I was looking through my collection of feldpost this morning, and realised I had a few letters that I haven’t yet shown on the forum. This one stood out among the others, for reasons that will quickly become apparent, and so here it is.
This is an unusually long letter from Friesch. He seemed to have an awful lot to say this time around. Of course, I’m unable to read the contents, but I note an unusual and interesting feature on the envelope. It seems the letter has been signed, although by who I don’t know. It is, from what I can discern, a list of names. What throws me off is that the handwriting on all the signatures appears almost identical. One at the base of the left hand column has also been crossed out.

These letters are, as ever, a mystery to me. I look forward to uncovering a little bit more of this man’s life. Soon, I’ll print all the translations off and number them to the original letters. That way, whoever takes custody of my collection in the future may enjoy them fully.

It is a true shame that I missed out on a couple of these letters when they went up for bidding. The all too common infuriating practice of putting profit before the history. Even now I keep an eye on the seller’s listings, hoping to secure any more that might pop up. Keeping them all together is of paramount importance to me, but a few will undoubtedly slip through the net.

Regards, B.B.