The handwriting is executed in a clear, flowing Spencerian script using iron gall ink, now faded to a warm brown, on cream-colored stationery that bears a faint embossed heraldic crest in the upper left corner, a common manufacturer’s mark for period writing paper.
The combination of typed content with M. M. Price’s handwritten signature as Manager, along with carbon copy notations (CC GOS), demonstrates period office protocols.
Old letter of correspondence dated June 15, 1819. Look at my other ads, I have other letters for sale. 100% in its original condition. Dimensions of the unfolded letter: 24.3 x 20.5 cm. Dimensions of the folded letter: 11.1 x 8.3 cm. Look at the photos, thank you. Thank you and happy shopping.
Letter from Orleans to Reims, dated November 11, 1684 No mention of departure office, which was quite common Handwritten tax with postage due: 3 sols, rate of 1676 .
Old letter of correspondence dated October 2, 1809. Only a strip of the correspondence remains, the paper has been cut. Look at my other ads, I have other letters for sale. 100% in its original condition. Dimensions of the unfolded letter: 25.5 x 20.5 cm. Dimensions of the folded letter: 11.2 x 8.7 cm. Note: Tears and folds in places. Look at the photos, thank you. Thank you and happy shopping.
Original handwritten multi-page German letter dated February 19, 1963, from Hamburg. Personal family correspondence written in blue ink cursive discussing daily life, marriage, pregnancy, and family matters.
The edges show minor wear and small tears, and the paper has yellowed significantly with age, becoming brittle.
The year 1944 places this item at the height of the global conflict, a period when personal letters served as the primary lifeline between soldiers and their families, carrying news, emotions, and the mundane details of daily life that helped sustain morale.
Contents unexamined. Although one end of the closing flap has been lifted, the letter has not been unfolded, so the interior contents have not been examined and are unknown.
Composed on a single folded sheet of cream-colored, unlined paper, the letter is written in a clear, fluid cursive typical of formal education during the Victorian or Edwardian period. The author, who signs the second page as Gertrude Walker, conveys a piece of what was considered duty-bound gossip, writing that she has heard from Mr. and Mrs. Myers that Mr. Frank Andrews is a married man, though separated from his wife for several years.
