Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 19th century
Curator: Justin Howes Collection (1963-2005)
Dimensions:
285 × 85 mm (28.5 × 8.5 cm)
Medium: paper
ink
Object number: MIS.2016.43.M
Descriptionhand-written crossed letter (which contains two separate sets of writing, one written over the other at right-angles). This was done during the early days of the postal system in the 19th century to save on expensive postage charges, as well as to save paper.
