Autograph request
Sent by Bray to Col. G.M. + (Cigarette card featuring George Mackworth Bullock) + 2nd. Battn. Devonshire Regt. Field Forces, South Africa on 21st March 1901 requesting his autograph.
Postcard with a cigarette card attached with the name portion removed leaving the postal authorities the challenge of identifying the intended recipient.
This time Bray had crossed out POST and written LETTER as well as affixing two halfpenny stamps to avoid being charged for being contrary to regulations regarding the fixing of photos to postcards. He was successful in both avoiding the charge and obtaining Bullock's autograph.
Lieutenant General Sir George Mackworth Bullock, KCB KCMG (1851-1926) was an officer of the British He served during World War I rising to the rank of lieutenant general, and was also the one-hundred and eighth Governor, Commander-in-Chief and Vice Admiral of Bermuda He was Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment who were deployed to South Africa for the Second Boer War and in 1902 was in command at Volksrust, where there was an internment camp for Boers.
