B.O.L.T.O.P
Better On Lips Than On Paper

Some of the messages that would have been found on the outside of letters passing between loved ones - BOLTOP, NORWICH, SWALK etc

The following is the back of a letter sent by Private A H Ziegler who was stationed in Japan at the end of WWII. Thanks to his daughter for sending this to us.

Preservation of Romantic Letter Writing Society

The raison d'être for this site is to preserve these messages so if you know of others please send them on to us although we won't guarantee publication! Also we would be interested in the origin of BOLTOP etc and would be very interested in their history. You can contact us by email.

Health Warning

Please don't be offended by the tone of some of these relics from the past used by our parents and grandparents. You might like to begin using them yourselves.

BOLTOP		Better On Lips Than On Paper Most people would agree with that don't you think?
BURMA	Left to the imagination!	Be Undressed and Ready My Angel No comment
TS TS TS A		To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone Awww.....
P.M.P.M.D.S.O.F.		Please Mr Postman Don't Stumble Or Fall Good Advice!
SWPAP		Sprinkled With Powder And Perfume Makes Scents!
MLO		My Love Only or My Love Open Make no mistake on that one
CHIP		Come Home I'm Pregnant The kind of message you might not want to get from your wife when you have been away from home for 12 months fighting for your country!

FISH		Forget it I'm Staying Here Not a very polite way of answering the previous letter.
HOLLAND		Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies Now that is more like it!
ITALY		I Trust And Love You Another message you would like to receive.
SIDCUP	Left to the imagination also!	Sexual Intercourse Definitely Causes Unwanted Pregnancies Can't argue with that.
SWALK		Sealed With A Loving Kiss Sometimes abreviated to SWAK but only for people with small envelopes!!
SIAM		Sexual Intercourse At Midnight Nudge Nudge, Say no more!
EGYPT		'E Got You Pregnant Then! Well did E???
NORWICH		'Nickers Off Ready When I Come Home or Nothing On, Ready When I Come Home (Thanks to Simon Champion for second option.)
CHINA		'Come Home I Need Affection' aah!
SAG		'St. Anthony Guide' for the more 'classical' of us!
BITS		Be In Touch Soon!
WALES		With A Love Eternal my Sweetheart
MEXICO CITY		May every kiss (X) I can offer, Carry itself to you
STARDUST		Still thinking and remembering Darling, Unforgettable seconds together
MALAYA		My ardent lips await your arrival
ILY (A)		I Love You (Always)
BELFAST		Be Ever Loving Faithful and Stay True
GBH		Great Big Hug
TOY		Thinking Of You
TULIP		To Us Love Is Precious Sent in by Jim Sargeant
TSTSA		Too Sweet To Sleep Alone
SWAMLAAMK		Sealed With All My Love And All My Kisses
OOLWAKOEW		Oceans Of Love With A Kiss On Every Wave
ILY		I Love You
TSTSA, SWAMLAAMK, ILY and OOLWAKOEW were all submitted by Lisa who is working with other family members to transcribe 729 letters between her grandparents during the Korean war.