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Old 28th March 2023, 11:17
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Yes. Modern communications are shutting down the highstreet. Before the electronic revolution one could perambulate in Soho and select, from the wide selection on display, the art and left handed literature of your leaning (although it was more straight-laced here, one newsagent was successfully prosecuted for a seaside vulgar postcard, I have in mind that those featuring mothers-in-law unfavourably were banned). About the only thing one could not do was send such by post, regardless of the envelope material. Sending money was only 'not recommended' (especially as HM provided the Postal Order) now one risks investigation for money laundering.
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