Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans
Well #RoyalMail have outdone themselves: look what arrived in the mail! Turns out you can send me a letter with only "The Astronomer Royal, Edinburgh, Scotland" on the address! πŸ™ to 95yo Mr Pritchard: a very lovely letter about telescopes πŸ”­ and his childhood ambitions to discover a new star πŸ₯°.
Jul 5 at 6:51amWeb
Show threadEric Branse-InstoneJul 5

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Good to see the Royal Mail still doing this sort of thing.

In 1988 I got a letter sent from Sheffield which arrived the next day addressed to

"Eric,
Archaeological Dig by a Dead Bus,
North Uist"

I was on an excavation on Benbecula (next island down), which was using an old bus as a site hut.

Show threadLifeinCarmsJul 5
@EricBranse @astroroyalscot.bsky.social Must have been about 1970 my little brother sent a letter to 'Grandma Stayte, Ilkeston' with a 1/2p stamp and a Green Shield stamp on it. Got there in a couple of days, I can only assume one of the postmen in Ilkeston knew Mrs Stayte who had relations in Wales.
Show threadNazim BharmalJul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social They are great! I once sent a postcard from France to "Where Science is Cool Madingley Road Cambridge"...and it did reach the British Antarctic Survey
Show threadSharlatanJul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social nice book collection on background 
Show threadFuse ViewsJul 5

@sharlatan

Sharlatan, you've just *got* to be an astronomer yourself...
... instinctively checking out the 'background objects' in an image!

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Show threadElena Rossini ⁂Jul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social amazing!!! ❀️ ✨ πŸ”­
Show threadJuls [γƒŸγƒ‹γŠγ£γ±γ„γ‘γ‚ƒγ‚“][VTooter]Jul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social Crazy
Show threadGLCJul 5

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I once sent a postcard to a village in France addressed to "Mamie" (no street address) and it was delivered.

Not a large village. She didn't even live in it, strictly speaking, but in its urban agglomeration, in a manner of speaking.

But Edinburgh. Not bad. Still I bet there's only one there.

Show threadNeilJul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social #AnPost levels of routing πŸ˜‚
Show threadRastalJul 5

@astroroyalscot.bsky.social Once had a letter with a hand drawn map on the envelope pointing out the outdoor features and unnamed roads the sender could remember... Mission was almost impossible, but Royal Mail still managed to deliver it.

#royalmail #uk

Show threadVeronica Olsen πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡³πŸ‡΄πŸŒ»Jul 5

@astroroyalscot.bsky.social My cousin sent me a cash gift for my confirmation when I was 15 (1992) addressed only with my name and the municipality I lived in. No post code. The municipality was not a part of my address at all, and he spelled it wrong and instead used the name of a completely different municipality in a different part of the country.

I still got the letter though! And my cash gift. 😁

Show threadEdwin G. Jul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social Wow! That’s really neat that it can get to you, even with very limited addressing.
Show threadArdentArchivistJul 5

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Brilliant! Striking a blow for humanity in the battle of man vs machine. πŸ‘πŸ‘

This was a celebrated instance of the same, some years ago:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/letter-addressed-to-your-man-henderson-that-boy-with-the-glasses-somehow-makes-it-to-recipient-in-ireland-10397848.html

Show threadMΓ rtainn D Jul 5
@astroroyalscot.bsky.social Interesting that the engagement on Mastodon is greater than that on Bluesky.
Show threadΖ§ΖΏΡ¦Ο‚Ι›β™Ρ¦ΰ¨ΉΡ€ΚžJul 7
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Those of a certain age will recall the famous 'fan letter' which reached Esther Rantzen with only a pair of teeth drawn on the front.
#RoyalMail #PostOffice #address
Show threadAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine HeymansJul 7
No? That is magic πŸ€—
Show threadEyeJul 14

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This is so lovely!