Letter-carrier

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

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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; […]

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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.

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