Tamworth is a market town in Staffordshire of 77 000 people. It has ancient roots and was the centre of royal power for the Kingdom of Mercia in the 700 and 800s.
The sender of the card is a cyclist and sent me a reproduction of the cover of the first issue of Cycling Weekly Magazine, produced 24 January 1891. This magazine is still published weekly in Britain with printed and digital editions. British club cyclists refer to it as "The Comic."
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