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Mr. Zip: "Return to Sender" Themed Note

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Mr. Zip:
Group:Mr. ZIP Approved!
Swap Coordinator:lou (contact)
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Number of people in swap:2
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 30, 2022
Date items must be sent by:October 22, 2022
Number of swap partners:1
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Maybe it's time to wiggle your hips and try a new swap ...

From Parade Magazine, August 14, 2022:

-- A look at the lyrics for "Return to Sender" reveals some forgotten history about the U.S. Postal Service: When the letter referenced in the song is returned in the mail, it's marked "Return to sender" and stamped "No such number, so such zone." What's a "zone?" It's the precursor to a ZIP code, a system instituted in 1963, one year after the song came out. (ZIP stands for zone improvement plan.) The lyrics were inspired by an errant letter, which contained a demo, sent by the song's writers, Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott. Thirty years after ZIP codes were introduced, the postal service issued a commemorative Elvis stamp.

(See above! - Scott Number 2721)

Theme is "Return to Sender" -- interpret it as you wish, could write about the song, Elvis, or a letter you got back in mail or wish you would have/could have sent back to its sender, etc.

"Twin swap" with "What's in your mailbox?" (WIYM) group - join both for twice the fun!

Discussion

Unbijou 08/24/2022 #

Is this a letter ? Or post card ? Thanks. So much info. And now I am singing the song 😉

lou 09/ 2/2022 #

Hello from host - sender's choice as to how to do swap!

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