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The tragic death of the handwritten message (via the Guardian)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by D1nah_

A new survey shows that people aged 25 to 34 hardly ever use a pen and prefer emojis to words.… Read more The tragic death of the handwritten message (via the Guardian)

The many-sided Thomas Hardy (via TheTLS)

Posted on February 21, 2018 by D1nah_

Thomas Hardy was a prolific writer of letters. By the 1920s the Royal Mail had installed a post box in… Read more The many-sided Thomas Hardy (via TheTLS)

Pigeon post: Meet the last delivery birds in the world… who could teach Royal Mail a thing or two (via Mail Online)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by D1nah_

These pigeon couriers are members of the last avian postal service in the world – and could give Royal Mail… Read more Pigeon post: Meet the last delivery birds in the world… who could teach Royal Mail a thing or two (via Mail Online)

Forget heart emojis! Author reveals how to write perfect love letter (via Mail Online)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by D1nah_

EXCLUSIVE: Author and self-confessed romantic Simon Garfield is keen to bring the practice of old-fashioned handwritten love letters back, and… Read more Forget heart emojis! Author reveals how to write perfect love letter (via Mail Online)

Letters of Our Lives gallery (via 500years.royalmailgroup.com)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by D1nah_

Royal Mail has launched a very special online gallery that showcases the amazing letters and images it received as part… Read more Letters of Our Lives gallery (via 500years.royalmailgroup.com)

Sue Perkins: The lost art of letter writing (via the Guardian)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by D1nah_

We all love to receive thoughtful, handwritten letters in the post, but many of us have lost the knack and… Read more Sue Perkins: The lost art of letter writing (via the Guardian)

Letters Live at the Hay Festival: ‘Letter-writing is not, after all, a dying art’ (via Telegraph.co.uk)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by D1nah_

Jude Law, Stephen Fry and Sandi Toksvig headed a stellar cast as intimate letters were read out to a crowd… Read more Letters Live at the Hay Festival: ‘Letter-writing is not, after all, a dying art’ (via Telegraph.co.uk)

The letters that reveal Horatio Nelson’s secrets (via History Extra)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by D1nah_

He was Britain’s greatest naval hero, famed for his victories against the French during the Napoleonic Wars – most famously… Read more The letters that reveal Horatio Nelson’s secrets (via History Extra)

Memories of the blitz revealed in letter from Honley (via huddersfieldexaminer)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by D1nah_

Letter from Honley grocer A W Wimpenny which he wrote on March 23, 1941, to the parents of Joan Walsh,… Read more Memories of the blitz revealed in letter from Honley (via huddersfieldexaminer)

102-year-old letter shows Titanic was almost saved by crash into ship (via Mail Online)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by D1nah_

A 102-year-old letter from the chief engineer of Titanic to his son has revealed that the doomed ship almost crashed… Read more 102-year-old letter shows Titanic was almost saved by crash into ship (via Mail Online)

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