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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
·
James Wilson Hyde
166
Letters
so
addressed
generally
reached
the
Consul
in
direct
course
of
post,
though
some
of
them
were
occasionally
delayed
by
being
first
sent
to
Wisbeach.
In
other
cases
assistance
was
given
in
reading
the
addresses
by
the
northern
version
of
the
county
"Suffolg"
following
the
word
intended
for
Ipswich.
The
address,
23
Adne
Edle
Street,
London,
proved
to
be
intended
for
2
Threadneedle
Street,
London.
In
another
case,
No.
52
Oldham
&
Bury,
London,
was
written
for
No.
52
Aldermanbury,
London.
On
another
occasion
the
following
address
appeared
on
a
letter:--
too
dad
Thomas
hat
the
ole
oke
Otchut
10
Bary.
Pade.
Sur
plees
to
let
ole
feather
have
this
sefe;
the
address
being
intended
for
The
Old
Oak
Orchard,
Tenbury.
A
further
odd
address
was
as
follows,
written,
it
is
presumed,
by
a
German:--
Tis
is
fur
old
Mr
Willy
wot
brinds
de
Baber
in
Lang
Kaster
ware
ti
gal
is.
gist
rede
him
assume
as
it
cums
to
ti
Pushtufous;
the
English
of
the
address
being--
This
is
for
old
Mr
Willy
what
prints
the
paper
in
Lancaster
where
the
jail
is.
Just
read
him
as
soon
as
it
comes
to
the
Post-office.
The
next
address
is
one
made
use
of,
apparently,
owing
to
the
true
and
particular
address
being
lost,
but
the
directions
given
served
their
purpose,
and
the
letter
was
duly
delivered:--
For
a
gentleman
residing
in
a
street
out
of
the
----
Road,
London.
He
is
a
shopkeeper,
sells
newspapers
and
periodicals
to
the
trade,
and
supplies
Hawkers,
and
others
with
cheap
prints,
some
of
which
are
sold
by
men
in
the
street.
he
has
for
years
bought
the
waste
of
the
Illustrated
----
their
prints
printed
in
colours
particularly.
he
is
well
known
in
the
locality,
being
wholesale.
Postman
will
oblige
if
he
can
find
this.
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