Postcard: 18860513-Shaw

Publisher(s) GPO
Sent toMrs Shaw, The Knoll, Bickley Park, Kent
MessageDear [SOMETHING]. I hope you are quite well. The shoes father send are [SOMETHING]. Please tell F that I will send him some stamps as soon as I write a letter. It has been very wet weather here lately but I am [something] Good Bye. Your [something] son EJ Shaw.
Typeundivided
SizeCourt card
Printing processlithograph

This is an example of an early non-picture postcard, with a pre-printed stamp. This is a typical Victorian postcard. I believe this was sent from Ernest J Shaw, who was living in Bromley in 1881. His father, James T Shaw was partner in W.H Shaw and Sons of Limerick and Cork. This company is still in business as "Shaws Sweets".

The front of an old postcard. The postcard is of Abingdon: n/a
The reverse of an old postcard. The postcard is of Abingdon: n/a