Swansea Building Society celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, but the unexpected item predates its establishment by two decades. A relative of the woman who the card was addressed to has got in touch with the branch it was finally delivered to.
When staff at a building society in Swansea received their mail on Friday, they were surprise by what they discovered. In among their usual savings and mortgage-related deliveries was a postcard dating back more than 120 years. Swansea Building Society celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, but the card predates its establishment by another couple of decades. Henry Darby, the society's marketing and communications officer, told Sky News the unexpected arrival was 'exciting'.
'So we're still intrigued by how it's gone back into the system. We guessed it may be someone was doing a house clearance, guessed it was maybe still a house and thought the owner may like it as a keepsake. 'It's come back into our ownership and we want to make sure it gets to the right place, be it the local archive, or if possible Lydia's surviving family.
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