Misadventure

I sent this envelope to Alan (the UK). It was made out of an old encyclopaedia. But I did not realised the paper was too weak to resist the modern postal machines: two edges were broken and the envelope arrived empty. 

A Postcard from History

This is a curious postcard sent by John (the UK), made by himself with a piece of postal news. It is all about a postcard that reached its destination... 60 years after it had been sent!

It seems that the postcard had fallen behind a radiator. Radiators can also be mail monsters...

She the whole story in John's blog.

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But, even if some envelopes get lost in way...

If people stop sending letters...
what will the Mail Monsters eat?

So, please... Never stop sending mail!

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And you can learn a bit more about the Mail Monsters with those envelopes that went astray...

Sometimes, the Mail Monsters
lick a stamp for desert. Delicious!

In the middle of the ocean,
there are a tiny island,
a lone pilar box,
and an almost desperate Mail Monster
waiting for letters.

You can find Monsters of all shapes and colours
in the mail world...

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The Mail Monsters are smarter
than most people think.

These are so clever that they disappeared forever...

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A little nibble never hurts if it appeases the Mail Monster

I guess that only the recipients noticed, but most of the Mail Monsters I drew, were personalised. I mean, related to the previous letters, or the recipients' hobbies, or so on. So to  speak, every Mail Monster has its own story.

This was the last Mail Monster I sent, but it shows the origin of the project: the comments on this post.

It never came back, though. It is disappointing when the letters get lost in way. But, well... this is what Mail Monsters do, isn't it?*

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* When a Mail Monster eats a letter like this one... Is that a form of cannibalism? Monsterophagy?

Alice's Illustrations

Front

Envelope sent to John (UK). This year I did not wait until the year finishes to reuse some pages of the calendar!

Back

Front & postcard

I thought that the Queen of Hearts was a good choice for Koningsdag... But I am afraid that this letter never reached Heleen's mailbox :(

Back

Happily, these postcard sent by Bryon (the USA), did arrive safe and sound!

"I'm a poor man, your Majesty,"
the Hatter began, in trembling voice...

Just then she heard something splashing about in the pool a
little way off, and she swam nearer to make out what it was...

And also did this (big!) postcard sent by John (the UK), about the lest known adventures of Alice. (He had previously sent its twin.)

Wild Letter

Sent to Heleen (the Netherlands).

Keep Calm and Look at the Starlings

Letter sentto Heleen (the Netherlands).

Update: It seen that this letter has never reached its destination... :'(

Are We Asking for Too Much?

«The lost letters make me as angry as they make you. I don't think I'm asking for too much to life: I write a letter, I put it inside an envelope and it reaches its destination.»

In a received letter

Library Mail Art

-I can't stop reading!
-I have the same problem!

Sent to Lackman Library (the USA). How could I resist a mail art call about libraries and books?

See the pop-up book. It belongs of course to a library:

It is written in Arabic and contains also music and butterflies...

The envelope was made of an old magazine:

But I am afraid it has never reached its destination... :(

I Like People Who Smile When It Is Raining II

Letter sent to Anke (the Netherlands), in response to this.

I fact, the envelope is a variation of this one I drew some time ago. But I tried to write an unique and funny letter. I hope she like it!

Update after some months: I'm afraid this letter never reached its destination :(

Getting Mail from Pakistan

This is one of the postcards my friend Mercé sent me last summer from Pakistan. I consider it being a mail adventure, because it took ages to arrive. It is why I am using it to wish you عيد مبارك this year! Actually, my friend sent another postcard, but sadly it never reached my mail box... :(
I'm afraid it is not easy to receive mail from Pakistan.