Post Haste

Once In A Blue Mood

A British postman had to be escorted home by police after he turned up for work wearing the wrong shorts. The employee at Royal Mail's sorting office in Northampton, was wearing navy blue shorts without the Royal Mail logo when he arrived at work. After being challenged about the breach, he refused to go home and change, so his managers called the police to escort him off the premises.

FOOTNOTE: Short notice.

Writing In Cards With Poise

The World's Most Expensive Valentine's Card

Britain's Royal Mail has revealed images of what is thought to be the world's most expensive Valentine's card. Dating back to 1790, the intricately designed card filled with heartfelt poetic messages would fetch up to $10,000 if auctioned today. It is currently housed at the British Postal Museum and Archive - and authorities have no plans to sell the card. If you’re curious, there’s a great image of the card at Ananova. As you’ll see on that site, the card is a handmade puzzle which unfolds to reveal poetic messages - a far cry from the short notes written in today's Valentine's cards.
On the outside of the card, the inscription reads: ``My dear the Heart which you behold, Will break when you the same unfold, Even so my heart with lovesick pain, Sure wounded is and breaks in twain." Not the work of Byron or Keats, but, hey, what a great idea.
There was also an interesting comment from a spokesman for Royal Mail. He said, ``This year Royal Mail delivered over 12 million Valentine's cards but probably none as romantic as the verse written inside here.’’