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POSTCARD: DECORATED BIRTHDAY CARD, FROM ALBUM 1, THELMA GREEN COLLECTION

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c. 1913

Overview

Postcard showing a decorated birthday card. There is a landscape scene seen on the card. Flowers are also seen. The text 'A Happy Birthday' and 'May your Birthday be fair as the springtime And sweet as the fragnance of May May life's fairest flowers ne'er witfier But blossom for ever and aye.' is seen on the card.

Reverse: Written in black pen 'To Bert. From Ruby & Charlie. Wishing you May Happy Returns of the Day Oct. 24-10-12'

This postcard has come from the postcard and photograph album number one (2004.47) from Thelma Green. The images were removed in 2025, scanned and rehoused in two A4 lever arch files for conservation reason.

Image one (1) from page forty eight (48).

Historical information

Photo album from the Thelma Green, nee Congdon, collection, only child of Bert and Pearl, nee Trenberth.

This postcard has come from the postcard and photograph album number one (2004.47) from Thelma Green. The images were removed in 2025, scanned and rehoused in two A4 lever arch files for conservation reason.

Image shows a decorated birthday card.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2004.47.132

Item type

Material

Width

102 mm

Height or length

152 mm

Keywords

Documents, Letters

CONGDON, Thelma (later GREEN)

Documents, Letters

Year

Statement of significance

Historical - people, houses,street scenes, military, postcards, animals, greeting cards

Last modified

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026

Completeness

94

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