“It was a photograph that was on the back of a postcard, and on the postcard there was a note to my father.”

“Another of my winning bids on eBay was for a whole wodge of nearly 100 postcards featuring deer and antelope.”

“His all-time favourite was a little World War One khaki cloth package containing picture postcards.”

“Scribbled notes are left on whiteboards, postcards remain pinned to noticeboards and discarded paperwork adorns desks.”