Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Title
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Description
Number 14. Notes arrival of latest mail from home. Looking forward to parcel. Asks her to list contents of parcel so he can advise on what he needs. Mentions tobacco and cigarettes. Discusses various types of mail and which is best.
Creator
Date
1942-08-12
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Language
Format
Two page handwritten letter
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Identifier
EValentineJRMValentineUM420812
Transcription
No. 14 (P.Card) 12-8-42
Your card No 6 & Barbara’s letter both 14th July arrived together. Thank her immensely for writing. Sorry I can’t afford to reply. Looking forward to first parcel. Please send full list of contents so that I can tell you what I want in the next. If we get too much of anything surplus is confiscated. ½ lb. tobacco & some cigarettes per month adequate. Mail situation normal again so write as often as you can. Don’t bother about cards they’re no quicker. Don’t risk photos on cards, but please send some in your letters – old & new will be appreciated second only to mail from you.
Always longing for you, John
John R.M. Valentine
450
Lager-Bezeichnung
M-Stammlager Luft 8
Censor stamps P.W.8668 Gerpruft 32
Your card No 6 & Barbara’s letter both 14th July arrived together. Thank her immensely for writing. Sorry I can’t afford to reply. Looking forward to first parcel. Please send full list of contents so that I can tell you what I want in the next. If we get too much of anything surplus is confiscated. ½ lb. tobacco & some cigarettes per month adequate. Mail situation normal again so write as often as you can. Don’t bother about cards they’re no quicker. Don’t risk photos on cards, but please send some in your letters – old & new will be appreciated second only to mail from you.
Always longing for you, John
John R.M. Valentine
450
Lager-Bezeichnung
M-Stammlager Luft 8
Censor stamps P.W.8668 Gerpruft 32
Collection
Citation
John Ross Mckenzie Valentine, “Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 11, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/19216.
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