My grandmother used to send a couple of dollars in every card, or letter, she sent to her grandchildren. She could ill afford it.
When I cautioned her about the risk of sending money through the mail she showed me the tiny SAG that she always wrote next to the stamp, or on the back envelope flap.
She expllained that S.A.G. stood for St. Anthony Guide. It was a practice she’d been taught by the Irish nuns that taught her in school in Pennsylvania around 1900.
As far as we know, she never lost a dollar that way.
What a wonderful story. I never heard of Sag and I thought I’d heard everything!
That brought back memories from childhood when communication was primarily through the USPO. Many were the letters exchanged with SAG on the flap. Thanks!
What a charming practice. Thank you for telling your story. I must begin adding my own “SAG” notations.