
hope you are enjoying your selves alright
we…

COL.34A_008.tif
A postcard sent by W Henry to Lottie Phillips

On the back is written:
Dear Lottie
I am writing you this PC hoping you are getting on alright also baby, glad to tell you we are getting on alright
with love from W. Henry

COL.34iii_005.tif
A Christmas Postcard depicting Bethlehem.

On the back is written:
"I have visited this place, it is the birthplace of Christ"

COL.34iii_007.tif
A Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is written:

"Love from Freddie 9/4/18 xx"

COL.34iii_004.tif
A Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

"Egypt 9/11/17

All Kiff!

Fred "

Kiff is South African Slang for Cool or Excellent.

COL.34iii_003.tif
A Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

"Egypt 8/11/17
Love from Freddie"

COL.34iii_006.tif
Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

6 A S ?

Egypt Nov . 10 . 17

First Class!

Freddie
xxx

There is also someone else's signature.

COL.34iii_008.tif
A Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is written:

Love from Freddie
21 / 2 / 18
xx

COL.34iii_012.tif
On the back is written:
Love from Freddie
xx

COL.34iii_006.tif
A postcard showing five soldiers, three standing, two lying on their sides and one sitting.

On the back is written:

Bdr porter(?)
Gunners Garland
" Slingo (?)
" Phillips
" Sedgewick
…

COL.34iii_002.tif
A Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

"Egypt 2.11.17

Dearest Mother,
Received your letter of Oct 11th and am writing shortly.
What about the…

COL.34iii_011.tif
Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is written:

To the best of all Mothers xx

COL.34iii_001.tif
A Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is written:
"To my dear Mother from the Holy City, November 1918"

COL.34iii_005.tif
Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

Love from Freddie x x

Egypt 31.10.17

COL.34iii_010.tif
Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

6 A S.?

Egypt 2.11.17

Dear Mother
Just another view from Egypt
Freddie
xxx

COL.34iii_009.tif
Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

.6 . A . S ?

Egypt 15 Nov

In The Pink

Freddie
xxxxxx

"Unsure what's written in pencil."

COL.34A_005.tif
A postcard sent to Miss L Phillips C/O Mr P Rowe.

On the back is written:

Dear Lottie
I hope you will like this view
From your love
M . H . G ?
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