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POSTCARD

Date1915
Dimensions14 x 9 cm
Object numberHF.70.1944.1 A-B
DescriptionA color postcard with an image of a woman in a long pink dress with white embroidery, her body is turned toward the left and her face is turned toward the viewer with her hand lifted to her head. The background is blue with an off-white border. The words "I'm tired, good night" are printed along the bottom of the front. The left side of the reverse contains a handwritten message: "Dear Friend/I was very glad to/hear from you again. I/thought that you were/married or gone to the/war. I wrote to you several/times. We have had some/very cold weather here./It is raining to day. I/hope you are well. Don't/forget to answer soon/From your old correspondent/Annie E(?)" with a address to the right for "Mr. George Leing (sic)/Wheatley River/P E. Island." A postmark stamp is present at the top center with "Halifax N.S.1915 / Jan 21 / 1:30PM". In the top right corner is a green one cent Canadian stamp that featuring the profile of King George V.
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