Card arrives 112 years late

Edinburgh - A postcard which took 112 years to get from Brisbane to Scotland is to be sent back to Australia where it will be…

Edinburgh - A postcard which took 112 years to get from Brisbane to Scotland is to be sent back to Australia where it will be presented to the granddaughter of the man who wrote it, the Post Office said yesterday. The card was initially sent to a "Miss Wardrop" in Aberdeen from "Colin" on January 4th, 1889, but only arrived in the Scottish city this week.

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