The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and RomanceHyde, James Wilson
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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
Hyde, James Wilson
Postal service -- Great Britain
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.
Similar cases are as follows, but we are unable to say whether the
addresses given served their intended purpose:--
Mr ----. Travelling Band, one of the four playing in the street.
Persha [Pershore],
Worcestershire.
Please to find him if possible.
To E----, a cook as lived tempery with a Mrs L----, or some such
a name, a shoemaker in Castle St. about No. ---- Hoburn in 1851; try
to make this out. She is a Welsh person about 5 feet 1--stoutish.
Lives in service some ware in London or naboured. London.
This is for her that maks dresses for ladies, that livs at tother
side of road to James Brocklip.
Edensover, Chesterfield.
This is for the young girl that wears spectacles, who minds two
babies.
30 Sherriff St.,
Off Prince Edwin St.,
Liverpool.
In two further instances the indications sufficed, and the letters were
duly delivered. Thus--
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