Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 12·1956–1957

1956–1957

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 86 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 12 (1956–1957), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 2, folder 12, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 86 of 88

BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION AIR LETTER AEROGRAMME

Stamp: CYPRUS postmark NICOSIA 3 ... 1957

R, Edwards Esq. The University Museum University of Pennsylvania 33rd a Spruce Streets Philadelphia 4

Sender's name and address: D/Antiquities Nicosia - Cyprus

AN AIR LETTER SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ANY ENCLOSURE; IF IT DOES IT WILL BE SURCHARGED OR SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.

Printed: To open cut here

First fold and second fold lines

Handwritten: Dear Mr. Edwards,

The going and terms of the Department and I have been asked to ...

The following items have been received and ...

Shoes masking: 6 ... There not returned: 13 (?) Graffiti: 8, 1 ...

Handwritten notes on the reverse, partly illegible, ~20 words

Handwritten: signature

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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