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New year hairdo from Gu

Louise Brooks' new haircut only cost elevenpence!

Thanks, Gu

Added by Alan Brignull on January 4, 2017 at 4:56pm — 3 Comments

Catty Apo Ton Trello!

Something crazy from Momkat — I recognise that little sticker!

Added by Alan Brignull on November 8, 2016 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Whimsical real-mail from Theo Nelson!

Colourful whimsical meteorological ATCs……

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Added by Alan Brignull on November 8, 2016 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Something fishy

The latest from Eva in Morocco -- there's definitely something blue and fishy going on in the mail lately

Added by Alan Brignull on July 21, 2016 at 7:00am — No Comments

Eva in Morocco posted two envelopes to me at the same time — one was decorated with a very colourful carrier pigeon (apparently wearing a Fairisle jumper) and contained a letter. The other was made out of a poster and was sent for the interesting Green March stamp.

Unfortunately the special stamp fell off and is probably decorating the inside of a mail sorting machine…

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Added by Alan Brignull on March 29, 2016 at 2:53pm — 1 Comment

Uneggspected mail

What next from Dean the in Seine artist? A cardboard egg tray full of fried eggs arrived in the mail today. Some of them looked a bit off, there's a black yolk, three gold whites and a silver one. Is this a code of some sort? Does he expect me to make an omelette out of them and send it back?

On the other side, pizza with a pun.…

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Added by Alan Brignull on March 12, 2016 at 6:23pm — 5 Comments

More from Dean...

At first I thought my wife had some junk mail with a bizarre cover-mount 'free gift'. But no, it was the latest from Dean the artist in Seine. Thanks, Dean. I wonder how good a dog I can draw with a glue-encrusted hairbrush?

Added by Alan Brignull on March 7, 2016 at 10:25pm — 9 Comments

Indestructible postcard

After my recent creative destruction of his destructive creation, Dean the inSeine has sent a metallic postcard: does he imagine that this is proof against further remodelling?

Royal Mail delivered it despite the dangerous-looking circuit board attached to the back, and the fact that it was understamped (over 100g, more than 5mm thick, should have cost £1.19,…

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Added by Alan Brignull on February 18, 2016 at 10:09pm — 8 Comments

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