This letter was written by A. A. Milne at his home in Chelsea, England and is an endearing letter to someone he is thanking for a previous letter from her. 

Milne (1882 - 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-The-Pooh, he was a playwright and wrote children’s poetry, he served in World I and World War II, and he was the father of Christopher Robin Milne, who was the inspiration for the Christopher Robin character in the Winnie-The-Pooh books. 

The letter reads “Dear Mrs Cultver, I have just come across your letter among a pile of others, and feel rather sad that I didn’t say ‘Thank you’ for it at the time, for it is such a nice one. So I say it now, and send my love to your Silly Man and his sister. Mine was five last August - and gets more adorable every month. I suppose you think that they are practically dead at 5, but they are not. Perhaps at 6 - but we shall see. Yours sincerely,      A. A. Milne” 

The child Milne calls “mine” was Christopher Robin Milne, A. A. Milne’s only child, born in August 1920, so even though the date on the letter is indistinct, we believe the letter was written in 1926, and this seems to be confirmed by the postmark on the envelope the letter was sent in. (The postmark is dated “18 Jan 26”, which is January 18, 1926.) 

The letter was sent to Mrs. Hugh Cultver [Cullver?] at 156 97th St. in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to the address on the envelope. 

The letterhead also reads “13, Mallord Street, Chelsea S.W. 3, Tel. Kensington 2074”, and Milne lived at that address from 1919 until around 1940. Chelsea is just outside London, and while living there, he wrote both of his Winnie-The-Pooh books and two collections of poetry. 

The letter is in great condition, and housed in a frame that measures 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches wide, with an orange brown mat that surrounds the letter, the letter itself measures 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches wide up to the mat, and it is wired on the backside of the frame, so it is all ready to hang. 

Overall Size: 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
Sight Size (Upper): 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
Sight Size (Lower): 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
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