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Head teacher Diane Browne has appealed for help to trace the intended recipient of the postcard, believed to have been sent in 1957A postcard addressed to a student at a boarding school has arrived 66 years after it was sent.
While the modern postmark on the card is dated 21 April 2023, a pre-decimal blue 1d stamp appears with a green 1.5d stamp. Each depicted Queen Elizabeth II and was issued, the school said, after her Coronation in 1953. But going by the type of stamps used, and a price hike in late 1957, the suspected postage date was either June or July of that year, according to the school.Ms Browne praised "Royal Mail's conscientious attitude" and wondered whether a worker found the card "possibly when a piece of furniture was moved, and instead of tossing it aside, they have honoured the commitment to deliver it, although a little later than expected".
A search of admission registers at the all-girls school found that Miss D Kerr may be Denise Bronwen Kerr, who attended between 1957 and 1962.Image source,The front of the postcard shows a picture of Penhelig Harbour, in the Welsh village of Aberdovey
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