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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 9, 2021 13:20:16 GMT
I have a letter from the 7th of April 1833, with very legible writing. From Pictou to Halifax, it cost 7d. It's an interesting read of life way back then!
It's a shame letter writing has all but disappeared now!
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REL1948
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What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, Postal Histories
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Post by REL1948 on Jul 9, 2021 13:43:25 GMT
I totally agree Peter and we can add the loss of Cursive writing and the ability to spell as well. All victims of the evolving world of cyber where speed and data rule and humanity is edged out. Nowhere is this more evident than in Philately. When I see the beautiful script on so many old envelopes it saddens me to receive a piece of mail with my name digitized and misspelled, sourced by a machine and never touched by human hands. Lovely.....
Rob in Michigan
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Jul 9, 2021 14:24:42 GMT
Cursive writing should be taught again in schools...Lost art.
Robert
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 9, 2021 14:27:54 GMT
I have a letter from the 7th of April 1833, with very legible writing. From Pictou to Halifax, it cost 7d. It's an interesting read of life way back then!
It's a shame letter writing has all but disappeared now! Of course I grew up writing in cursive but sadly penmanship was never a strong point with me. I can hardly read my own hen scratching so I tend to print mostly and even that is not an art form. 🤣 My mother’s on the other hand was elegant even in her last year at 91. |
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gmot
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Post by gmot on Jul 9, 2021 19:15:59 GMT
I'll be contrary and say while I admire an elegant cursive (my own handwriting is an ugly chicken scratch), don't find it particularly sad that it has mostly gone as it is harder to read and write. Things change and technology often makes them easier. Case in point, my young adult son has dysgraphia, and manually writes/types with great difficulty - but due to voice dictation software has been able to write a short novel and many essays, write code, etc. Before modern technology, this would have been next to impossible.
~Greg
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Jul 9, 2021 19:29:00 GMT
I'll be contrary and say while I admire an elegant cursive (my own handwriting is an ugly chicken scratch), don't find it particularly sad that it has mostly gone as it is harder to read and write. Things change and technology often makes them easier. Case in point, my young adult son has dysgraphia, and manually writes/types with great difficulty - but due to voice dictation software has been able to write a short novel and many essays, write code, etc. Before modern technology, this would have been next to impossible. ~Greg Your son is my hero and I agree with your comment - You could not read my writing - VIVA the type/keyboard etc |
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gmot
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Post by gmot on Jul 10, 2021 12:48:00 GMT
Thanks renden. He also works with me on selling stamps online - his keen eye for detail has found many good varieties. So he's a definite keeper  |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 19, 2022 23:27:37 GMT
I took the liberty of changing the title of this thread to share another early Nova Scotia cover from my collection. This little envelope was used on government business in 1857. It was mailed from Halifax to my hometown of Liverpool. I suspect it was from my dad's collection.   |
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