Home › How to Write Letters › Oakland, Cal.,

Oakland, Cal.,

July 4th, 1892.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29th, 1892.

Avoid postscripts. They are only embarassing. Take your envelope, and having neatly folded your letter, place it in the envelope, close the envelope and write in the most legible manner :

Mr. Henry Flich, 142 Euclid Avenue, Put Stamp Here.

Cleveland, Q.

Abbreviate the names of the States in the following fashion: Maine, Me.; New Hampshire, N. H.; Vermont, Vt.; Massachusetts, Mass.; Rhode Island, R. I.; Connecticut, Conn.; New York, N. Y.; New Jersey, N. J.; Pennsylvania, Penn. or Pa.; Delaware, Del.; Maryland, Md.; Virginia, Va.; North Carolina, N. C.; South Carolina, S. C.; Georgia, Ga. or Geo.: Alabama, Ala.; Mississippi, Miss.; Missouri, Mo.; Louisiana, La.; Tennessee, Tenn.; Kentucky, Ky.; Indiana, Ind.; Ohio, O.; Michigan, Mich.; Illinois, Ill.; Wisconsin, Wis.; Arkansas, Ark.; Texas, Tex.; Iowa, Io.; Florida, Fla.; Oregon, On.; California, Cal.; Minnesota, Minn.; District of Columbia, D. C.