Prior to the issuance of the first stamps, letters accepted by postmasters for dispatch were marked Paid by means of pen and ink or hand stamps of various designs. … To facilitate the handling of mail matter, some postmasters provided special stamps or devices for use on letters as evidence of the prepayment of postage.

As true as steel, as plantage to the moon.

Being very calculated, he knew very well the arrival and departure hours, and respected them.

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