The Amateur Photographer
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 746155.2
Summary
Postcard - The Amateur Photographer, Newspaper Series. On the back centrally aligned printed in black ink 'POST CARD', underneath to the right 'THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE.', underneath to the left 'THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION FOR INLAND POST ONLY.-P.O.R.'. Above to the left in an oval form 'LIVING PICTURE SERIES H.G.L +COPYRIGHT.+', above to the right an olive green 'HALF PENNY' stamp with a black ink Mansfield partial post mark 'MANSFIEL 650PM MR17'. The address is handwritten in black ink on the right side 'Master Willi Straw Co W. Straw 102 Market Place Worksop Notts'. The handwritten message on the left in black ink reads 'Just thought of my promise, hope you will like it: as it will be one more for your pretty book I am sure you will soon have a very nice collection love to all from A.D'.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.