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| Scottish letter arrives via Wales and Thailand | Scottish letter arrives via Wales and Thailand |
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| A letter left in a postbox close to the address it was sent to has arrived a month later via Wales and Asia. | A letter left in a postbox close to the address it was sent to has arrived a month later via Wales and Asia. |
| The bill for the hire of a community hall in Scourie in the Highlands shows a postmark for Wales and a stamp reading: "Missent to Thailand". | The bill for the hire of a community hall in Scourie in the Highlands shows a postmark for Wales and a stamp reading: "Missent to Thailand". |
| The recipient, Shona Marshall of the West Sutherland Fisheries Trust, said the letter had only needed to travel 300m (984ft). | The recipient, Shona Marshall of the West Sutherland Fisheries Trust, said the letter had only needed to travel 300m (984ft). |
| She said the "wee envelope" appeared to have "travelled a bit". | She said the "wee envelope" appeared to have "travelled a bit". |
| She added: "The bill was dated 30.11.17 and arrived today. | She added: "The bill was dated 30.11.17 and arrived today. |
| "I have had other things going astray - one letter from Lochinver came via Kent - but nothing of this scale." | "I have had other things going astray - one letter from Lochinver came via Kent - but nothing of this scale." |
| Scourie is a small, but widely scattered crofting community in north west Sutherland. | |
| The letter is understood to have been among other items of mail related to the running of the hall posted the same day. |