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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stokey
Benguella
Angola
Africa.
A.B.C.F.M.

Mt. Silinda, Rhodesia

Nov. 18
This goes to wish you a most
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year.

Sid.
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1.
So far I have nothing for the wedding of Fred and Mabel, except for a mention of it from Mabel's mother over a decade later.  So I'm making do with this - a postcard saying "Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stokey" from nearly six months after the wedding - for:

2.
It looks to me as though this is a "Stick your own picture on it" postcard, like what I think another postcard sent to Fred was:
2.
The postmark is for Melsetter, S. Rhodesia.  Wikipedia says:
Chimanimani, originally known as Melsetter, is a mountainous district in Manicaland Province of eastern Zimbabwe.

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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stokey
Benguella
Angola
Africa.
A.B.C.F.M. is American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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​Mt. Silinda, Rhodesia
Sibyl's friends the Simangos ended up at the mission in Mt. Silinda over a decade later.

5.
Nov. 18
This goes to wish you a most
Merry Christmas
Apparently Sid knew better than to expect his card to reach its destination quickly.

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​Sid.
I can't think of any Sid that I've heard of in connection with Fred or Mabel, but I hope I remember this person (probably male, but you never know) if I ever come across a Sid.
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