Alameda church letter postmarked in 1955 returned to sender

A letter marked “return to sender” has been delivered to an Alameda church. But the date of the postmark has people scratching their heads, and it has begun a nationwide search for who to send it to.

It’s often said that God works in mysterious ways. It turns out, so does the U.S. Postal Service. Last month, it returned a letter to Christ Episcopal Church in Alameda, originally postmarked on October 26, 1955.

“Uh, it came back in the mail on August 20th, 2026, for ‘insufficient address,'” said church Rector Stephen McHale…

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