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A Prophetic Birthday Card

March 15, 2021

In 1913 this birthday card was sent to Clara Woolham in Bradford and the sender hoped that she would live to 100. She actually reached 105.

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Tags 1913, postcard, birthday, Woolham, Bradford, Yorkshire, Lawson
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Gladys Wishes Her Half-Sister A Happy Birthday in 1923

August 8, 2020

This curious looking birthday card was sent in 1923.

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Tags 1923, postcard, birthday, Thornton, Macey, Warminster, Wiltshire, Stratford-upon-avon, Warwickshire
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Happy Natal Day 1915

February 14, 2020

This card from 1915 is one of a series of congratulations cards sent to Emily Jasper.

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Tags 1915, postcard, birthday, Jasper, Devon, Cornwall, South Brent, Lewannick
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Happy Birthday Mrs Edmond

January 16, 2019

This is a curious birthday card from 1915 Hartlepool.

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Tags postcard, birthday, 1915, hartlepool, durham, edmond, houlton
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Mother Or Mother-In-Law?

August 11, 2017

This 1911 birthday card proved a bit confusing to research because the sender signed it "mother" when she was in fact the recipient's mother-in-law. The recipient's actual mother had died 3 years earlier.

Tags postcard, 1911, allen, douglas, reed, witney, stapleford, birthday
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