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Title: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: kob3203 on Monday 27 February 23 16:52 GMT (UK)
We've just found a studio portrait of one of my great aunts we believe, and it has something written on it. Despite the ink being badly faded we think we know what it says, but we'd like a second opinion or two
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: davecapps on Monday 27 February 23 17:16 GMT (UK)
your friend ?
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: teragram31510 on Monday 27 February 23 17:45 GMT (UK)
I think it could be Yours Sincerely with 1928 in biro below - but in between???
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: Gadget on Monday 27 February 23 18:01 GMT (UK)
I see Yours Sincerely but I'm not sure what else there is. I 'll try to bring it up.
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: bbart on Monday 27 February 23 18:02 GMT (UK)
Possibly:
Yours Sincerely
Deirdre
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: arthurk on Monday 27 February 23 19:40 GMT (UK)
Could the second line be Dolly? Alternatively, I was wondering if the first letter might be W.

Below that looks like a date - 6.1.23? But if so, the 1928 needs to be explained.
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 28 February 23 00:14 GMT (UK)
The name does look a bit like "Deidre", I think it starts with "D".
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: mare on Tuesday 28 February 23 08:18 GMT (UK)
It's just the name that is a bit trickier to work out isn't it but perhaps the date and year 6.1.23 will give a better indication as to who.

The finer writing at the bottom may or may not be 1928 :-\ so maybe the explanation arthurk could be that it is an image number of 19218 by photographer possibly to go with that scrawl, also thought W to begin with but Deirdre a fairly convincing interpretation.
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 28 February 23 09:16 GMT (UK)
What is the image on the  postcard? If it's a person, it could give an indication of who signed it. Also, does it have any clues on the back - divided, stamp box, etc.

Gadget
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: kob3203 on Tuesday 28 February 23 10:55 GMT (UK)
Thanks everybody. It's a photo of my great aunt Bridget,  and it has "Lots of love from Bridie 6..1..28" written on the back. So I now think it says

Yours Sincerely
Bridie
6.1.28

Rather obvious really now !
I hadn't even noticed the biro overwriting at the bottom. Definitely a horizontal line with 1928 below,  maybe the location above? Written by the recipient perhaps?
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 28 February 23 13:38 GMT (UK)
Well, I did ask what was on the back!

Glad you've sorted it.

It does help to turn it over. ;D
Title: Re: Badly faded handwriting on a photo
Post by: kob3203 on Tuesday 28 February 23 23:00 GMT (UK)
Yes indeed ! 😁