![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHlC_MUlL08mWYsZxUHe_Ks5ZqNhm2qeAfR0PkeyZsQ6Q-CbgTEk42sfqHguQ5oUXJB8daknJ_oc60wyWRLC9nZwk84cGuUqaOsARuK02jSody9M-nD9kV9s2J-FlNKUToIk-uX-K3BOn/s400/WesternUnionEnvelope.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp97A90xU4TYSz7FvuyGWNnK2cPANePa64B-75DgVF9B-YMspT2j2IiZ-OhIjuKvDYaZn99UOBw3lCNbV3J8b1pqkFQtp4uGBKKkacqLw5b6a863EXws5yVM4UynjnbYdSC35d3cO1CwQs/s1600/WesternUnionTelegram.jpg)
This old Western Union telegram isn't terribly interesting beyond that fact that it still exists.
The short note reads:
UN 27 UNION 11 520 P.M.Western Union now focuses on money transfers. The company's telegram infrastructure was sold off in 2006 and now operates as iTelegram, a company that touts its "trusted" telegram service, but can't even avoid typos on its website:
MISS ELAINE MARTIN
143 WASHINGTON AVE
UNION, N.J.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES..MAY THE YEARS AHEAD BRING THE FULFILLMENT OF YOUR FONDEST HOPES..
MRS. MURTHA AND CECELIA
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeT-3oe7nBIl3ojw40LuHnP-f5Uv2EqxSYOsJj_R5UWBw9ywjXWBoQRabeNXYxZqBRpLU-HNZ3WuRvv1hE7f-9ZPV3lIJ2Yg0-9gSva12zziEaYHQDXl1Qil10fm1RshDPTE9DpyqP6GV/s400/iTelegram1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXnWUzVwBTFSTNvuFKGxDkZoA3OigVeS9ullrz22BYFmC-RzrzNRrEYTYewGMX6lFDdcRfpJYwbYrMc458NcHZ4la1pizMqlZdzeq4Ey7_8RmPCk1wqQNVrrxiQVMxPNfb2UkOJ9GxoHm/s400/guaranteeed.jpg)
I'm sure Samuel Finley Breese Morse would roll his eyes at that one.
No comments:
Post a Comment