This group does not have any discussions yet.
Comment
"POSTAL SEANCE: A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF A POSTLIFE POSTAL EXISTENCE" -- one of the most bizarre Mail Books I have chanced upon
In the author's (Henrik Drescher) own words, and in his own capitals:
"AT LONG LAST THERE IS EVIDENCE VERIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF THE AFTERLIFE.
THE IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF WHICH IS CONTAINED IN THE PAGES OF THIS BOOK, WHICH IS THE CULMINATION OF FIVE YEARS OF EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF A POSTAL PORTAL CONNECTING US WITH THE DEAD.
THE PROCEDURE WAS SIMPLE: BY ADDRESSING CORRESPONDANCE TO PERSONS IN THE AFTERLIFE AND AFFIXING POSTAGE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PASS THROUGH THE MAIL SYSTEM'S POSTLIFE PORTAL, IT COULD BE DETERMINED WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEARLY DEPARTED, THEREBY ESTABLISHING FIRM EVIDENCE OF ETERNAL LIFE IN THE HEREAFTER.
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY FINDINGS PROVE THAT THE AFTERLIFE EXISTS. OF THE LETTERS MAILED, 87% OF THE CORRESPONDANCE WAS NOT RETURNED;"
So Dreschler and 8 of his accomplices mailed envelopes to 100 or so dead people, from all eras, from all countries. If they were not 'Returned to Sender', he assumed that they were delivered and the recipient was indeed alive; if they were returned, the assumption was that the addresse was dead.
Now wearing your 'Return to Sender' hat, you might think that if the envelopes were not returned to him, the postal authorities had just thrown them away -- but that would not be a 'scientific' conclusion;
Here are 2 examples of ones that were 'DELIVERED' (to Alexander Graham Bell and Ray Johnson -- 'using his own mailing system method' ) and one xample of one that was 'RETURNED' (to Jack Kerouac)
Last words from Henrik:" AFTER CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF THE DATA ACCUMULATED I CAN DEDUCE THAT DENMARK IS THE MOST INEFFECTIVE PORTAL TO THE AFTERLIFE. IF ONE WISHES TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DECEASED, THE BEST ODDS ARE TO MAIL FROM ROME, ITALY, WHERE MY SUCCESS WAS 100% DELIVERY TO THE AFTERLIFE."
(I have a personal story about the Italian postal system -- Non Return To Sender -- that I can tell you if anyone's interested later)
Heide, possibly you can e-mail them for more inquiries?
Want to support the IUOMA with a financial gift via PayPal?
The money will be used to keep the IUOMA-platform alive. Current donations keep platform online till 1-february-2026. If you want to donate to get IUOMA-publications into archives and museums please mention this with your donation. It will then be used to send some hardcopy books into museums and archives. You can order books yourself too at the IUOMA-Bookshop. That will sponsor the IUOMA as well.
IMPORTANT: please use the friends/family option with donation on Paypal. That makes transaction fee the lowest.
This IUOMA platform on NING has no advertisings, so the funding is completely depending on donationsby members. Access remains free for everybody off course
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
http://www.iuoma.org
IUOMA on Facebook
http://www.mail-art.de
http://www.mailart.be
Mail-Art on Wikipedia
Bookstore IUOMA
www.fluxus.org
Drawings Ruud Janssen
Mail Art Blog by Jayne
Fluxlist Europe
Privacy Revolution
fluxlist.blogspot.com/
TAM Rubberstamp Archive
MAIL-ART Projects
mail art addresses
Artistampworld
panmodern.com
MIMA-Italy
artistampmuseum
Papersizes Info
IUOMA Logo's
Mail Artists Index
Mailart Adressen
Maries Mailbox Blog
http://mailartarchive.com/
Mail-Interviews
http://www.crosses.net/
Ryosuke Cohen
http://heebeejeebeeland.blogspot.nl/
Your link here? Send me a message.
© 2025 Created by Ruud Janssen.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Return to Sender to add comments!