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 |
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Better On Lips Than On Paper Most people would agree with that don't you think? |
BURMA |
Left to the |
Be Undressed and
Ready My Angel
No comment |
TS TS TS A |
To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone
Awww.....
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P.M.P.M.D.S.O.F. |
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Please Mr Postman Don't Stumble Or Fall
Good Advice!
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SWPAP |
Sprinkled With Powder And Perfume
Makes Scents!
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MLO |
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My Love Only or My Love Open
Make no mistake on that one
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CHIP |
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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 |
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Forget it I'm Staying Here Not a very polite way of answering the previous letter. |
HOLLAND |
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Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies Now that is more like it! |
ITALY |
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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 |
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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 |
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'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 |
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'Come Home I Need Affection' aah! |
SAG |
'St. Anthony Guide' for the more 'classical' of us! | |
BITS |
Be In Touch Soon! | |
WALES |
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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 |
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To Us Love Is Precious Sent in by Jim Sargeant |
TSTSA |
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Too Sweet To Sleep Alone |
SWAMLAAMK |
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Sealed With All My Love And All My Kisses |
OOLWAKOEW |
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Oceans Of Love With A Kiss On Every Wave |
ILY |
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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. |
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