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Article: Relic of early days of postal service

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Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
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March 15, 2008
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Even though correspondents of the newly-formed postal service in this country were enjoying a novelty, all managed to write fluently and often with several flourishes, even on the envelopes. However, when reading the envelopes all are extreme in their brevity, often including only a name and town or village to which it was being sent in country districts.

London would have required more, of course, in 1841 when the letter addressed to "Matthew Moyle, Chacewater" was posted, shown with the Penny Black on its side for some reason.

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