december 5th 1904 florence lizzie burman to william wilfred sanders

redditch, worcestershire to birmingham, west midlands

15 miles

the message

"Had a lovely journey to Redditch this morning. It was snowing all the way.

Thanks for P P Card

Florrie"

the sender

Florence Lizzie Burman (1888-1972) was the daughter of Frederick John Burman (1859-1945) and Eliza Bennett (1861-1950). Frederick was a farmer in Alvechurch.

Florence was a school teacher. In 1915 she married the recipient of the card.

the recipient

William Wilfred Sanders (1886-1953) was the son of Robert Sanders (1845-1926) and Mary Jane Charity Folland (1848-1925). Robert was a fishmonger. 

William was a drapers assistant in 1911 and a wholesale textile warehouseman in 19139.

the places

Redditch, Worcestershire and Birmingam, West Midlands

Birmingham, West Midlands

what the card says to us

The picture is a rather poor reproduction of a pastel painting owned by the Tate Gallery. The artist is George Heming Mason (1818-1872)(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hemming_Mason). It appears to have nothing to do with the message or the family.

The message is a weather report for Redditch in December 1904. It snowed.

An assumption has been made that the Florrie who sent the card is the future wife of the recipient, Florence Lizzie Burman. And that makes this card a love letter. Although the message is a bit simple, however if you apply the Language of Stamps (http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/nostalgia/the-language-of-stamps/), there is a secret message that says "I think of you".