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12-16-2006, 01:14 AM
Russia Post Gives New Meaning To 'Snail Mail'
Russian Post is giving new meaning to the term 'snail mail' after it has just started delivering more than four tons of letters and parcels that were sent from the USA in 1999, more than 7 years ago.
The state-owned postal service says the delay was not its fault as a shipping container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years.
The container finally reached Russia on December 8 of this year.
"The loss of mail usually happens because of force majeure circumstances, such as natural disasters, traffic and other accidents", Russian Post said.
However, they are proud of how well it was kept over the years: "All of the mail has been very well preserved because the container was hermetically sealed".
Source: TNV
Russian Post is giving new meaning to the term 'snail mail' after it has just started delivering more than four tons of letters and parcels that were sent from the USA in 1999, more than 7 years ago.
The state-owned postal service says the delay was not its fault as a shipping container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years.
The container finally reached Russia on December 8 of this year.
"The loss of mail usually happens because of force majeure circumstances, such as natural disasters, traffic and other accidents", Russian Post said.
However, they are proud of how well it was kept over the years: "All of the mail has been very well preserved because the container was hermetically sealed".
Source: TNV