Historical information

WW1 Circa 1914-1918
Sent to Chiltern resident Mrs. Wm Fuge Cornishtown via Chiltern.

Significance

WW1 The Great War 1914-1918

Physical description

Buff coloured WW1 Greeting Postcard "To My Dear Sister".
Item has an internal card within an attached lace envelope. The card contained within has a number of commonwealth flags around the edges as a border and the card has the wording "Happy Birthday Greetings".
Internal lace overlay is made of silk and has embroidery around the edges with small red roses and green stems and a larger embroided pansy flower in the middle of purple and yellow colours, with two small bordering elderflowers of light blue colouring.

Inscriptions & markings

France October 14th 1917
Card reads as follows: Dear Ethel, your letter to hand 12th August and pleased to hear you are all well. Wishing you and all the compliments of the season I remain your loving brother Bert.
Address annotated on the card : Mrs Wm Fuge Cornishtown Via Chiltern Victoria Australia.
The wording on the bottom part of the silk envelope is in red embroidery and annotates the following " To my dear sister".