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Document-letter, Airgraph letter, 1944
... Andreatta family... Andreatta family Mr and Mrs L. Andreatta 135 Cardigan Street Carlton ...
Tony and Jan Andreatta had a general store at Newhaven. Letter is Christmas greetings from Sheffield, UK with family information.
Airgraph letters were invented in 1943. The airgraph forms, upon which the letter was written, were photographed and then sent as negatives on rolls of microfilm to reduce weight for airmail. At their destination, the negatives were printed on photographic paper and delivered as airgraph letters through the normal method.Copy of an airgraph Christmas letter sent in 1944 from Mrs A Royston to Mr and Mrs Leno Andreatta. Also the accompanying envelopeMr and Mrs L. Andreatta 135 Cardigan Street Carlton N3 Melbournedocuments, letter, andreatta family