Great Britain UK Sutton 1909 France Versailles Galerie des Batailles Postal Card

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Great Britain

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Unused

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Single

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Item: Postally Used Hand-Colored Printed Postcard Image: Front: Hand-colored interior view captioned "Palais de Versailles — Galerie des Batailles" (Palace of Versailles — Gallery of Battles). Publisher: "A. Bourdier, imp.-édit., Versailles" printed on the front. Location depicted: Gallery of Battles (Galerie des Batailles), Palace of Versailles, Yvelines department, France. Stamp: Great Britain King Edward VII Half Penny (½d), yellowish-green. Postmark: Dispatch Postmark: Location: SUTTON (Surrey/Greater London) Date: DECEMBER 22, 1909 (DE 22 09). Address: From: Sutton, Great Britain (per postmark). Sender signed "J M E". To: Miss Lucy Shanklin, 24 Auckland Rd, Upper Norwood, S.E. (South East London). Message (handwritten in English): Transcription: "Arrived home safely. Please reverse the P. Waltham. Let you know next port of St. Cango. Much love in haste J M E" (Note: "P. Waltham" is unclear, possibly a place or a person's initial. "St. Cango" is also unclear, potentially a misspelling or a private reference). Travel: From: Sutton, Great Britain. To: Upper Norwood, London, S.E., Great Britain. Dispatch Date: December 22, 1909. Arrival Date: Likely same day or next day (December 22 or 23, 1909). Complete Travel Time: Approximately 1 day or less. Approximate Travel Distance: Sutton to Upper Norwood is roughly 8-10 miles (13-16 km). Historical Context for Postmark Date (December 22, 1909): Edwardian Era: Great Britain was in the Edwardian period, under King Edward VII. Pre-World War I: A period of relative peace in Europe. Sutton & Upper Norwood: Both are suburban areas of London. Galerie des Batailles, Versailles: A grand gallery in the Palace of Versailles. Use of a French View Card in the UK: It was common for tourists to buy postcards abroad and then mail them from their home country, or for postcards of foreign views to be sold and mailed within the UK. This postcard is an interesting example of a French view card (Palace of Versailles) being postally used for mail between two suburban London locations during the Edwardian era.

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