The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities And Romance
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A packet done up in a piece of brown paper, un- sealed but tied with string, was found to contain a small quantity of trimming, a collar-box with a few paper-collars, and inside the box were two £1 notes HOW LETTERS AEE LOST. 259 and 10s. in silver. A halfpenny wrapper was used to serve as a covering for the transmission of a letter, a bill of sale, and four £5 Bank of England notes.
In a newspaper which reached the Dead - letter Office were found four sovereigns, and in another a gold locket. ...A packet carelessly rolled up was seen to contain a sovereign, two half-sovereigns, and a savings-bank book. In several instances coins have been found imbedded in cake and pieces of toast ; and on one occasion gold coins of the value of £1, 10s.
were discovered in a large seal at the back of a letter, the gold pieces having come to light through the wax getting slightly chipped. But the most flattering act of confidence in the probity of the Post-ofiBce fell to be performed by a person at Leeds, who, desiring to send a remittance to a friend, folded a five-pound note in two, wrote the address on the back of it, and, without cover or registration, consigned it to the letter-box.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
A packet done up in a piece of brown paper, un- sealed but tied with string, was found to contain a small quantity of trimming, a collar-box with a few paper-collars, and inside the box were two £1 notes HOW LETTERS AEE LOST. 259 and 10s. in silver. A halfpenny wrapper was used to serve as a covering for the transmission of a letter, a bill of sale, and four £5 Bank of England notes.
In a newspaper which reached the Dead - letter Office were found four sovereigns, and in another a gold locket. ...A packet carelessly rolled up was seen to contain a sovereign, two half-sovereigns, and a savings-bank book. In several instances coins have been found imbedded in cake and pieces of toast ; and on one occasion gold coins of the value of £1, 10s.
were discovered in a large seal at the back of a letter, the gold pieces having come to light through the wax getting slightly chipped. But the most flattering act of confidence in the probity of the Post-ofiBce fell to be performed by a person at Leeds, who, desiring to send a remittance to a friend, folded a five-pound note in two, wrote the address on the back of it, and, without cover or registration, consigned it to the letter-box.
What to read after The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities And Romance?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hyde, James Wilson, 1841-1918 to read onlineMoreLess
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