My friend Sarah was telling me about a woman who had posted lots of letters to herself, with her address in a variety of cryptic forms - a crossword, an eye chart, a dot-to-dot, a map with an arrow pointing at her house - to see which the Post Office would manage to deliver. What a great idea!
It was freelance illustrator Harriet Russell's great idea, and she's published a book of all the envelopes which were safely delivered - Envelopes: A Puzzling Journey Through the Royal Mail. You have to admire Harriet's creativity AND the determination of the Post Office workers who ensured that the mail got through!
* SONG OF THE DAY: Nik Kershaw - The Riddle *
Also:
The Telegraph: Harriet Russell: Pushing the envelope
The Independent: Return to sender: Artist puts Royal Mail to the test
Images (c) Harriet Russell via Amazon.co.uk
yay you found who it was! great aren't they!
Posted by: SarahI | May 09, 2009 at 01:53 PM
I got this book for christmas and love it!
Posted by: laura | May 19, 2009 at 08:06 PM