Anyhow, while looking for some medical records in my filing cabinet, I noticed I had a folder labeled "Peace Corps". It turns out it contains the original documentation and application for the program that I sent away for back when I was in college! I was surprised I still held on to it.
Here's a snapshot of the current envelop I just received, overlaid on top of the one from 1989.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2irlgqnK3HYfAJIP04yY16HP3rsDtrgPdlCr2UxpvJLN7NnrS74BDmLacKdnhHQ4ss-cKHkK_xDY5lTcYyd6Vd8sWIYGKH_sjWIADIhytvsTSiLpKjRqSHBVUTXAd8yRX63jow/s400/BCS_1841.jpg)
And here's a close-up of the postmark from the original.
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That's March 14, 1989. Hey, it just took me 19 years to finally get around to completing the application.
On another side note, I found it interesting that postage hasn't increased much in the last 19 years. The original parcel cost $1.25 to ship. My recent Peace Corps information packet (not this larger medical one) only cost $1.48. That's only an 18% increase over 19 years.