You’ve got to be impressed by Derby’s mail service! HP#2 arrived home safely yesterday, and you really would be hard-pushed to spot any signs of damage due to it’s journey through the postal system (compare the pic above to the earlier pic in this post – I defy you to spot the difference! I assure you, they are different pics, taken days apart). 
The only evidence can be found in the slightly disappointing hand-scribbled cancellation of the postage stamp. Otherwise, it is entirely unscarred, and might just as well have not travelled anywhere at all!
I suspect I am not challenging my handwoven postcards sufficiently, by sending them on such a short, local journey. Perhaps Derby is especially (unusually?) mail art-friendly? But HP#3 (& possibly HP#4) will test out the services slightly further afield. I’ve not had chance for any further weaving yet, but should be underway in the next few days…
On the plus side, the results of my experiments so far must surely be encouraging to anybody who is worried about the damage that might befall their artwork should they free it into the postal system. Personally, I’m a bit disappointed – I was hoping for some scars and more obvious signs of transit… But on the evidence to date, it seems quite likely that your missives will survive entirely in tact and unharmed, so now that excuse is by the wayside – get creative! 🙂
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