Not only was the postcard delivered late, it was delivered to the wrong address. It was stamped in 1916 and again in September 2010 with a note of repair duty. It finally arrived in November with yet another note that apologized for the damage and delay arriving. The original stamp and postmark were deemed official and genuine.

The royal mail stated it is very unlikely that the card was with them all that time and that they clean out their sorting office and post boxes regularly. So the question remains where was the postcard all this time?

Learn Something Fun: During World War One, 230 soldiers perished for each hour of the four and a quarter years it continued.