“Postcard arrives 72 years later”
A postcard lost in the mail for 72 years arrived at an Illinois post office, where officials were able to track down and contact the now-88-year-old sender.
The postcard, which was sent by Alan Ball to his parents in 1953, arrived recently at the Ottawa Post Office.
Post office officials believe the card, which depicts the U.N. building in New York, was likely mishandled at the post office inside the United Nations and ended up lost in an unseen location for decades.
The post office managed to locate Alan Ball, who now lives in Idaho.
Ball said he recognized his own handwriting, but doesn’t remember mailing the card. He does remember going to New York for a short time in the summer of 1953.
The postcard’s 72-year journey is nothing compared to a postcard that arrived last year at its intended address in Swansea, Wales, 121 years after the date on its postmark.
คำศัพท์
postcard (n.) โปสการ์ด
post office (n.) ที่ทำการไปรษณีย์
post office official (n.) เจ้าหน้าที่ไปรษณีย์
postmark (n.) ตราประทับไปรษณีย์
sender (n.) ผู้ส่ง
recently (adv.) เมื่อเร็วๆนี้
handwriting (n.) ลายมือ
recognize (v.) จำได้
mishandle (v.) ทำผิด
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