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January 27, 2026

The Mail Must Go Through - Different Ways of Transporting the Post

Two buildings in a row - one of amber stone with a U.S. flag and the other whitewashed, on the far side of a parking lot. There is a hill behind them, dotted with shrubs.

Most of our "post" these days is instant and digital. But we still count on the post office for packages, letters, postcards...

Public mail in Europe dates back to the sixteenth century - before that, couriers were only available to the rich.

Over the centuries, we've moved mail all kinds of ways, but here are some ways that are either famous or unusual.

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