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500
Invention of letters
The first handwritten letter was by Persian Queen Atossa around 500 BC. -
550
Arborglyphs
Many were created on the bark of aspen trees, which was ideal because it could be scratched even with just a fingernail. -
Mar 15, 600
Goose quill pens
In the fifth century, people used goose quill pens. -
Transportations
Handwritten letters were delivered by courier, couch, or horseman. The person who received the letter had to pay for the letter, by how many pages, and how much it had traveled. -
Letter to Abraham Lincoln
An 11-year-old girl living in the state of New York wrote to Lincoln to tell him she hoped he would be the next president. -
Present
People write letters on paper with a pencil or pen. Then put a stamp and a name on the back of a envelope. -
Invention of cotton paper
About the 10th century came cotton paper which was in common use by the 12th century. -
The reed pen
The pen used in ancient times was made from wood, metal, or bone shaped to a point.