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In the UK they were billed by the word : http://www.1900s.org.uk/images-1930s40s-postal-rates.htm http://www.1900s.org.uk/images-1930s40s-postal-rates.htm has a
by pm215 9y ago
In the UK they were billed by the word : http://www.1900s.org.uk/images-1930s40s-postal-rates.htm http://www.1900s.org.uk/images-1930s40s-postal-rates.htm has a scan of a 1930s/40s tariff which is 6p for 9 words, extra 1p for every word beyond that, and extra 6p per mile you were outside a 3 mile radius of the destination post office.
- walshemj 9y agoA few years ago when I worked for BT I met a retired guy who had started as a telegram boy at age 14 - apparently every morning they had to line up for inspection.