THE LANGUAGE OF POSTAGE STAMPS
The government desires the postage stamp to be placed on a letter in the extreme upper right-hand corner. This is requested in order to facilitate the canceling of a stamp by a special machine made for that purpose.
Lovers, however, often oppose this regulation and use the stamp as a means of conveying a message to their beloved. The following are the usual meanings attached to the position of the stamp:
Placing the stamp in the upper right-hand corner at a slight angle means: “I expect an immediate reply.”
At an angle of 45 degrees: “I am provoked at your long silence.”
Placing the stamp upside down: “You are very cruel.”
Placing the stamp half an inch from the upper and right-hand edges means: “Expect me tonight.” Placing the stamp at the upper left-hand corner: “Be careful how you reply to this.”
Placing the stamp at the lower right-hand corner: “Beware! Father has caught on.”
Tearing a stamp in half and placing each half with a slight space between; in the upper right-hand corner: “Our friendship is at an end.”