COVER N. 541 - UNITED KINGDOM

Postmark: Portsmouth 20.11.2024

Posted on the 20th November; Received on the 8th December 2024

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Well, it's that time of the year again. 

There was a time when next to the little Nativity Scene at our place we would put all the cards tat friends and family would send us with their kind wishes for the Season and the New Year. 

Then came email....

But, be it as it might, I still get one or two cards every year, and none more beautiful that those that my friend Fraser keeps sending, created by himself with his amazing drawing and humouristic skills.

Thanks again Fraser! I trully enjoy your amazing cards!

Fraser used one of the 5 "British cathedrals" stamps issued by Royal mails as the year's Xmas issue on 05NOV2024.

The 2.8 £ stamp is illustrated with the image of Westminster cathedral, a rather recent religious landmark at the heart of London, since the first stone was only laid in 5 years away from the end of the 19th century, i.e., 1895, the building being completed in 1902.

The mechanical postmark is rather blotched but it is possible to see that the letter was mailed from Portsmouth.

I can't resist showing Fraser's card here, which as usual is full of humour and actuality.

All the best dear friends!