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OH Nuts! · 02-13-2008, 08:15 PM

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BOSTON - The message on the postcard to a "Miss Margaret McDonald" was short. Its path to the intended address was much longer. Nearly 79 years after it was sent, a postcard of Yellowstone National Park's Tower Falls arrived in a Boston mailbox recently with the one-word message, "Greetings."
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Its intended recipient had long since left the Victorian on Sparhawk Street, and the sender was not identified by name.

Michael Cioffi was shocked to find the card dated June 1929 in his mail. He says the McDonald family did own his house for generations, but he doesn't think there is anyone left in the family to pass the postcard to.

A U.S. Postal Service spokesman says it's impossible to know what happened with the card. It somehow got into the mail and was sent with a one cent stamp from Seattle earlier this year.

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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe

PZelda · 02-13-2008, 08:27 PM

That is a really cool story! I'd love to see a pic of the postcard. I hear about lost mail from decades ago turning up in mailboxes, but they're mainly from the 1960s/1970s. Not 1929. To think this happened before the Crash of 1929... damn.

vtunie · 02-13-2008, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

To think this happened before the Crash of 1929... damn.

Every so often there's something even older -- a couple of months ago there was a story of a pre-WWI postcard delivered. But that's not the point. The thing is, this is the twenties, just before they imploded -- really a shockingly modern decade, and yet so far off... Damn indeed.

Mikado · 02-13-2008, 10:35 PM

They dont call it "Snail mail" for nothing

junecleaver · 02-14-2008, 01:11 AM

Wow, looks like those old mails are finally getting delivered. Just like someone mentioned there was a Christmas Card a few months ago that was from the 30s?? I dont remember but yeah, now this. What if someone recieved a letter from someone famous from long ago, like Lucille Ball or something.

Dude111 · 04-25-2025, 02:41 AM

I ordered a bunch of VHS tapes from ebay last year that somehow got "Lost"

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02-13-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Boston man receives postcard from 1929 1 hour, 55 minutes ago BOSTON - The message on the postcard to a "Miss Margaret McDonald" was short. Its path to the intended address was much longer. Nearly 79 years after it was sent, a postcard of Yellowstone National Park's Tower Falls arrived in a Boston mailbox recently with the one-word message, "Greetings." ADVERTISEMENT Its intended recipient had long since left the Victorian on Sparhawk Street, and the sender was not identified by name. Michael Cioffi was shocked to find the card dated June 1929 in his mail. He says the McDonald family did own his house for generations, but he doesn't think there is anyone left in the family to pass the postcard to. A U.S. Postal Service spokesman says it's impossible to know what happened with the card. It somehow got into the mail and was sent with a one cent stamp from Seattle earlier this year. ___ Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe

02-13-2008, 08:27 PM	#2
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	That is a really cool story! I'd love to see a pic of the postcard. I hear about lost mail from decades ago turning up in mailboxes, but they're mainly from the 1960s/1970s. Not 1929. To think this happened before the Crash of 1929... damn.
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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	They dont call it "Snail mail" for nothing

02-14-2008, 01:11 AM	#5
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	Wow, looks like those old mails are finally getting delivered. Just like someone mentioned there was a Christmas Card a few months ago that was from the 30s?? I dont remember but yeah, now this. What if someone recieved a letter from someone famous from long ago, like Lucille Ball or something.

04-25-2025, 02:41 AM	#6
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,751	I ordered a bunch of VHS tapes from ebay last year that somehow got "Lost" Maybe someday they may show?