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Show First Mall SyiUm A Parisian served Paris and her suburbs with mall long before governments gov-ernments went into the post office business. In the year 1653 one M. de Vlllnyer put up bones In the busiest streets of Paris and ornamental orna-mental wrappers bearing bis coat of arms for sale In stores. All one had to do was to buy a wrapper In a store, just like a stamp today, put It loosely around his letter and deposit de-posit In one of the marked Villayer boxes. Collections were made twice dally, brought to a central headquarters head-quarters and then distributed, the wrappers being taken off and used J again. |