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Postcard in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
"My dear Smith You know that I am already overburdened with work upon what is my nominal holiday"
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Postcard in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

"My dear Smith You know that I am already overburdened with work upon what is my nominal holiday"

DateApproximately 1919
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Stamped "3 Sept". Refers to "The Valley of Fear" (in the Strand Magazine, beginning, September 1914)
GeographyCountryEngland
United Kingdom
Medium
Postcards
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131055095426-59D
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