ShA postcard has reached its destination in Wales, 121 years after it was sent. The note, dated August 3, 1901, arrived on Friday, along with the rest of the correspondence.
According to UPI News, the postcard was addressed to 11 Craddock Street, where a bank operates. The note was addressed to Lydia Davis, who bank officials believe lived at that address when it was still a home and not a bank.
“The title is right, but it arrived 121 years later than expected,” said Henry Darby, the bank’s director of marketing and communications.
Henry Darby called the situation “scary”, as the seal belonged to King Edward, who ruled the crown from 1901 to 1910. The bank employee also revealed that much of the card was now illegible.
A Postal Service spokesperson said the postcard was likely returned to the delivery system, even after being lost for more than a century. “Once an item is in our system, we have to deliver it to the correct address,” the employee said.
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