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Why did they write letters in England in the 19th century, writing a piece of paper up and down?

In the 19th century in England, the postage rate was calculated from the number of sheets of paper. Therefore, for the sake of economy, letters were often sent without envelopes - the recipient's address was written on a folded piece of paper. And in order to fit more text, they often resorted to the so-called crossed writing, when, upon reaching the end of the page, it was turned 90 ° and new lines were written across the written ones.

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