Deseret Evening News | 1904-01-25 | Page 1 | Philatelic Curio

PHILATELIC OURI Drummer at lt tho the Wilson Receives n a I Unique Letter Letor This John Maclennan a I traveling sates sales salesman MI A man malt who h at nt the Wilson received a n letter I from trot rain hue his brother this morning which has bias hal traveled tr ed practical practically ly Iy around tho the world In endeavoring to 10 get set front from Australia to St Ht I Lottie It I wan saH wal mailed In Melbourne M Aus JUI on ott Aug ug 23 25 addressed to Mr Ir Maclennan at a 1 ho Ito hotel tel In St Louis Instead of ot coining coming to 10 St Louis louls tho time next postmark showed It nt nl Point Ceylon Ion It 1 was wan next nex tamped In Mauritius France Tho Thu In In that hint city cly started it I to In ift AI Louis on Oct 13 1 Four l our days ca later inter Iho tho letter leler wan WR at nt Marseilles arid the time week c l following It I passed d through tho tIme Paris Parte From rl hero It actually got ROI a I start tarl towards St fit Louts Louis and was received theme theio S Then somebody forwarded It I to 10 Han and amid there ther the tue hotel fired It I back bock to Salt Halt Lake loke Having started Aug Aue 25 26 1903 It Us its Is destination exactly vo months later Ilter Mr Mi 1 Is very wr much mich puzzled over oser time the th The rime only reasonable theory Is la that It ed to a of ot Trench mall upon leaving Melbourne and auth Ild through brought to the tho lie continent In 11 that thai way W Still UK its I are am 0 riot not explained The rhe ninny many postmarks po gl ho the envelope he the th appearance ll of ot an art artIsts itts palM pallets Ono One of or theta hem hemIs Is II unexplainable It I Is II Re le Reunion union ullon Mr Mi 11 thinks PO Ilo Imossi P ll bly Illy thin his In I time tho namo of n it ship and nfl that hint the tho letter leter was wal In at some Romo period of ot time the pyrotechnic tour