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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 19 December 19 08:28 GMT (UK) »
One day, Viktoria, I will compile all your comments into a book of wisdom.

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Shouldn’t think it will be a fat volume Mart, I do daft things these days like having to go through the paper recycling bin as I had kept an empty envelope and disposed of one with things I wanted to save!
I am worrying now if I put a cross or a tick on my ballot paper ! ;D
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And I think either a tick or a cross would work  ;) ;) ;)
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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 24 December 19 11:33 GMT (UK) »
As this is a thread about Christmas Past, I thought I'd share this. I've posted it elsewhere but thought it fitted perfectly here.  My Great uncle Bob, my grandmother's youngest brother enlisted when he was 17 and was in France by 1915. He was wounded twice and taken POW in 1918. Luckily he survived and lived into his 80s.

This card is one he sent my grandmother in 1916 it has written on the back in pencil, " "Wishing you a peaceful Christmas, love Bob. Dec 1916"
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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 24 December 19 11:55 GMT (UK) »
What a super card Jan. I have several in a similar style but I've just checked them and none of them are Christmas Cards.
Carol, thanks for showing us some of your fascinating cards  :)
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« Reply #21 on: Friday 27 December 19 14:55 GMT (UK) »
As this is a thread about Christmas Past, I thought I'd share this. I've posted it elsewhere but thought it fitted perfectly here.  My Great uncle Bob, my grandmother's youngest brother enlisted when he was 17 and was in France by 1915. He was wounded twice and taken POW in 1918. Luckily he survived and lived into his 80s.

This card is one he sent my grandmother in 1916 it has written on the back in pencil, " "Wishing you a peaceful Christmas, love Bob. Dec 1916"

How lovely, it must have been a thrill for your Grandmother to receive it  :D
Thanks for sharing  8)

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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #22 on: Friday 27 December 19 14:58 GMT (UK) »
What a super card Jan. I have several in a similar style but I've just checked them and none of them are Christmas Cards.
Carol, thanks for showing us some of your fascinating cards  :)

How lovely Jen...post them anyway, I would love to see them and i'm sure others would  ;)

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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #23 on: Friday 27 December 19 21:15 GMT (UK) »
How lovely Jen...post them anyway, I would love to see them and i'm sure others would  ;)

This one is rather nice - it's actually in the form of a little envelope containing a card.
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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #24 on: Friday 27 December 19 21:22 GMT (UK) »
Jen they are beautiful , I'm so pleased you posted them, thank you.

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« Reply #25 on: Friday 27 December 19 21:36 GMT (UK) »
I've just noticed that the one groom posted is actually an envelope containing a little card.

Here's the only other 'envelope' one I've got, I've scanned the card as well.

There are some more which I can do tomorrow if anyone would like to see them, but (as with the two I've just posted they aren't actually on Carol's topic of Christmas Cards.
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Re: A taste of Christmas Past!
« Reply #26 on: Friday 27 December 19 21:43 GMT (UK) »
Absolutely gorgeous Jen , I would love to see the others too please. I love this type of cards  :)