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Tag: 1960s

  • 07

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    This card seems to have been sent from Italy to France on 26 June 1962, or was intended to be sent around that time. Its destination would have been Nice, France.

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    ITRoma 26.6.62

    Mia Cara,
    Arriverò a Nizza Venerdì 29 c.m. alle ore 10.15.
    Ti vedrò a mezzogiorno all’uscita dal lavoro
    Tuo Domenico
    ENRome 26.6.62

    My Dear,
    I will arrive in Nice on Friday, the 29th of this month at 10:15 a.m.
    I will see you at noon at the exit from work
    Your Domenico

    Remarks

    Nice is really close to the Italian border, so it’s not surprising something in Italian would pop up.

    Italy and Nice are close by, and this card would have been expected to arrive within two days for Domenico’s dearest to expect him at work.

  • 03

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    This card was sent from Norway to France postmarked 7 August 1967. Its destination was rue Benoît Bunico, 06, Nice. It has a 55 øre stamp depicting wheat and an atlantic cod. In fact, it seems it was sent by the same person as card 2!

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    FRGrosses bises à tous les quatre, du bout du monde
    gui
    ENBig kisses to all four of you, from the edge of the world.
    gui

    Remarks

    This was almost certainly sent by the same person as card 2, to the same street.

    The black marks on the front of the postcard are not part of the image. They look like imprints, ink, or something else from the mail processing machine maybe?

  • 02

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    This card was sent from Norway to France on 6 August 1967, and postmarked on 7 August the next day. Its destination was rue Benoît Bunico, 06, Nice. It has a 55 øre stamp depicting wheat and an atlantic cod.

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    FR6 août. Chère tante
    Ce plateau désertique est la terre la plus au nord d’Europe et c’est de là que je t’écris.
    Il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau et c’est bien dommage car on ne peut rien voir. Je fais là un voyage extraordinaire qui va se prolonger encore 2 semaines pendant lesquelles je vais visiter la Norvège.
    Jusqu’à présent le temps a été avec nous et je fais beaucoup de photos
    Bien affectueusement
    gui
    EN6 August. Dear aunt
    This barren plateau is the northernmost land in Europe and I’m writing to you from there.
    The fog is so thick you could cut it with a knife, which is a shame because you can’t see anything. I’m on an amazing trip that will go on for 2 more weeks, during which I will visit Norway.
    Until now the weather has been good and I’m taking lots of photos
    Affectionately
    gui

    Remarks

    06 is actually the code for the entire Alpes-Maritimes départment, but the postcard did make it to Nice! Rue Benoît Bunico is in the old town, which is extremely touristy. Probably was back in ’67, too.

    Gui is a name in and of itself, but it’s also an alternate spelling of Guy. Both are pronounced the same in French, \ɡi\.