'To dear Daddy away from us at Christmas.'

This ornate postcard, with its patriotic Union flag and Christmassy holly-sprig details, was intended to send a loving message to an absent father. Two small girls within a heart-shaped frame are pictured apparently penning the sentiments printed above, which are headed ‘To dear Daddy away from us at Christmas / With lots of love’. The lines read: ‘We’re thinking about you, Daddy, / And wishing th…