Canadian Man Received Post Card In His Mail - Dated 1955

[matcom]

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia --Peter Symons noticed something odd about a postcard he received in the mail from Florida. "When I looked at it, I saw it had 4 cents in stamps and I said, 'Well, that's sort of strange,'" he said. Then he noticed the postmark: Nov. 7, 1955.

The card, which he received Thursday, showed an aerial view of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. It bore a pair of 2-cent stamps with the image of Thomas Jefferson and was addressed to "Mrs. Harry McGee, 1-1135 Davie St., Vancouver 5, B.C., Canada."

The message, written in blue ink, read: "Darling & kids: Arrived here 6:15 this morning. It's nice and cool now but promises to be a stinker later on. Am going to have a wash and shoeshine, etc., and go into town."

It was signed "Love & kisses, Har."

The card was mailed less than a year after the luxury hotel was opened, said Thomas Bruny, vice president of marketing for Fontainebleau Resorts.

"I have no idea how it could have been lost for 50 years," he said.

Symons said the card is in good shape with just a couple of bends on one end.

Bob Taylor, a spokesman for Canada Post, said the delivery truly was a fluke. "It could have been in the U.S. Postal Service for years," he said. "It could have been stuck behind a cabinet. Sometimes these are found during renovations."

Because of insufficient postage, he said, the postcard should have been returned to sender. And who that sender was remains a mystery.

"The story could be anything," Taylor said. "At least it showed up, even if it was late."

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/08/26/canadian_man_gets_postcard_from_1955?mode=PF

[Bullwinkle925]

1. Sorta like "Message in a Bottle" type of thing....

how sweet.

[jane_pippin]

2. Aw. This sort of thing is so neat.

I just love it.

[underpants]

3. See what socialized medicine gets you?

Huh do you folks? This is exactly what I have been telling you about socialized medicine

-SLAP-

Sorry while DU was down I read the Rush thread on the Freep. One of them got on the air after a 30 minute wait-Best day of his life EVER!!!

[Guy Fawkes]

4. I bet Mr. McGee would have a laugh if he found out...

[uncle ray]

5. canadian postal inspectors don't sound too bright!

"Because of insufficient postage, he said, the postcard should have been returned to sender. And who that sender was remains a mystery."

the card was sent to "Mrs. Harry McGee" and was signed "Har". i guess it would be too much of a stretch to assume that possibly MR. Harry McGee was writing home to his wife(and kids)?:shrug:

[northzax]

7. yeah, who puts a return address

on a postcard? (ok, Iknow people who do, I don't)

the best part, I bet Har got into trouble when he got home for not writing!

[edbermac]

6. And probably marked "Postage Due"

:silly: