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After being sent in February 1916, a letter has finally reached its intended recipient at Hamlet Road, south of London. The recipient at this address was also surprised by its arrival.Upon realizing the letter was very old, the recipient wanted to open it to see. However, due to postal regulations, they could only apologize for the urge. After recognizing its historical value, the recipient gave it to the Norwood Review, a local magazine. The editor of the magazine was also surprised by the letter. This letter was originally sent to Katie, the wife of local businessman and stamp collector Oswald Marsh.
The letter was written by Christabel Mennel, the daughter of tea merchant Henry Tuke Mennel, while her family was vacationing in Bath, West England. In the letter, Mennel wrote: “I feel really miserable here with the cold weather.” The southern London area was a center of many business activities at that time. Oswald Marsh, the former resident of the house on Hamlet Road, was a highly regarded stamp dealer, often called upon as an expert witness in stamp fraud cases.A spokesperson for Royal Mail said that incidents like these happen frequently, and it's uncertain what happened. “People are drawn to the letter from 1916 but we have no additional information about what may have occurred.”
Finlay Glen stands before the house with the address written on the letter.According to CNN.
