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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 1824501, member: 6763&quot;]Anything is possible:</p><p><br /></p><p>I Got An E-Mail Last Week [actually this was about a year and a half ago].</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, so, I get an e-mail last Monday from a rather famous numismatist that I correspond with on a regular basis. Okay, okay, so it was from a famous numismatist.</p><p><br /></p><p>He stated that he had signed my books and was returning them to me that day. In addition he/I discussed a number of other things, but I digress... (no shock there). I sat and stared at the screen for a full minute or two just thinking.........</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And thinking...........</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, what is going on here, I hadn’t sent any book to him. Perhaps Whitman had arranged something for me, and forgot to let me know? Nah, not likely, although, they had done some nice things in the past. I couldn’t figure out what was going on.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I remembered, about a year ago I had sent some books to him for signing. After about a week or two they had never arrived, and finally, after a month or so I figured that they were gone for good.</p><p>Could it be my long lost books? Nah, no chance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fast forward to yesterday. My wife yelled out that the mailman was bring a package to the door, and grab the door before he rings it or the dogs do nuts. I ran out and thanked him and carried this 20 pounds or so box.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was considerably damaged, USPS ‘received damaged’ tape on the sides, and the bottom was about to fall out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Long story short? [Yeah, I know, too late for that.]</p><p>It was my package of books.</p><p><br /></p><p>I checked the original mailing date (still visible under the return stamps) and it reads: Sep 17, ‘10.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those of you (like me, normally) too lazy to do the math: it took 546 days to get to the midwest. And 6 days to get back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I do know that media mail is slow.........</p><p><br /></p><p>But this is ridiculous.</p><p><br /></p><p>As soon as I have a chance I’ll take a picture of the postmark and the condition of the box as finally received.</p><p>And I&#039;ll try to take pictures of some of the damage to the books.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Other notes:</p><p><br /></p><p>This was sent out in a hurry and I was most upset because I did not keep a list of what was enclosed in the box! That was the first time that I had ever done that. I was pretty sure about some of the contents, but not positive. And besides, there were a few pieces that I only had one copy of (which for me is unusual).</p><p><br /></p><p>The contents of the box were somewhat damaged, and a number of the books had marks and damaged corners. However, considering that the box was nearly disintegrating, I was glad that the books were in one piece at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note to self:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Insure box before sending anything.</p><p>2) Make list.</p><p>3) Before sending anything pray!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One corner&#039;s damage:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.numissociety.com/images/statusicon/wol_error.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Click this bar to view the full image.</p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/box003.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The PO&#039;s destructive abilities:</p><p><br /></p><p>Note the &quot;RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, received by one of them (the PO workers) after another one destroyed the box.</p><p><img src="http://www.numissociety.com/images/statusicon/wol_error.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Click this bar to view the full image.</p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/box001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Proof of date of mailing:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.numissociety.com/images/statusicon/wol_error.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Click this bar to view the full image.</p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/box004.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To the Post office I can only say: thumbs down on your quality and service.</p><p><br /></p><p>On another note:</p><p><br /></p><p>I have mailed two books that simply vanished.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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