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Pretty as a picture postcard: Royal Mail celebrates a century of “wish you were here” with amazing online gallery – Mirror.co.uk


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Pretty as a picture postcard: Royal Mail celebrates a century of "wish you were here" with amazing online gallery
Mirror.co.uk
The Royal Mail said the first recorded postcard was sent by writer and practical joker Theodore Hook to himself in 1840, but the idea did not take off until 30 years later when postcards were released with a half-penny stamp printed as part of the designs.

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