Telegram
Post Office
Category
Ephemera
Date
8 May 1945
Materials
Paper
Measurements
184 mm (width); 120 mm (height)
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666450
Summary
A telegram on a post office form with the prefix '55. 9.30 BM O.H.M.S. Service Priority B'. It reads 'Wiggall, 10, Eard End Park Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham. Arrived England safely. See you soon. Jim.' It is stamped twice, one cancelled in blue crayon. There is a slight tear in the centre.
Marks and inscriptions
In the top corner, in a circle: 'SALTLEY. BIRMINGHAM.8/ 8 MY/ 45.' In the top corner, in a circle: 'SALTLEY. BIRMINGHAM.8/ 10MY / 45.'
Makers and roles
Post Office , maker