Postmarked & Tipsy

Episode 2 Bonus: A 1947 Postcard Mystery: Wrong Address or Something Else?


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In Episode 2 of Postmarked & Tipsy, we featured a postcard sent from the summit of Mount Washington in 1947.

At first, it seemed simple.

But once we started researching the address, the sender, and a second label on the card, things got confusing very quickly.

In this “Story Behind the Story” episode, we go deeper into:


• a town in Iowa that may not exist
• a second address in New Hampshire
• a possible redirected postcard
• and the question of whether this message ever reached its intended recipient

We may have gone down a few research rabbit holes… and we’re still not sure we have the answer.

Listen to Episode 2 for the full postcard discussion

Because sometimes the mystery isn’t what the postcard says…it’s where the postcard went. 

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Postmarked & TipsyBy Jessica and Kara