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Hi everyone, A friend from the CCF shipped a few coins to me on May 5th, and as of June 22nd, they still hadn't arrived. She lives in the US and I live in Canada. It shouldn't take over a month and a half, right? After a few email exchanges, we came to the conclusion that the coins got lost in the mail. On June 23rd, I finally received my goodies. The coins, as well as the envelopes were intact. The funny thing is, there was a stamp on the envelope stating that the coins were missent to Hong Kong. My friend's question made me smile. She asked if they are now considered international coins.  Has anyone had such an experience? This was a first for me!  Edited by Jess1234
06/24/2023 3:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Jess, you were quite fortunate that they made it to you after their trans-Pacific journey!
My worst was a coin shipped from Utah to Louisiana, was out for delivery, then tracking showed "undeliverable", went to dead letter office in Denver, then the whole journey started again. Took about a month, but it arrived.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I sure was lucky Hondo Boguss, especially since it was sent regular mail, and we had no way of tracking it! And obviously, you had some luck as well! All's well that ends well  Edited by Jess1234
06/24/2023 4:21 pm
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United States
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I have not seen anything that extreme but I have had a coin shipped from across the country (US) get all the way to a "departed" notice from the Denver distribution center (the last stop before arrival at local post office and then usually "out for delivery"), but then go all the way back to the departure location and start over.
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Canada
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That's funny kbbpll!  Did the package eventually arrive? |
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United States
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I had a few packages during the height of Covid that sat somewhere for over a month. Then magically reappeared.
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United States
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@Jess1234 yes the coin finally arrived. I've never not had one ever show up (knock on wood), but another one had a straight line to get to me but went zig-zagging all over the distribution centers instead. I'm sure there are a lot of similar experiences, especially in the last couple years with USPS. They've really gone downhill. A month or so ago I received a jury summons for someone else. If I had thrown it in the trash that person could be in legal trouble.
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Jess, you were quite fortunate that they made it to you after their trans-Pacific journey! yeah, and they went across the Pacific Twice! and you still got them. Maybe China needed them for a short time in order to create more fakes.. |
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OMG! Kbbpll!!! Definitely trouble for that poor person! Not to mention your trouble! Good one Dearborn!!! Edited by Jess1234
06/25/2023 7:29 pm
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Does anybody else think it odd that there is a premade stamp for "Missent to Hong Kong"?
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" Misspent to Hong Kong " Same stamp that was on my lost Luggage . Baltimore ANA years ago luggage destined for Victoria BC Canada ended up in Hong Kong for a week before United Delivered it ! |
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Don't throw that envelope away. There are postage-ephemera collectors out there who appreciate items like that. Quote:
Does anybody else think it odd that there is a premade stamp for "Missent to Hong Kong"? Since both places have cities named "Victoria", it may not be all that uncommon an occurrence. Even here in Australia, it happens; items shipped from overseas to a city or town in Victoria (An Australian state) get shipped to Canada or Hong Kong instead. This stamp was applied by Hongkong Post in Hong Kong, on their realising the mistake, before sending it back. The stylized bird logo on the left of the stamp is their current emblem. Wikipedia. As for making stamps for unusual postal events, it seems to be standard practice within post offices, worldwide. My favourite is a blackened, waterlogged envelope spotted with a little square stamp saying "damage due to vandalism of postal box". But back to the OP's question: I've had some odd shipping experiences from America. One guy was getting worried that his tracking website was saying the parcel he sent me was still in Atlanta. I had to assure him it was nice and safe on my desk in Australia. As far as USPS is concerned, it's still sitting in Atlanta. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Awesome information Sap! I will definitely keep that envelope, although I really wouldn't know what to do with it. Any ideas?  |
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United States
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I had a few coins I ordered at the end of 2016 that didn't arrive. I knew it came to the main hub post office and the seller did as well. After a few months, I told the seller I'm requesting a refund. She agreed. Near the end of 2019, the coins arrived. I went looking for the seller online to pay her again, but the store was no more. There was a written note on the envelope stating lost behind bins. Btw, any deal you make whether on here or anywhere else make sure there is tracking.
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06/25/2023 10:05 pm
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WOW! That's unbelievable DoctorBurnszy!!! So much worse than my timeline!
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