Baird Kathryn - Fifty Mysterious Postcards Pitman Shorthand Messages From The Golden Age Of The Postcard - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The lines circles ticks hooks dots and dashes of Pitman shorthand used by some postcard writers during the early twentieth century are obscure to most people. Could the mysterious messages contain scandalous gossip tales of adventure or declarations of undying love? Fifty Mysterious Postcards presents fascinating examples from the Golden Age of the postcard each with a message written in the dying art of Pitman shorthand. The rules of Pitman have changed since the postcards were written and posted over 100 years ago but careful transcription has unlocked their meaning to bring stories of penfriends sweethearts holidays and the First World War to life once more.
Title: Fifty Mysterious Postcards Pitman Shorthand Messages From The Golden Age Of The Postcard
Author(s): Baird Kathryn
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9781803990460
Pages: 99 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 12/15/2022
Category: Classic Travel Writing