A British sentimental postcard || The main scene on the front of this postcard shows a woman, newspaper folded open on her lap, looking fondly at her son, who is dressed in a British officer’s uniform and has placed a hand on her shoulder. Inset to the left is a head-and-shoulders vignette of a British soldier, who is gazing into space. Headed ‘To Daddy’, the verse below reads: ‘From your laddie comes a greeting, / Far across the sea, / I hope that you are free from harm, / And soon come back to me.’. ‘Printed in England.’ and ‘Series No. 91’ are printed on the reverse. || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard

A mother and daughter have been portrayed reading a letter together in the main scene presented by this postcard. Below them is the head-and-shoulders vignette of a pipe-smoking British soldier. The verse to the right is headed ‘Love to Daddy’, and continues: ‘Dear Daddy, we often wish that you were back once more. To take your loved ones in your arms as you used to do before. We know how good and true and brave you are, and so we wait / Trusting to God above, who is both good and great.’. The only information of note on the reverse are the typeset details ‘82’ and ‘Printed in England.’. || A British sentimental postcard || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard || Front

‘Love to Daddy’ is the title of the poem printed on the front of this postcard. It reads, ‘I am writing to my Daddy, and I’ve got just lots to say, / Tho’ I don’t know how to put it down in quite the proper way; / But I love him, and I miss him, and I’m proud he’s gone to fight, / And I mean to grow up just like him – that’s what I want to write. –’ Part of its ‘“Patriot” Series’, according to the information printed on the reverse, it was printed in England as ‘No. 1064’ by ‘Bamforth & Co., Ltd., Publishers, Holmfirth (England) and New York’. The name of either the artist or author is written on the front: ‘Madeleine St. Clair’. || A British postcard. || || Postcard || A British postcard.