Help with reading some writing

yrammy

yrammy

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Can anyone help us by deciphering the text at the top on this postcard for us. It came to the library as a donation and has a photo of Hunt Pot on the other side. Mary Boyd Dawkins' signature is there among others. We suspect the text could be in German?

Thanks for you help in advance
Mary Wilde
 

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Martin Wright

Martin Wright

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Can't help with the top part as the writing is so poor, but I believe you are correct about it being in German as the writer signs off with "Herzl. grusse" meaning "Heartfelt greetings". The symbol that looks like a "p" is a German letter commonly represented in English translations as "ss".
 
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Wolfo

Member
I'll help you.

Yes, it's german. Written in S?tterlin (old type of handwriting).
I'll have a look after work.

/edit:
wrote you on facebook
 
AlexR

AlexR

Active member
Alter Verwalter, ist das unleserlich.

Compliments to Wolfo for the deciphering - I can just about read the printed equivalent (Fraktur), but that postcard takes the mickey.
 
mrodoc

mrodoc

Well-known member
As I doctor I should be able to help but being in another language that I am not familiar with means it is just gibberish to me!
 
droid

droid

Active member
I'm an ex-teacher so pretty good at deciphering poor handwriting but it stumped me too.... :LOL:
 
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