I think secondhand postcards fascinating. Or at least they always raise questions, like, how would the senders and addressees be doing now, how come that a card left its house-of-destination, and what mail adventures the cards will experience after their addressee's 'bye'? (this card was lucky to get to John and then to you :-) )
I must confess that I hadn't realised the link between needles & fabric until you pointed it out :)
I also find second hand postcards and envelopes fascinating. I always wonder why they ended in a shop, or a stall. Also, I wonder how many of the postcards I have sent are already for sale.
Great mail art for a lighthouse lover! Fascinating message on the postcard - I'm trying to figure out the sender's name. Tersa? Terba? Is it supposed to be Teresa but she wrote too fast and skipped the second e?
Good question! I read 'Teresa' (when fast reading) but had to study after reading your comment. My conclusion is that she still is Teresa: above you see 'dearest', in which the 'es' looks like the character between the Ter and a. And the s in the underlined 'thanks' looks similar, as does the e in 'been'. :-)
Needles, fabric, sea, lighthouses, how matching!
ReplyDeleteI think secondhand postcards fascinating. Or at least they always raise questions, like, how would the senders and addressees be doing now, how come that a card left its house-of-destination, and what mail adventures the cards will experience after their addressee's 'bye'? (this card was lucky to get to John and then to you :-) )
I must confess that I hadn't realised the link between needles & fabric until you pointed it out :)
DeleteI also find second hand postcards and envelopes fascinating. I always wonder why they ended in a shop, or a stall. Also, I wonder how many of the postcards I have sent are already for sale.
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DeleteGreat mail art for a lighthouse lover! Fascinating message on the postcard - I'm trying to figure out the sender's name. Tersa? Terba? Is it supposed to be Teresa but she wrote too fast and skipped the second e?
ReplyDeleteLove the Gruffalo stamp, too.
Good question! I read 'Teresa' (when fast reading) but had to study after reading your comment.
DeleteMy conclusion is that she still is Teresa: above you see 'dearest', in which the 'es' looks like the character between the Ter and a.
And the s in the underlined 'thanks' looks similar, as does the e in 'been'. :-)
Nice detective work, Heleen.
DeleteI agree with Heleen.
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