It was an art that lasted hundreds of years - enjoyed by everyone from Kings and Queens to soldiers at war and their sweethearts waiting anxiously at home.
Now the love letter may have been replaced by an email - or a string of emojis on a text - but many who still value the historical sentimentality of a creased up, handwritten letter, touched by the hands of the sender, and probably sealed with a kiss.
For marketing Manager, Liz Maguire, from Dublin, collecting such vintage letters has become a passion since spotting her first set at a flea market, as a teenager. Now just 28, Liz holds a collection of over 1,600 letters.
