Is it just me or does the letter look a lot like a photocopy?

I think the seller may have messed about with the main image to make the embossed address visible - changed the contrast or something.

Deagol wrote:
I think the seller may have messed about with the main image to make the embossed address visible - changed the contrast or something.

Yes, that could be it. The watermarks were also more visible than I would expect.

I note that whoever addressed that envelope was NOT J.R.R. Tolkien. FWIW.