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AN ORIGINAL WWI 1918 PRINTED LETTER ON BUCKINGHAM PALACE HEADED PAPER AND SIGNED AT THE BOTTOM BY KING GEORGE V. IT WAS ISSUED TO WELCOME HOME RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR AND SAYS;
"THE QUEEN JOINS ME IN WELCOMING YOU ON YOUR RELEASE FROM THE MISERIES & HARDSHIPS, WHICH YOU HAVE ENDURED WITH SO MUCH PATIENCE & COURAGE.
DURING THESE MANY MONTHS OF TRIAL, THE EARLY RESCUE OF OUR GALLANT OFFICERS & MEN FROM THE CRUELTIES OF THEIR CAPTIVITY HAS BEEN UPPERMOST IN OUR THOUGHTS.
WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THIS LONGED FOR DAY HAS ARRIVED, & THAT BACK IN THE OLD COUNTRY YOU WILL BE ABLE ONCE MORE TO ENJOY THE HAPPINESS OF A HOME & TO SEE GOOD DAYS AMONG THOSE WHO ANXIOUSLY LOOK FOR YOUR RETURN. GEORGE R.I."
APPROX. 25cm x 19.5cm.
IN GOOD CONDITION WITH FOLDS, LIGHT CREASING, SOME LIGHT WEAR AND HANDLING MARKS (SEE PHOTOS).
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