A postcard to Sylvia Pankhurst from her young cousin Phyllis dated 1903

PANKHURST, Phyllis. Picture postcard addressed to Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, Venice, Italy.
 
Sulby Glen, Isle of Man: B. & R. Series. Postmarked Douglas, Isle of Man, 13 April 1903.
 
Photographic postcard, 140 × 90 mm, manuscript message in children's handwriting in pencil to lower margin; addressed to “Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, Calle del … S. Antonio, Venice, Italy,” with 1d red stamp and Isle of Man cancellation.
 
Very good. Light creasing and minor surface wear; postal markings clear; message legible.
 
A child's family postcard sent by Phyllis Pankhurst to her cousin Sylvia Pankhurst during Sylvia’s period in Italy in 1903, prior to the escalation of W.S.P.U. militancy. The brief manuscript message — “Dear Cousin Sylvia, Please write to me … Hope you are well. Phyllis” — was sent at an early moment in Sylvia’s life, she was 21 and training as an artist, before she came to public prominence with the WSPU.