Originally Posted by grandgourmand

Did you change the name of the business on the card? Might be they would just re-open the old card if it's the same.

Otherwise, you might not get the card because of the quick re-application. Or, you might just get it in the mail as per the second email and you'll be fine.

I don't think "the gig is up". When cancelling and re-applying for the same card in such a short time frame you're bound to trigger some IT glitches at their end.