“You are not Giulio Coniglio.” The Odyssey in the Post by illustrator Nicoletta Costa

Triestine illustrator Nicoletta Costa, from whose pencil the famous character of children's books and cartoons Giulio Coniglio and Olga the Cloud was born, was the protagonist of an unpleasant episode at the post office. The children of a school sent him drawings, addressed by registered mail to their favorite character, Giulio Coniglio. However, at the counter in Trieste they will not let you collect the package. Because, even if the address matches, the response was: “You are not Giulio Coniglio”.

The author says on social networks: “Friends from Trieste, do you know anyone who works at the post office and who could help me? – he writes – I received a registered letter from a school, an envelope with precious children's drawings, addressed to Giulio Coniglio, as always with my address. Today I went to pick it up at the central post office and had a nasty surprise. I am not given the registered letter because I am not Giulio Coniglio. I want children's drawings. At all costs”.

“I don't want to criticize anyone – the illustrator emphasized in another post – the employees respected the rules, I'm sorry if some kind of reproach was revealed on my part. Now I laugh and think of the crazy old lady who takes Giulio Coniglio's stuffed toy out of her bag and angrily demands the registered letter. Forgive me! But children, please write to me again! Not recommended please.” After the tom tom, the newspaper reports “The little“The situation is resolved. And Costa herself gives the news on social networks: “Now, to show my affection for the position, I have designed Giulio Coniglio's stamps. I will only use them for fun. I'm sending the children the coloring version… Long live letters with stamps!

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