Excuse P.C. dearest

Another postcard from Joe to Rose, I have another one of  them here.  It’s sweet that he apologies for writing a postcard, as someone has used the writing paper he bought.

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I will always love you … it will be impossible to do otherwise

A tale of doomed love ….                    As this may be a tricky one to read I’ve transcribed it as best I can … Dear Ruth, When I got this card I thought of you, when you told me you did not like kissing. I believe you [...]

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Will call for you about six

Another meeting arranged by postcard – I presume this was hand-delivered (I wonder if it was in an envelope or not, put in a letter box or not?) as there is obviously no address or stamp. Whoever wrote the card for Ruth has noted in the top left-hand corner “Have a bad cold dont feel [...]

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I consider you are all beastly mean!

I’m not sure how serious the author of this postcard is – but if you read it taking it at face value she seems mighty annoyed! The word “love” has been crossed out and replaced by “your” in quite an emphatic way!   Purchased from an antiques store in Tirau, New Zealand, December 2008.

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Don’t write back now

I purchased this card in an antiques store in Tirau, New Zealand over Christmas. There was a whole collection of postcards from Joe to Rose. I only had time to grab a couple of them unfortunately! This one is the old fashioned equivalent of a text message – arranging a meeting either at the chapel [...]

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