Norway Letter Arrives 54 Years Later

[Sequoia]

OSLO, Norway Nov 18, 2004 — The mail must get through, but sometimes it takes a little time in this case, 54 years.

A letter mailed on Sept. 22, 1950, in Oslo, made it to Halden, less than 55 miles away, this week, the local newspaper Halden Arbeiderbladet reported Thursday.

"This is really fun, getting a letter after so many years," recipient Brita Loevaas told the newspaper. She said the letter was from her mother-in-law and was about the usual family matters that seemed important at the time.

"My son was 2 years old then, and is now closing in on retirement age," she said. "That puts the time that has passed in perspective."

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I sent my mother a mother's day card once and she never received it. About a year later she did; the letter had a postmark from Nicaragua!

[Lavender Brown]

1. I love these kinds of stories.

:)