Imagine mailing a postcard in 1953, only for it to show up in 2025 looking like it took the scenic route through Narnia. That’s exactly what happened to Alan Ball’s postcard, which meandered for 72 years before landing at an Illinois post office. Was it stuck in a time vortex? Hiding in a mailroom black hole? Whatever its journey, this postcard’s got more travel stories than your globetrotting uncle.

 

Long-lost postcard returned to sender 72 years after being mailed