Who is Omar Majid? Redditor searching for subject of old love letters

A damaged driving permit registered to Omar Victor Imanuel Majid is pictured. (WhoIsOmarMajid.tumblr.com)

A Toronto resident is searching for the man behind a stash of love letters and photographs dating back to the 1950s found stuffed inside an old tin trunk.

A Reddit user identified as Roroca took to the website to ask for help to find Omar Majid's family.

Roroca wrote that the trunk was purchased by a neighbour from an antiques store located in Toronto's Junction neighbourhood. The antiques store has since closed, but Roroca's neighbour was told it was bought at an estate sale in the city’s east end. The owner of the antique store said he didn't meet Majid, but believed he bought the trunk from Majid's children or grandchildren.

"What my neighbours have learned about Omar so far is that his family lived in, and he possibly grew up in, Karachi," Roroca wrote on Reddit.

The trunk's new owners believe he went to college in Cambridge, England and worked as an accountant somewhere in England.

The trunk is full of letters, as well as photographs, programs from events, poems, cigarette packaging, magazines and more. All items date back to the 1950s.

The letters, photos and other keepsakes can be viewed on a Tumblr site dedicated to the search for Majid's family.

There are several love letters addressed to Majid, most of which are documented on the Tumblr page.

"The letters and photographs are beautiful and personal," Roroca wrote.

One of the undated love letters reads: "Darling, I hope to hear from you very soon again and send you all my love hugs and kisses."

Another, from another woman, tells Majid: "I love you and miss you so much I just can't tell you how I'm looking forward to the day I'll see you."

A letter from a third woman, sent in 1957, asks whether Majid received her letter.

"You see, I have heard, that there are many letters which disappear during the travelling."

The Reddit user asks anyone who may be able to help identify the trunk’s owner to send a message on Reddit or post information in the thread.