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TCG Letter #1930
From
Father Christmas
To
John and Michael Tolkien
Date
Christmas 1925
Type
Father Christmas Letter
Transcript
Complete
Father Christmas, writing to John and Michael,The first letter to the boys together, although Christopher had been born the month previous and was not addressed, he is mentioned.[1] remarks how busy he is. Some of the presents which were due to be delivered for Christmas had been damaged and FC and his various helpers have had to move house.
| 1925 | A 76 | B 94 | C 95 | D 99 | E 04 | F 09 | G 12 | H 19 | I 20 | J 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter "My Dear Boys" Cliff House Xmas 1925, 1 page | L2 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 26 | ||
| Transcription | 5 | 1/8- 1/14 | L2v | 20 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 31 | 27 31 |
| Art - North Pole snapped, Father Christmas "busy" in sleigh | 6 | 1/11 1/15 | 5 9 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| verso of art - "To John and Michael Tolkien" | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Envelope (with holly twig lower left) | 5 | 39 | 18 | RC | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| Stamp - "North 2 Pole" on bottom, red sun white star crescent moon above north pole | 5 | 1/7 | 39 | 3 | TP | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
1 The first letter to the boys together, although Christopher had been born the month previous and was not addressed, he is mentioned. ↩
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