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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Public page prepared from the campaign record |
A postcard cataloged at Dorchester on 12 October 1904 appears as HCPortal item 1186 and DECODE record 3349. Most of its message is made of letter-like, digit-like, and forked signs. Near the bottom, the hand changes into ordinary cursive in the middle of a line, then returns to three signs on the last line.
The visible continuation reads “Hope to see you, and- / Remember this afternoon.” Above it, comma-shaped marks and occasional dots punctuate the unfamiliar writing. The address is flourished and faded; its final line reads San Miguel. The catalogue’s recipient spelling, AE Haware, is not a secure transcription of the whole address.
The rendering below uses familiar characters as shape labels. It preserves conspicuous gaps and punctuation without assuming that look-alike strokes always denote the same thing. The scan is the authority for pale forms, joined components, and the crossed loop. What does the concealed part say?
Visual-alias rendering from the blinded native-source inventory, not a facsimile. Similar-looking source forms may be distinct; the original image remains authoritative.
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| # | Solution | By | Status |
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| 1 | Solution 103-1 A reading, written up in full | @offgramercy | ACCEPTED |