English Address

There’s the apocryphal tale of a letter addressed as :

HILL
JOHN
MASS

which was correctly delivered to John Underhill, Andover, Mass

Right, so all you need is the ZIP plus 4. I thought it was cool. :cool:

In his book “The Cuckoo’s Egg” astronomer Cliff Stoll tells of sending a letter addressed only as:

TJ
20016

and it arrived.

My husband has had a letter addressed

Master Steve
<4-digit postcode>

reach him.

These things happen when you live in a town of 300 people