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Blank telegram form

Image of a blank telegram form


The job of Telegraph Messenger Boys was introduced in the 1870s. These boys would deliver telegrams and carry blank forms like the one above for people to send their replies. It cost six pence to send 12 words and a halfpenny for every additional word.


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