Delayed Postcard From 1953 Finally Arrives After 72 Years

Imagine sending a letter when you were a teenager and not getting it delivered until you were an old person.

That is what happened to Alan Ball!

Back in 1953, when he was 16, he sent a postcard from New York.

He was visiting the United Nations building before heading to Puerto Rico.

The postcard never reached his home in Illinois.

But now, many years later, the postcard has finally arrived, not in Illinois, but in Idaho, where he now lives.

The message on the card described how modern the U.N. building was.

It was a total surprise for Alan, who had totally forgotten about it!