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January 4, 2012 08:35 pm PST
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Stamp semaphore as early emoticons
From an 1890 edition of the Szarvas s vidke, a weekly Hungarian newspaper, an explanation of the "stamp code" used to signal one's intention when sending mash notes and such through the Emperor's post. The secrets of the language of stamps. For all those who are in the situation of Hero and Leander, and similarly [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/BiPNwBqdS5w/stamp-semaphore-as-early-emoti.html
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