Post #1062107
2026-04-10 14:12 UTC
It's Longshot Request Friday!
EDIT: Now sorted, thanks!
Does anyone have in their collection an example of an old British Telecom "telemessage" ?
These were greetings telegrams, dictated by phone and sent through the post.
I'm specifically looking for a readable image of the reply instructions that were printed on the reverse side of the page.
For some reason, no one seems to scan the back page when selling these online!
I've attached an example of the front:
#britishTelecom #telemessage
Replies (3)
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@Sempf@infosec.exchange 2026-04-10 14:40
@lpbkdotnet that certainly fulfilled the requirements for "long-shot request"!
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@statsguy@mas.to 2026-04-10 14:54
@lpbkdotnet Might be worth trying the British Library? It's the sort of thing I could imagine them having a few of in one of their collections
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@ancientsounds@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-10 14:58
@lpbkdotnet Indeed I do (see below), from my wedding in 1987! I have only scanned the lower half of the page; the upper half was blank, so the message and address show through the page and they are private to us. I also have the envelope it was sent in, if you want a scan of that too.