Wow. I know Australia Post sucks, but this is bad even for them!
it is likely that it was put back into the postal system by someone recently, rather than it being lost or stuck somewhere.
No, I think you’re just saying that to save face and not be so embarrassed that the Royal Mail lost this post card in their system for 40 years. It is way more believable that the post workers lost it for 40 years than someone re-sending this 40 year old post card.
Literally delivered by a snail
42 years ago is the 1960s…wait
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Similar thing happened back in the 80’s at a Sorting Office where I worked. The letters, then, were sorted into a 48 box fitting. They took a row of 48 box fittings down and discovered a postcard that was alleged to be 100 years old. I think they had a little ceremony with the living descendants of the addressee. This was when the Royal Mail prided itself on delivering the mail.
time capsule
