Complaints
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Unsurprisingly, people complained to the Post Office at having to pay to receive
mischievous or malicious Valentines. Sir Francis Freeling wrote to the Postmaster General
about the issue on a few occasions in the 1820s.
At that time, it had been decided that the Post Office should not refund postage. Discretion was used in particular cases, and postage reduced to single letter for Valentines sent in an envelope.
At that time, it had been decided that the Post Office should not refund postage. Discretion was used in particular cases, and postage reduced to single letter for Valentines sent in an envelope.
Letter from Francis Freeling to the Postmaster General, 17 February 1827 (POST 42/115)
The letter begins:
‘My Lord, In February 1825 I brought the subject of Valentine day under the consideration of the then PMG…’ Francis Freeling to the Postmaster General Lord Montague, 17 February 1827 (POST 42/115)
