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George Lackie envelope note, 23 March 1914, page 1

Handwritten postcard addressed to Geordie Lackie at the Pavilion Theatre, Saltcoats. The card contains a humorous rhyming verse about the performer’s comic songs and bagpipe melodies, with a red King George V one-penny stamp and circular postal cancellation mark.
George Lackie envelope note, 23 March 1914, page 1 Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library.
Reverse of a worn paper envelope with a handwritten note reading “If not found return to” above a printed return-address label: “39, Perth Road, Dundee.” Creases, folds, and surface wear are visible across the envelope.
George Lackie envelope note, 23 March 1914., page 2. Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library.

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Envelope

Addressed to Scottish music hall performer Geordie Lackie, this postcard contains a humorous handwritten verse celebrating his “singing comic airs” and bagpipe melodies. Sent while Lackie was appearing at the Pavilion Theatre in Saltcoats.

Object details

Object type
Envelope
Production date
Mar 1914
Dimensions
8.0 x 13.7 cm
Museum number
650(26)

Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library

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The object’s story

Object Description

Donated by Gwen Whyte, who inherited them from her late aunt, who had been a neighbour of Lackie’s in Balmore Street, Dundee.

Transcription

LACKIE; PAVILION; SALTCOATS:

Give him this: you’ll find him there,
Singing comic airs in Ayrshire
With an independent air

You will hear his bagpipe melodies
Borne airwards on the gale
They say he’s gone to SALTCOATS
To make ‘saut’ to ‘saut’ his kail.

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