Author Topic: 1940's Postcard: extremely faint writing from another letter pressed next to it.  (Read 320 times)

Offline atlantikman

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Hello,
I have a postcard with an address clearly written on it in pencil, but on careful inspection, I can see extremely faint writing, that appears light brown in places, but so faint as to be invisible unless you angle the card into the light.  I believe this postcard was given to my mother by her putative father, and was probably stored with other letters etc by her mother until her death in 1976.  So I was wondering if there was any technique to determining what the hidden writing is.   Other than the address mentioned, the postcard appears to be unused.
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Paul.
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Re: 1940's Postcard: extremely faint writing from another letter pressed next to it.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 23 August 22 14:42 BST (UK) »
You could try the following technique

Reading Faded Handwriting in Original Documents To increase the contrast on a faint or faded document, place it inside a yellow-tinted sheet protector and photocopy. The sheet protector you use does not have to be fancy or expensive. Please note: The sheet protector you buy may only be open on the two short ends.
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