Vintage Postcard Barrow upon Soar Bridge River Shipstone Pub c1970s
This is a vintage postcard showing a stone bridge crossing a tranquil river alongside a traditional English pub building with the Shipstone sign. Provides a fascinating personal account of budget European travel and factory work in the 1970s.
🔎 Physical Condition & Measurements
Measures approx. 120 x 82 mm. Clean overall with light handling wear.
📮 Philatelic & Publisher Details
Published by D.V.P. Norwich Road, Leicester. Postmarked Barrow-on-Soar with a blue definitive stamp.
âœī¸ Message & Correspondence
The sender writes a handwritten message describing their failed travel plans to Algeria and Morocco due to running out of money, their time in Switzerland, and working in a hosiery factory in Sileby.
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