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POSTCARD: DENNIS, TWO HORSE SHOES

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Overview

Postcard sent by Lillian Dennis to her husband Jim Dennis to wish him luck.

Vertical cream postcard with a print of two black horse shoes surrounded by blue flowers. The postcard is missing two chunks - 3/4 of the left long edge from the top corner downwards and the top right corner. Below the horsehoes is a poem in slanted font which reads: 'They say / a horse shoe / brings Good Luck / To those with bad / LUCK troubled - / I'm sending TWO / to-day, that you / May find your Good / Luck DOUBLED'. All of the capital letters are highlighted in blue rather than black as well as the words 'Good Luck'. Below this in swirly font, with a decorative border reads: 'Woth all Kind / Thoughts'. This is all in gold except fot the capital letters which are royal blue.

The reverse has a hand written message in black ink which reads: 'With love To Dear / Husband from your / affectionate wife / Lillie'

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2025.106

Item type

Material

Width

88 mm

Height or length

139 mm

Inscriptions and markings

BB London Series No E1605 Printed in Germany

Keywords

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

DENNIS (nee Philp), Lillian

Statement of significance

Postcard sent by Lillian Dennis to her husband Jim Dennis to wish him luck.

Last modified

Monday, 1 December, 2025

Completeness

72

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