Results: Mail delivered 50 years late
Published on 10/28/2016
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1.
The Australian postal service has apologized for delivering a letter half a century after it was sent from an island in the South Pacific. A couple (the Duffy's) from Adelaide found the faded postcard, from the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, resting on their doorstep under a gas bill. Are you familiar with this story?
Yes
7%
111 votes
No
83%
1389 votes
N/A
10%
166 votes
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2.
If you answered yes to question #1, what facts are you familiar with? It bore a postmark of 1966 and was addressed to one Robert Giorgio, and was written by someone named Chris (who may have been traveling by boat).
4%
65 votes
The stamp had costed 13 francs (or around nine pence).
4%
64 votes
The postcard was posted in French Polynesia.
3%
58 votes
The postcard is a bit faded, and looks like there is some water damage to the top left corner.
3%
54 votes
It is understood to have been sent to the original owner of the house, whose whereabouts are unknown. The new owners of the house are Tim and Claire Duffy.
3%
49 votes
N/A or I am unfamiliar with all of these facts.
89%
1479 votes
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3.
Tim Duffy handed the letter back to Australia Post, who acknowledged that something had gone wrong and issued an apology. Have you ever received mail that was more than a year old (or several years old) from your local post office?
Yes
8%
136 votes
No
92%
1530 votes
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4.
The Australia Post takes great pride in the timely, safe and efficient delivery of mail and we are confident that the vast majority of mail and parcels arrive on time. It is not the first time a letter has taken vastly longer than expected to arrive at its destination. Do you think this was an honest mistake that was made by the Australian post office? Yes
55%
909 votes
No
11%
182 votes
N/A
35%
575 votes
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