A letter that had not reached its recipient for 72 years in the state of Illinois, United States, was recently delivered to its owner. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
Postal workers suspect that this letter remained in the wrong mailbox for a long time. Mark Thompson, a postmaster working at the post office in Ottawa, found a letter dated 1953 with an image of the UN building in New York and became interested in its history.
He sought help from local genealogists to identify the source of the letter and thus got in touch with 88-year-old Alan Ball, who lives in Sandpoint, Idaho. It turned out that Alan Ball had sent this letter by mail while briefly staying in New York to send it to his parents, Frederick and Elizabeth Ball.
Several decades later, he was surprised to learn that the letter had not reached its destination. It was found that the letter had remained in the mailbox for many years.
This incident highlighted shortcomings in the postal system and demonstrated the sensitivity and dedication of postal workers in resolving the issue. As a result, the letter was returned to its owner, and this historic event once again confirmed the importance of postal services.
