Surrey Archaeological Society

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Dear Auntie Nance

Thank you very much for the post card you sent me. On Friday mother is going to take me on Kennards roof, it is the Childrens Car-avil (Carnival) all the week. With love from Joyce.

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Postmark: 10.15 am 14 August (19)29

Stamp George V 1 penny

Kennards was a small department store established in Croydon in 1853. It was famous for its childrens entertainment and housing a mini-zoo.

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My dear friend Thank you for your kindness to my dear girl. Also for the pretty P.C. I expect you have all enjoyed your holiday. I do wish I had been with you. Are you coming back over Monday? or shall you stay longer? How is my Jim? I have not been out much. Tell Jim to send Ernest & Verna a P C each. I will send him some stamps to mount. Love to you all C.M.

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Postmark : 21 Aug 1907

Stamp Edward VII 1/2 penny

Given by E Christie's niece on 17/9/1947

Text: AT OAKWOOD HILL - from an Oil Painting by Ernest Christie, N.H.A.

Given by E Christie's niece on 17/9/1947

Text: Boswells Oakwood from a drawing by Ernest Christie

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With Lord & Lady Farrer's compliments and best wishes

Note

From Emma Corke : "I looked up the date in the Farrer's press-cutting book, and I found out that on 16th Dec 1931 Lord and Lady Farrer gave a dinner (at the Wotton Hatch) to the workmen who had been widening the A25 at Abinger. There was entertainment as well as the dinner, and the men were given presents of cigarettes and their 'wives and  sweethearts' chocolates. Probably the postcard accompanied one of these presents?"

The event was reported in the press cuttings uploaded.