A SECOND letter addressed to properties in South Australia has ended up 10,000 miles away in Lincolnshire.
On Sunday, the Echo reported on a letter destined for the South Australian town of Seaford made it to Sleaford in Lincolnshire.
Now another has come to light.
And both letters were clearly marked "Australia".
Residents are bemused by how the mail could pass through so many postal workers and still end up on the wrong continent.
But a robot at the Royal Mail is being blamed for the blunder.
Heather Priestley, who received one of the letters ,said she found the situation funny.
She said: "I picked it up and saw that it was number six and I said to my daughter, let's pop it round to them. Then she said 'I don't think so, it's got Australia written on it.'
"The sender has written their address on the back and it's come from Staffordshire - it's just gone up the country.
"My neighbour wrote Australia in big letters on the front of the envelope but it was still delivered to us."
The 41-year-old retail manager said that while the letter is being passed around there is someone waiting for it in Australia.
She said: "We have found it humorous more than anything - it's been handled by quite a few people but it's still not made it to Australia.
"We hope it will find its way when it is put in the post this time."
The issue tickled the fancy of a local Facebook group, Sleaford, when Heather posted about her mystery correspondence.
The post attracted 23 comments on the site.
Her neighbour said: "This is the third letter from the same lady. They seem to find their way to our address every time."
Another user said: "How many postal workers have read this wrong in the process of sorting it and then delivering it? I don't get it because it should have been put in an airmail only mail sack."
It has now emerged that a second letter sent to a Seaford address was delivered to a house in Sleaford.
The post said: "This was a few months back. However, once I wrote Australia in block capitals it didn't get delivered to us a fourth time."
Spokeswoman for Royal Mail, Morag Turnbull, said the company would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and staff are being reminded to check mail before delivery.
She said: "It is likely that this item's address was misread by our electronic sorting machines when it became mixed with domestic mail as the letter's addressing is very similar to an address in Sleaford.
"We will be making arrangements to collect the item from the customer and ensure that it is processed with our international mail for delivery to Australia. Customers who receive an international item in error should hand it into a Royal Mail delivery office or a Post Office so that it can be processed correctly."
