A woman in Michigan was in for a nice surprise when she found an old postcard in her letterbox which was mailed nearly 100 years back, as per a TNN report.??
Britanny Keech found it next to her normal junk mail and bills in the mailbox. She didn't pay much heed initially since she was busy with her kids and other daily chores.?
But soon, she decided to give it a look after realising postcards were obsolete and she hasn't received one in many years.?
"I thought it was very peculiar that I was receiving a postcard because nobody sends postcards anymore nowadays. I went 'OK, this is different,'" Keech told CNN.?
When she retrieved the postcard from the mailbox, she saw it was postmarked October 29, 1920, with her Belding, Michigan address. However, it was addressed to someone by the name of Roy McQueen.?
The cursive text on the postcard reads: ¡°Dear Cousins, Hope this will find you all well. We are quite well but the 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 to us ¨C Roy get his pants fixed yet. Flossie Burgess.¡±?
A one-cent George Washington stamp is affixed on the back of the postcard.?
The main part of the postcard has a Halloween theme with a black cat holding a broom, a goose, an owl, a bat, and a woman with a cane and a witch's hat.?
Although Keech had no idea about the writer of the postcard she shared it on social media in hope of finding the sender's relatives.?
¡°Ok so i received this in the mail today. It appears to be a really old letter. I would like to get it to the or to a family member. Does anyone know this person? Their first name is missing. Just saw that it is dated for October 29th 1920. Any help would be great,¡± she wrote in the Facebook group ¡®Positively Belding¡¯.?