Summary
This letter of sympathy was one of a large number sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the letters, and they were donated to the museum in the 1990s.
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Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
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Text: Mr. H.R. Telford/Dear Sir/During the past/twenty years or so I have made it a/hobby of collecting champion race/horses photo's. I have tried all the/papers to get a good photo of your/champion Phar Lap. Having seen the/horse myself I do not think any of them/have done him justice. So I am writing/to you thinking you might have a/natural phot of him to spare. I/would be more pleased than I can put/into words if you have. I am enclosing/1/- in stamps for reply. Hoping to hear/from yu soon.
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Overall Dimensions
25 cm (Length), 19.8 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
