Valentine Mark Herman's Blog – February 2023 Archive (3)
BEWARE!! "Mail Art" (not) spammer called 'Catherine O'Sullivan'
Beware folks!
I was recently contacted by Catherine O'Sullivan who I had never heard of.
'I have seen your Mail Art, and would like to share some thoughts about Mail Art with you', she said.
'OK', 'I replied, 'What do you want to talk about?'
Then I got a follow-up saying she lived in the US (Denver, CO, I think) had been a nurse, was a religous person, was seriously ill, etc, and as I was a 'sensitive' person she would like to transfer some of her funds to me…
ContinueAdded by Valentine Mark Herman on February 28, 2023 at 10:41am — 12 Comments
From the BBC: "Ukraine's Banksy stamps feature art of Putin in judo match" (Follow the link to see the stamps)
Ukraine has issued postage stamps featuring a mural by renowned UK graffiti artist Banksy to mark the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.…
Added by Valentine Mark Herman on February 26, 2023 at 4:22am — 2 Comments
Letter arrives 105 years after being posted (extracts from an article in today's Times [of London])
How late has your post been recently? A few days? Weeks? Maybe a month? Strike action may be causing significant delays at present, but they are nothing compared to the time taken for one letter to make it from Bath to Crystal Palace which has finally arrived 105 years after it was posted.
It was originally sent by a Christabel Mennell, who seemed to be racked by guilt and wished to…
ContinueAdded by Valentine Mark Herman on February 17, 2023 at 8:40am — 4 Comments
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