# California man gets parents’ postcard 26 years late 2026-08-12T17:45:00+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bob Sheppard of Long Beach, California, received a postcard this week that his parents mailed from Copenhagen in 2000, 26 years late, the Economic Times reports. The postcard, postmarked July 2000, bore a Los Angeles postmark dated August 2026. Both Sheppard’s parents, Joanne and John, have since died. He called it 'a postcard from heaven.' The message read: 'Flying in, we saw lots of water and green, green land everywhere. Love, M&D.' Sheppard’s mail carrier theorised the postcard fell behind a shelf or desk and was only recently rediscovered. Sheppard said the timing was especially emotional because hospital restrictions during the pandemic prevented him from saying goodbye to his father. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: delayed mail, family, heartwarming, postal service, postcard, US Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/california-man-gets-parents-postcard-26-years-late/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/california-man-gets-parents-postcard-26-years-late/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.