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TELEGRAM, VAN HELSING, ANTWERP, TO SEWARD, CARFAX
(Sent to Carfax, Sussex, as no county given, delivered late by twenty-two hours.)
17 September.--Do not fail to be at Hilllingham tonight. If not watching all the time, frequently visit and see that flowers are as placed, very important, do not fail. Shall be with you as soon as possible after arrival.
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“Sent to Carfax, Sussex, as no county given.”
Unfortunately for Lucy et. al., the London-based postal code system did not extend to Purfleet at this time. However, if he had had a postal code, Van Helsing probably would have omitted it anyway; it really seems that details were not his strong suit.
Postal code addresses: a little bit of history and a lot of photos - https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Postal-address-history-and-photo-album/2
Posted by: Most Significant | September 18, 2022 at 01:05 PM
Good catch!
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | September 18, 2022 at 08:46 PM
Just a silly bit of fun, really, but thank you!
Posted by: Most Significant | September 19, 2022 at 12:28 PM
Hey, *I* was going to get silly and invoke Thomas Pynchon and W.A.S.T.E.
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | September 19, 2022 at 02:01 PM