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Started by Dave Hughes, November 23, 2022, 08:50:16 AM

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Printle: A Printing Word Game from Metal Type


Dave Hughes

Whilst browsing on eBay I came across this first day cover, featuring a poem about the invention of the Linotype and a stylised illustration of the machine by JP Hall:

Printle: Word Puzzle for Printers Play Now

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printsmurf

Thanks for posting this Dave. This is one I have not come across - I have taken the liberty of posting this in the Postage Stamp thread in General Chat.

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