No Stamp, No Return Address - Mamapedia™
Did a little research. It may be on its way to Atlanta.
I will send another postcard after I look at the postcard wheel to see what the barcode or barcodes had on them.
We two play cell phone tag quite often so it is often easier to just send her a letter or postcard.
An answer to a person who also forgot to put on a stamp from Mamapedia--
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Ok - I used to work at USPS, so I can tell you how things really work. (hate to say it - but there are a lot of guesses below that are incorrect). First of all, it's no use calling your local Post Office. They don't hold mail there, and they don't have the manpower to go searching through the thousands of letters mailed for one that's missing a stamp.
Either way, the lack of manpower might work in your favor. There isn't a person who checks every letter for a stamp. There are machines that do that, but they're not perfect, so it's possible that your letter will make it through your post office, to the sorting facility, and to the destination with no problems. That's the best case scenario.
The second best is that it will be sent to the recipient and marked as "postage due". The recipient will have to go pick the letter up at their Post Office and pay the cost of the stamp. This doesn't happen all that often, but it's possible.
The most likely scenario is that your letter will be sent to the mail recovery center in Atlanta. It will be scanned to see if it contains anything valuable - credit card, check, etc. If yes, they will probably send it on to the recipient with postage due. If it doesn't, it would be shredded.
If I were you - I'd resend the letter if possible (this time with a stamp). Good luck!
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