"I’ve always had a
fascination with the Royal Mail. How a letter can physically travel from
one end of the country to the other for just 57p is still brilliant
(you can’t even buy a Double-Decker chocolate bar for that price).
For
the past five years I have been challenging the British postal system
by writing and sending cryptic addresses on envelopes. From maps and
symbols to word-searches and drawings of the destination, they never
fail to deliver and I have a growing admiration for their patience and
perseverance.
Puzzling
post has been a hobby of mine for quite some time and I am always
delighted when the post office writes and draws little messages in
return. One envelope had three addresses to various friends’ homes with a
little biography about each of them. It invited the Royal Mail to
‘Choose the person who best deserves to receive this letter’. When it
arrived I was surprised to hear that there was a written conversation
across the envelope where postal staff across the country had diverted
its destination in a sort of debate. The final address had a giant pink
heart drawn over it in crayon.
For
me this sums up the Royal Mail; an efficient machine with a very human
spirit and a great team of people dedicated in delivering every letter
they receive. Somehow I very much doubt that any other postal service in
the world would embrace badly addressed envelopes in such an eccentric
and light-hearted way."
Source - James Addison
Source - Puzzles for Postmen