Object number
201408.5.7
Title
Christmas Greetings Airgraph
Description
A Christmas Greetings Airgraph. At the top there is a black outlined box that says 'MRS. A. SCOTT. C/O BENNIE. 72 KILPATRICK GARDENS. CLARKSTON. GLASGOW.' To the right of the box there is a number '505796' underneath which is a blank circle and a stamp that says 'AIRGRAPH CENSORSHIP'. Underneath the box there is a picture that says 'Christmas Greetings.' The picture shows the back of a man in tropic uniform holding a gun with his left arm raised. He is standing on a beach in front of the sea with the sun setting in the distance. To either side of him are palm trees. Below the picture it has been written with 'Best wishes for 1944. John'. At the top left corner it states the senders' details as 'CAPT. J. BENNIE R.E.A.S. ATT. BASE POSTAL DEPOT. INDIA COMMAND'. On the right side it has the date as 'November 1943'.
Date
1943 - 1943
Production period
World War Two, India, 1939-1945
Dimensions