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Michigan Resident Receives A Postcard That Was Sent 100 Years Ago
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Michigan Resident Receives A Postcard That Was Sent 100 Years Ago

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Remember that one letter, postcard, or package that you were expecting to come, but it never did? And then you went and complained to the post office, but gave up after a month or two and admitted that it got lost?

Well, it’s not that it got lost, but it probably got delayed. Try waiting for 100 years, maybe it’ll turn up.

No, I’m not kidding, post can turn up after 100 years as this has happened to one woman from Michigan, who has just now received a postcard that was sent out back in 1920.

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    Image credits: Brittany Keech

    So, on September 8th, Brittany Keech, a resident of Belding, Michigan, got an unexpected postcard that seemed a tad bit affected by another time. She decided to investigate and took a look at anything that would explain the state of the postcard, and more importantly, the sender.

    The postcard was marked as dispatched on October 29th, 1920. 1920! This is just a month and a half shy of a full 100 years! Apparently, it was addressed to somebody named Roy McQueen at Keech’s address and came with a vintage postage stamp that’s appropriate for its time: one-cent George Washington.

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    Image credits: Brittany Keech

    As is with all new inhabitants, Keech was no stranger to someone else’s mail coming into her house because she had moved into her current home just 2 years ago. (Heck, I personally have been living in my new flat for 6 years, still getting the previous owner’s mail!)

    The date surely surprised Keech as she didn’t even know if she could read it in the first place. She knew that it was definitely old judging by how tattered it was and the vintage Halloween-themed illustration congratulating Roy, who never got the card in the first place, on the spooky holiday.

    At first, Keech wasn’t sure if it’s real, but sure enough, the more she got to investigating it, the more sure she was about its authenticity: “Just by what their letter contained and everything and what they’re saying, I knew that it was more than just, you know, some postcards you can buy on eBay to send as like a general… greeting to somebody,” she explained to NBC.

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    Even though the address is correct, the receiver is different, namely one Roy McQueen

    Image credits: Brittany Keech

    The postcard reads as follows:

    “Dear Cousins,

    Hope this will find you all well. We are quite well but mother has awful lame knees. It is awful cold here. I just finished my history lesson and am going to bed pretty soon. My father is shaving and my mother is telling me your address. I will have to close for a night. Hope grandma and grandpa are well. Don’t forget to write us – Roy get his pants fixed yet.”

    Keech was rather surprised as she’s used to getting other people’s mail—but not 100 Y.O. mail

    Image credits: Brittany Keech

    Poor Roy never got this, so Keech decided to have it delivered to its rightful owners (or quite likely their relatives at this point). Keech explained that people were very helpful in trying to track down the family, and after an interview on this with the New York Times, the editorial told her that someone who’s related to Roy got in touch with them, so Keech is working on getting it into the right hands.

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    Before all this, Keech posted her unexpected find on Facebook, in a group called Positively Belding, where the public picked it up and the search was kicked off. Now this situation is making headlines throughout the internet.

    Keech has since then started to look for Roy or any of his relatives to deliver this postcard to

    Image credits: Brittany Keech

    What are your thoughts on this? How many years do you still have left for a postcard, letter or parcel to arrive until it reaches 100? Let us know in the comments section below!

    Here’s how the internet reacted to the 100-year delivery service

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    Robertas Lisickis

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    Some time ago, Robertas used to spend his days watching how deep the imprint in his chair will become as he wrote for Bored Panda. Wrote about pretty much everything under and beyond the sun. Not anymore, though. He's now probably playing Gwent or hosting Dungeons and Dragons adventures for those with an inclination for chaos.

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the greatest mystery to be solved here is “Did Roy get his pants fixed or not”? That’s what I want to know.

    chuck.dont.surf
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has no one noticed this isn't addressed to Roy at all, but his wife?

    Wreathy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep! And possibly it's a child that wrote it - addressed to his aunt.

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    Zero Fox Given
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused as to why she's allowed the address to be fully shown several times and then in one shot she has it covered up

    M O'Connell
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's not really covering up the address. The other photos are somewhat blurry, and her camera may have been having trouble taking a picture of it, so she introduced a fleshy focus-aid.

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    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the greatest mystery to be solved here is “Did Roy get his pants fixed or not”? That’s what I want to know.

    chuck.dont.surf
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has no one noticed this isn't addressed to Roy at all, but his wife?

    Wreathy
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep! And possibly it's a child that wrote it - addressed to his aunt.

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    Zero Fox Given
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused as to why she's allowed the address to be fully shown several times and then in one shot she has it covered up

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's not really covering up the address. The other photos are somewhat blurry, and her camera may have been having trouble taking a picture of it, so she introduced a fleshy focus-aid.

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