Plucky postie delivers mystery card

A postcard from the exotic island of Bali has arrived at a Midlands home – despite not having an address or surname written on it.

The card, labelled only "Terry, Sue and Jodie", arrived safely at the Smith family's home in Chaddesley Corbett, near Kidderminster.

It was sent two weeks earlier by staff at a hotel on the Indonesian island where the family stayed over Christmas.

Village postman Wayne Geary recognised the family's names, but he is at a loss to explain how the postcard arrived at the Kidderminster sorting office.

Royal Mail believes the postcard, not even marked "England", may have originally had a label, which explains how it arrived in the UK. But Mr Geary said without this label he did not understand how the postcard then made it to Kidderminster. "I have no idea how it got to Kidderminster. It's a bit like the Twilight Zone really. I just do not know – it's spooky," he said.

"Some say I'm a nosy busybody but I tend to know all the names and it does help a lot in this job." Susan Smith, aged 53, said she was surprised when the card turned up. Her daughter Jodie, aged 17, noticed there was no address.

"It's amazing how it got here. The Royal Mail gets a lot of complaints but I'd say this was excellent service," she said.

The card said: "Dear terry, Susan and Jodie, A very happy and prosperous new year to you all. I hope you enjoyed your stay with us and I also hope to see you all soon."