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Send a Postcard on Leap Day

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Send a Postcard on Leap Day
Swap Coordinator:MrsHonniB (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards 
Number of people in swap:12
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:February 26, 2012
Date items must be sent by:February 29, 2012
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

2012 is a Leap Year so we get one more day this year to send out postcards!

I just found out that In the English speaking world, on a leap day it was permitted for women to propose marriage to men.

Supposedly there was a 1288 law that required a fine be levied if a man refused a woman’s proposal. Because men felt they were at risk, women were then only allowed to propose once in a blue moon (Leap Day).

I guess there are more funny customs around Leap Day here and there around the world???

It's a fact that we only have Leapday once every 4 years and for this swap we send out our postcards on February 29th. It should be one funny or odd postcard to each partner since Leapday is an odd day! Surprise your partner with something differend, crazy, funny, odd.....just keep it clean,ok?

This is senders choice so you could have your postcards ready and send out in time eventhough there's just a few days between the sing up date and the date to send date!

Discussion

denimblu14 02/22/2012 #

Is it a requirement of this swap for the stamp on the postcard to be cancelled on the 29 Feb 2012 because here in the UK some mail manages to reach it's destination unfranked by the sorting office. Therefore even though I will send out on time I cannot guarantee the card will show a postmark for that particular day :(

hkappes 02/26/2012 #

here in the US, you can ask for your mail to be "hand cancelled" - the cancellation stamp is usually very clear as to which date it was sent (unlike the machine cancelllations. I don't know if that option is available in other countires...

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