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Letter 20, 13th October 1938

Dear Bailey,

The yak and the burrhab, sharing a stamp with an aeroplane! Who’d ha’ thought it!

Mongolian airmail stamps.

What news of you?

Good hunting !


 * Yours


 * L. A. Bethell

(Mongolian airmail stamps affixed, 25, 50 and 75 kopeks)

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Envelope – assumed to previous letter:

Post marked ‘London S.W.1, 8th August 1938’, then ‘Hampstead 8 th August 1938’ and then ‘Newton Butler, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh 11th August 38’ and with a general ‘Empire Exhibition Glasgow’ over the stamp.

1½p stamp

Addressed to –

Colonel F. M. Bailey, C.I.E.

Travellers Club, Pall Mall, S.W.1 (crossed out)

then – Buck Inn, Buckden, Skipton, Yorks

then – Crom Castle, Newton Butler, N. Ireland

And noted – by Bailey in pencil

‘Ans 12/9’

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Letter 20, 13th October 1938

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Please note new number ––>

72, Hillfield Court,

Belsize Avenue,

N. W. 3

13 . X.

My dear Bailey,

Very glad to hear you are back, though distressed to hear that you intend deserting us again for Norfolk. This old village of London has its possibilities. I expect it will drag you back again, someday.