January 15, 2025
Tag: treaty of bern
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The Treaty of Bern
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An international treaty signed at Bern, Switzerland, in 1874 was the culmination of decades of work done by postal authorities in nearly two dozen countries. To greater appreciate the Treaty of Bern, the postcard collector needs to draw from personal experience. If you have examined an early foreign postcard you have likely found some with…
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October 17, 2023 3 Comments
One joy in reading PCH.net is never knowing which educational path Professor Tim will lead us down. This time we learn the history of dictionaries from the definition of one single word. And, when he concludes with a “dictionary” joke, it “Ha, Ha!” to the end.