Sister City - Molfetta Compliment Card

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Accession NumberP1040Title (extended title only)Sister City - Molfetta Compliment CardDescriptionThe envelope addressed to the Mayor of Fremantle, Jenny Archibald, contains three compliment cards from Molfetta, Italy. All cards are in good condition, with 2 of the cards and the envelope marked with the City of Molfetta emblem.
Two of the cards are paper clipped together and are written in Italian, expressing friendship and compliments from Molfetta to Fremantle. The smaller card is from the Department of Culture and Relations with Foreign Communities of the Municipality of Molfetta. While the larger card is frim the Council for Transparency and Relations with Foreign Communities. Both these compliment cards contain handwritten messages to the Mayor of Fremantle.
The third card is a typed, further expressing friendship to the City of Fremantle. This card is signed by Guglielmo Minervini, the mayor of Molfetta from 1994-2001 and is dated 21/7/95.
DateBetween 1st January 1995 and 31st December 1995ProvenanceThe cards were sent from Molfetta in 1995 to express goodwill and friendship between the two cities. Molfetta has been a sister city to Fremantle since 1983, and the cards are a representation of goodwill and friendship between the two cities. The cards were sent from Molfetta in 1995, and were presented to the Mayor of Fremantle, Jenny Archibald (Mayor of Fremantle from 1994-1997).
The third card, signed by Guglielmo Minervini (Mayor of Molfetta from 1994–2001), was dated 21/7/95, further indicating the formal nature of the exchange.
These items have remained in the possession of the City of Fremantle since their receipt and have been kept in good condition as part of the city's historical records.Relevance to the CityThe City of Fremantle has been a sister city with Molfetta, Italy since 1983.

SubjectCity of Fremantle - Sister Cities/Friendship CitiesMolfetta (Italy)CollectionCivic Collection

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