Mother Britain and her Sons
Abstract
(Color) This card displays a picture of a Union Flag with a poem by Herbert Kaufman titled "Mother Britain and her Sons," reprinted from Reynold's Newspaper. This card displays a crookedly affixed green, British, halfpenny stamp and is postmarked at 10:30 A.M. on January 2, 1915. The postcard is sent to Miss Eileen Carter in Meonstoke, Bishop Waltham, Hants, as part of an ongoing postcard communication.
Description
TRANSCRIPTION; MESSAGE: Sat Morning, My Dear Eileen, Many thanks for nice P C. We wish you a very bright [and] happy new year I do so hope Harry gets off soon The weather is just horrid again What dreadful news for the new year the Ship and then the train [illegible] I do so hope things will turn for the better for us Hope you are quite well heaps of love and hugs L A A x x x x x x; SENT TO: Miss Carter; Barton House; Meonstoke; Bps Waltham; HantsCollections
Citation
Kaufman, Herbert, 1878-1947; Connie (1915). Mother Britain and her Sons. C. W. Faulkner & Co., Ltd. (London (Europe, United Kingdom, England, Greater London)); Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /128990.