So a friend of mine, who lives in Germany, sent me a book recently. Delivery times vary but I noticed that this parcel was taking a little longer than usual. It finally arrived this past Saturday, complete with an explanation:
What amazes me most is, this happens frequently enough that a bespoke stamp had to be made. Who knows, maybe there’s an entire set…
Note to self: Don’t forget to write “Please Don’t Send To Canada” on all mail from now on that’s going to Europe and Japan, etc.
Contrapuntalism 
That’s funny! And the country name that immediately came to my mind was…”Antigua and Barbuda”..I suppose what a big stamp it is…
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Just think of all the money they would save if they sent packages with a Canadian address only to Canada!
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I see. And I envy that percel because it stopped over in Canada and maybe enjoyed sightseeing!! 😉
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If you were living in California I might understand (CA). This seems really odd, but certainly funny.
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Here are some other possibilities:
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These variations are great! And in case the parcel reaches its destination directly they should use the stamp “No stamp applicable”.
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“No stamp applicable”.
That was hilarious; Gunther wins this thread! 🙂 I should just turn commenting off now…
(Or maybe, “Your Next Parcel Will Be Lost.”) Instead of a fortune cookie, this is like Doomsday Postage.
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