Interesting to note how all deals were done through the mail and presumably with a great deal of trust even with unknown parties.
Reminds me of how my grandfather used to collect stamps throughout the world many, many years ago. He established a network of friends in many different countries with a standing agreement that he would soak off US postal stamps and send them abroad if they would do the same from their countries.
As a result I now have a large (probably monetarily worthless, but sentimentally very valuable) collection of foreign stamps.
A great read Leon -- thanks for sharing.
-Scott
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