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      Fifty Mysterious Postcards: Pitman Shorthand Messages from the Golden Age of the Postcard

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      Mysterious messages from over a hundred years ago, written in the dying art of Pitman Shorthand

      The lines, circles, ticks, hooks, dots and dashes of Pitman shorthand used by some postcard writers during the early twentieth century are obscure to most people. Could...

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      Product ID:9781803990460
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Fifty Mysterious Postcards
      Subtitle:Pitman Shorthand Messages from the Golden Age of the Postcard
      Authors:Author: Kathryn Baird
      Subjects:Diaries, letters and journals, Diaries, letters & journals, Palaeography, Social and cultural history, Nostalgia: general, Places in old photographs, Classic travel writing, Palaeography (history of writing), Social & cultural history, Nostalgia: general, Places in old photographs, Classic travel writing, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1)
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      Mysterious messages from over a hundred years ago, written in the dying art of Pitman Shorthand

      The lines, circles, ticks, hooks, dots and dashes of Pitman shorthand used by some postcard writers during the early twentieth century are obscure to most people. Could the mysterious messages contain scandalous gossip, tales of adventure or declarations of undying love?

      Fifty Mysterious Postcards presents fascinating examples from the ‘Golden Age’ of the postcard, each with a message written in the dying art of Pitman shorthand. The rules of Pitman have changed since the postcards were written and posted over 100 years ago, but careful transcription has unlocked their meaning to bring stories of penfriends, sweethearts, holidays and the First World War to life once more.


      Imprint Name:The History Press Ltd
      Publisher Name:The History Press Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-09-15

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      Weight352 g
      Dimensions197 × 217 × 13 mm