Letters 
TCG Letter #1955
From
Father Christmas
To
John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien
Date
21 December 1933
Type
Father Christmas Letter
Transcript
Complete
Father Christmas writes to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla saying that in November they were attacked by Goblins and Christmas almost did not happen. It was the worst attack in centuries. He remarks that many elves were hurt before they fought off the Goblins. FC says that he had to blow his "golden trumpet" to "summon" all of his friends.
| 1933 | A 76 | B 94 | C 95 | D 99 | E 04 | F 09 | G 12 | H 19 | I 20 | J 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter "2 December" "Very cold here at last", 2 pages | 98 | 112 | 112 | 112 | ||||||
| Transcription "2 December" | 86 | 60 | 87 | 99 | 113 | 113- 114 | 113- 114 | |||
| Envelope - "By hand" "M.&Ch.&P. Tolkien" | 99 | 113 | 113 | 113 | ||||||
| Letter - "Another Christmas! and I almost thought...", 3 pages | 1 28 | L7 | 103 105 106 | 117 119 120 | 117 119 120 | 117 119 120 | ||||
| Transcription | 27- 28 | L7v | 87- 88 | 61- 62 | 88- 93 | 101 | 115 | 115- 123 | 115- 123 | |
| Art - Red "F.C" banner / Polar bear fighting goblins / color polar landscape / FC in bed / "Christmas 1933" | 26 27 28 | 2/RC | 28 29 30 | 89 | 63 | 92 | 109 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
| verso of Polar bear fighting goblins etc. "Love from Fr. Christmas 1933" | 122 | 122 | 122 | |||||||
| Art - Night sky with earth, moon and planets | RP | 156 | 111 | 159 | 192 | 208 | 208 | 208 | ||
| Envelope "Dec 22" "To The Tolkiens" | 2 | 35 | 84 | 89 | 102 | 115 | 115 | 115 | ||
| Stamp - blue/white - north pole with star in upper right, "1933 X" at bottom | 2 | 35 | 2 | FT | 89 | 102 | 115 | 115 | 115 | |
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