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Reginald Bray - story about Forest Hill resident

anon10646030
21 Dec '17

W Reginald Bray, an accountant from Forest Hill in south-east London, claimed to hold that honour having posted himself successfully in 1900, then again in 1903 and for a last time in 1932.

anon51837532
21 Dec '17

Have heard this chap’s story before.

But did he have to use Forest Hill PO ?

anon10646030
21 Dec '17

Maybe we should keep up the tradition and sending all sorts of weird and wonderful things out of Forest Hill and see the reaction of the post office, who will start with flip flops or maybe stamped Brüssel sprouts :smiley:

Michael
21 Dec '17
applespider
22 Dec '17

The postcard quiz did feel particularly easy, mind you.

ForestHull
30 Jan '22

Following on from this old story, London News Online has a new article about this ‘Forest Hill eccentric’, detailing some of the odd things he managed to post, as well as a variety of autographs he was able to collect: