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Post Office Telegram - 28th July 1969

DAVID BOWIE Post Office Telegram - 28th July 1969 (Measuring approximately 7" x 5" this personal Post Office Telegram was sent from David, whilst in Malta, to Angela Barnett in Beckenham Kent. The message reads, 'TOWN MONSUMMANO TERME 30th SMALLTOWN TWO HOTELS LOVE BOWIE' and is date-stamped 'Telegraph 28 Jul. 69 BROMLEY KENT'. This has all the I.D. and Telegram service codes, along with the recipient address & message, printed ontickertape which has then been affixed to the final presentable form) *** See 'More Info' for extra details ***

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1969 - 55 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format memorabilia
Record Label Post Office
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Product Catalogue No TELEGRAM
Music Genre Male Solo, Rock
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
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1969 was a busy period for David Bowie. Following the UK release of Space Oddity on July 11th he travelled to Malta to attend the International Song Festival on the 25th. During the festival, held at the Hilton Hotel, he performed two songs. One was a Maltese song to which he had penned English lyrics, the other his own composition When I Live My Dream. He was voted second, beaten by Spanish entrant Christina!

As has been well documented he also gave an impromptu solo performance for the crew of the USS Saratoga which was in port at the time.

This personal telegram is dated July 28th, 3 days after the Malta International Song Festival, when Bowie was on his way to the Carosello Internaziale del Disco (the Italian Song Festival) to be held on the 31st July at the Teatro Primeo in Pistoria, Italy. David was to win first prize for Best Produced Record and he again performed When I Live My Dream.

Back in 1969 we didn't have mobile phones, text messages or e-mail; telegrams were the means by which messages could be relayed relatively quickly around the world. Addressed to Angela Barnett, Flat 1 24 Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, Kent, it reads "TOWN MONSUMMANO TERME 30TH SMALL TOWN TWO HOTELS LOVE BOWIE".

Nine months later, on March 20th 1970, Angela Barnett became Mrs Angela Bowie! A wonderful, personal, and truly unique piece of memorabilia.

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Recording Artist David Bowie
Product Title Post Office Telegram - 28th July 1969
Product Information David Bowie Post Office Telegram - 28th July 1969 UK memorabilia.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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