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What year do we think this is please ?

Any evidence at all, please point it out so we can take a best guess.

As a kind of hint, it's not 194?, as per the postmark ... think it says 1942 ... p'raps.

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What year do we think this is please ?

Any evidence at all, please point it out so we can take a best guess.

As a kind of hint, it's not 194?, as per the postmark ... think it says 1942 ... p'raps.

It has to be pre 'Sheffield Blitz', The 'Burton' building is trading.

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This is a Valentines Postcard, the number 216740 signifies the photo (s) were registered in 1932, how ever King George VI came to the throne in 1936.

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There is the brother to one of those views seen on the postcard,

it is on picturesheffield and is dated 1938, it's a bit like playing spot the difference :)

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The person who has written the message on the back has included the date they wrote it, 9-7-42 (9 July 1942)

However we don't know how long the postcard had been on general issue before being used.

Although it is illegible I would assume that the post office stamp franking mark would carry a similar date,

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The person who has written the message on the back has included the date they wrote it, 9-7-42 (9 July 1942)

However we don't know how long the postcard had been on general issue before being used.

Although it is illegible I would assume that the post office stamp franking mark would carry a similar date,

From a close inspection (squint) of the actual card yesterday I would say the postmark reads 42.

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"Only recorded in 1937 & 1938 Directories at No. 14/16 Fosters Buildings, High Street Henry Dodgson, costumers."

or, perhaps not ... http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s17330&pos=2&action=zoom (1952)

Not quite ..

picturesheffield t03161 - 1937 or 1938.

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1957 Kelly's Directory :

14 & 16 High Street, Dodgson Hy. Ltd, costumiers.

"Only recorded in 1937 & 1938 Directories at No. 14/16 Fosters Buildings, High Street Henry Dodgson, costumers."

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Picture Sheffield's postcard is 216495 which again confirms the actual photograph is 1932, but as we know postcard companies use photos for a number of years.

..then people buy them, keep them for ages and then post them years later.

So it could be a 1932 picture, made into a card in 1937/8 and posted in 1942.

Nowt like sending someone a postcard with a 10 years old picture on the front, - it's a piece of history!

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