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Undated photo, available Tuesday Feb. 19 2002, of what British postal historian Edward Proud claims to be the earliest ever surviving picture postcard mailed to himself by victorian eccentric Theodore Hook in 1840. Previously believed to be a German or Austrian invention, this postcard predates
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a envoyée à lui-même à Londres comme plaisanterie. Les personnages repésentent des caricatures d'employés de la poste au travail devant un encrier géant.
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