Letter-carrier

Laſt Night Mr. Over, his Majeſty’s Letter-Carrier, was aſſaulted on his Return from the Poſt-Office on Horſeback near Cheapſide, […]

A number of the country letter-carriers were mounted on the wheel-horse, and whilst the roads continued dry and hard M. Dreuze could congratulate himself on the success of his invention; […]

It’s a long way from the postcard’s heyday in the Edwardian era when the humble picture greeting was the WhatsApp of its day, with billions written and delivered annually and letter-carriers making up to 12 drops a day.