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KGB
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God help me, but I've taken an interest in covers. I've seen a good number of the older ones that have been marked with a cross (of sorts.) It's never elaborate; just a vertical line centered on the cover and one that is horizontal, again centered. Is there some significance to this?
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It's usually used on registered mail of certain countries, usually most common on those of the British Commonwealth.
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That's it! I should have realised!
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The crossed blue lines supposedly date from the time that the British post office used blue string to bundle registered mail.
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