SWALK
Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Mail and Postal
| Stands for | Sealed with a loving kiss |
|---|---|
| Categories | Writing & Everyday |
SWALK stands for Sealed with a loving kiss, a mail and postal abbreviation.
Written on the back of envelopes in love letters, especially by servicemen and their sweethearts during the Second World War. It heads a family of playful envelope acronyms.
Example: Her grandfather's wartime letters all had SWALK written across the sealed flap.
Usage notes
A shorter variant is SWAK, "sealed with a kiss." Wartime correspondents used similar codes, such as HOLLAND ("hope our love lasts and never dies") and ITALY ("I trust and love you"), as affectionate shorthand visible before the letter was opened; some sources trace SWALK back to the First World War. The custom faded as phone calls and email replaced love letters.
Related abbreviations
More mail and postal abbreviations
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- Attn – Attention
- BFPO – British Forces Post Office
- c/o – Care of
- CMRRR – Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested
- COA – Change of address
- DPO – Diplomatic Post Office
- EMS – Express Mail Service
- FAO – For the attention of
- FCM – First-Class Mail
- FPO – Fleet Post Office
- HC – Highway contract route