Here is the stamp on another envelope from Eva sent in 2017 that I really thought I had blogged, but I couldn't find it in the archive.
The interesting thing is that it is described as undeliverable, even though the address is correct and quite clear. You can also see someone must have put the yellow sticky paper on the envelope and then ran it through a machine, as the top part (including the word Nixie) is partly printed on the envelope.
Fortunately it made it back to Eva, who then sent it back to me.
Lucky for me, because I got to see all the fun mail creatures.
What was your craziest mail misadventure that turned out well in the end?
J'aime beaucoup le crocus ,fleur délicate dont on extrait le safran et j'adore l'enveloppe d'Eva le petit animal de gauche me fait penser à un tapir:) Il y a de quoi s'étonner que le courrier retourne à l'expéditeur lorsque l'adresse est correcte :(
ReplyDeleteSadly it happens occasionally, although usually not when the address is so clear.
DeleteI created a diaper using the waist and leg band of a disposable diaper for the 2000 Graceful Envelope contest. Dropped it off at the post office. A few months later was notified I had one of the winning entries. Went to the post office to thank the postal clerks for bringing me good luck. They said they were relieved because the day after they had put it on the truck, it came back to them even thought the address was clearly written! Fortunately, no one stamped or stuck anything on it. The clerks put it back in the bin, crossed their fingers, and it made its way to its destination.
ReplyDeleteYou can see the diaper: http://cjkennedyink.tumblr.com/page/3#31473893810
DeleteI saw this at the Graceful Envelope contest page on the past. Very creative. And fantastic that the local post office workers helped it on its way.
Deletethat envelope has quite a story to share :D
ReplyDeleteCannot recall of any similar mishaps, besides the usual mail getting lost or delayed.
Recently though I posted a number of cards on the 14th of January, handed in at the counter. There was no sign of any of it for quite a while. Eventually the cards started arriving, with the cancellation of 31st of January. What had happened in-between, only the lady at the counter would know :)
Yes, a long story from its initial sending to finally blogged today.
DeleteThat is quite the gap between mailing and cancelling - I feel like the post recently has been so random in terms of how long it takes.
Saffron - a favourite of mine - though, sadly, rarely used.
ReplyDeleteShame about the wide bar covering so much of the flower.
It is interesting how stamp designs can have slightly odd features like that bar.
DeleteIf you look at the whole sheet, the bar makes more sense, I guess. I think that these stamps are issued mostly to be collected, not sent.
DeleteThis letter took really long! I was happy it eventually arrived.
ReplyDeleteI always like toread about mail adventures, especially those ones with a happy end :)
And even longer to blog it... Thanks for the link to the whole sheet.
DeleteSuper cute envelope. You couldn't get a clearer address than that, the mysteries of the postal system. Glad it had a happy end.
ReplyDeleteSadly not the first time a perfectly clear address has been considered 'undeliverable'. Makes for a fun blog post, though.
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