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In the fifth century people used goose quill pens. Nobody has changed the 'paper." -
Egyptians papyrus made the ancient libraries of Alexandria and Pergamum. The Roman Emperor Clausius made a new type of cross layered which was not damaged be reed. Reed is what they used as a pencil.
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The leaves of plants and the bark of trees advanced the use of writing. The linden tree was particularly good allowing the folding of tis bark. -
The first recorded handwritten letter was by Persian Queen around 500 BC according to the ancient historian Hellanicus. -
A great advance in writing material came in the 14th century with the invention of paper made with linen rags. pencil made from a lead composite became a common use in the 14th century. -
In May 1840 Great Britain introduced the first prepaid stamp nationwide postal delivery service, with the Penny Black stamp (portrait of the young Queen Victoria) for letters under half an ounce and the Two penny Blue stamp for letters over. Other countries soon copied this later. -
In the 1840 letters were delivered by courier, couch, or a horse writer. The person who received the letter had to pay for the letter, which depended on the number of pages and how much it traveled.
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The United States introduced a limited postal service in August 1842 followed by a uniform five cents charge in 1845 and standardized stamps in 1847.
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People write letters on paper with a pencil or pen. They put a stamp and address and return address and the the name on the back of the envelope. They put it in a mailbox and the United States Postal Service sends it to the place that is written on the back.
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The pen used in ancient times was made from wood, metal, or bone shaped to a point. They still used the same "paper." -
About the 10th century came cotton paper which was in common use by the 12th century. They still goose quill pens.