A friend in Aberford, Mark Jackson, has collected cards of local interest for some time and this one shown below has a coded message as set out below.
Code
(Ap)I (ap)am s(ap)end(ap)ing th(ap)is
c(ap)ard s(ap)o y(ap)ou c(ap)an s(ap)ee
a(ap) b(ap)eaut(ap)if(ap)ul b(ap)uild(ap)ing
f(ap)or th(ap)e p(ap)oor
c(ap)it (ap)is j(ap)ust (ap)on th(ap)e (ap)oth(ap)er s(ap)ide
fr(ap)om m(ap)e
(ap)it (ap)acc(ap)omm(ap)od(ap)at(ap)es tw(ap)o b(ap)egg(ap)ers.
(ap)i h(ap)ope y(ap)ou w(ap)ill
kn(ap)ow wh(ap)at (ap)all th(ap)is (ap)is (ap)ab(ap)out
B(ap)est W(ap)ish(ap)es
De-Coded
I am sending this
card so you can see
a beautiful building
for the poor
it is just on the other side
from me
it accommodates two beggers.
i hope you will
know what all this is about
Best Wishes
MB
Posted Aberford July 4 1907
