When I was a child (8-11 yrs old), I lived in the country near a town of 8,000. My cousin lived in another county in an unincorporated area and she would write me letters with only my name in the address, nothing else. I received them. Back in those days the mail carrier knew the names of every one on his route (and every one probably knew him personally as well).


>>BTW, this all makes me wonder (get ready for this one) - should 'understanding' and 'overlying' mean the same thing?
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>Can't remember if I've posted this here recently. I first saw it in childhood. The question is whether the postman would be able to deliver an envelope addressed like this, and if so, to whom and where:
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>Wood
>Mark
>Mass
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>Tamar

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