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Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: in pen and black ink, recto, l.l.: C.D.S.; b.: THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE / "Hard times! hard times! - I [underlined] ain't goin' to pay for any more washin, / not I! - I'll post [underlined] my dickeys [underlined] (I always wear dickeys [underlined] shirts ain't respectable), - / I'll post'em, shove'em right into the letter box - and let the old woman wash / 'em and post'em back again - That's what I [underlined] calls a privilege - I reckon / she may just send me a cheese or two by return of post - 'every little helps."; (Partial transcription)