Robert Houghton wrote:The lowercase z was curly like a figure 3 almost. Maybe some teachers on here might know what I'm talking about, lol!
I write my lowercase z's like that and I learned to write in an Australian state primary school in the late 1980s!
The style we were made to copy was called "Victorian Modern Cursive" (Victorian as in the state of Victoria where we lived, not as in the era). Actually, I still write very much like that, curly z's and all...
Here it is, just as we were taught it:
Back on topic - I'd love to hear people's thoughts on the Famous Five postcards when you get them, especially what the images are and what the quality is like (and whether they're worth the price!). I'm thinking of them as a possible birthday or Christmas present for my sister.