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When a packet of 10 “Air Mail” letters from 1966 showed up on eBay with a Bakersfield address that no longer exists, history buffs and amateur detectives on the Facebook ...
How Old-Fashioned Letter-Writing Became 2020’s Campaign Innovation 5 minute read Early voting is taking place at a variety of satellite locations around Detroit on Oct. 5, 2020.
These included letters that current friends and family had written to me over many years. It was fun rereading many of these, but at this point in my life I don’t feel the need to keep them.
When postage was 45 cents per 1-ounce letter, he sold each packet — face value $4.50 — for $4. Since the cost has gone to 46 cents, he has raised the per-packet price to $4.09.
RUSSIA: Some Old Letters. 2 minute read. TIME. May 7, 1934 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... Finally he produced an envelop out of which Mr. Fletcher eased a packet of yellow papers. They were: ...
These included letters that current friends and family had written to me over many years. It was fun rereading many of these, but at this point in my life I don’t feel the need to keep them.
In a letter, dated July 31, 1697, Jacques Sennacques asks his cousin Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant in The Hague, for a certified copy of a death notice for Daniel Le Pers.
The researchers virtually opened the letters with an advanced X-ray machine. They then used computers to analyze the folds and create a readable, digital model of the unfolded message. Unlocking ...
A signed, sealed but not delivered letter from 1697 has finally been read with the help of a high-tech scan that looked inside without breaking its seal.
Another letter hidden in the drawer was from the local Red Cross, which made it official. It identified the remains of Dr. Weiss, his wife, and their 13-year-old daughter.