poste restante
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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2011
I had told Grell that if it became necessary to write me under cover, he might do so at the poste restante, Folkestone.
From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest
Evidently, however, she had heard that he was ailing, for she begs him to send her a few words, poste restante, to Aix-la-Chapelle, letting her know how he is.
From The Loves of Great Composers by Gustav Kobbé
I used to have my letters addressed there, poste restante, and call in for them when I happened to be in Kimberley.
From Uncanny Tales by Various
Closely watched by the local authorities and the Russian police, all Nihilists, but especially their leaders, are compelled to take certain precautions, such as having their letters and papers addressed poste restante to simple initials.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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