London letter arriving 100 plus years later!

London letter arriving 100 plus years later – talk about the mail being slow! My sincere thanks to long time AnchoredScraps blog subscriber Paul who shared this article with me just a few days ago – hot off the presses from BBC News. As a reminder the Post Offices in the U.S. are closed tomorrow with President’s Day Federal Holiday observance.

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London letter arriving 100 plus years later!

The BBC News article by Harry Low writes about “A letter written in February 1916 has arrived at a flat in south London more than 100 years later.” 

“The letter was written to “my dear Katie”, the wife of local stamp magnate Oswald Marsh, according to Stephen Oxford, editor of the Norwood Review, a quarterly local history magazine.

Oswald Marsh was a highly regarded stamp dealer who was often called as an expert witness in cases of stamp fraud.”

Finlay Glen holding the envelope which arrived at his flat in 2021. It was written in February 1916.

To read the full article I’m including this link Crystal Palace letter arrives more than 100 years late, February 16, 2023.

I really enjoyed reading this article and appreciate so much Paul sharing it with us. See  you back here next Sunday as we will be celebrating AnchoredScraps 8th Years Blogging Anniversary! In the meantime, here’s to a great week ahead!

Anchors Aweigh,  

Helen

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