Parcel post
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Parcel post is a postal service for mail that is too heavy for normal letter post. It is usually slower than letter post. The development of the parcel post is closely connected with the development o
A 46-inch TV set packed in a cardboard package, delivered via a delivery van
A Belgian railway parcel stamp used in 1881 at Verviers
British high value stamps used for parcel post in 1953
U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13
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The mail, or post, is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Si
Parcel post
…Parcel post is a postal service for mail that is too heavy for normal letter post. It is usually slower than letter post. The development of the parcel post is closely connected with the…
A postman collecting mail for delivery in Hong Kong, 2008
Many early post systems consisted of fixed courier routes, as seen in this 1832 depiction of a post house on a route in Finland.
The use of adhesive stamps and sealing wax to signify prepayment of postage began with the Scinde Dawk of British India on 1 July 1852, as part of a comprehensive reform of the postal system in Scinde under the East India Company.
Chinese postage stamp: 4-cent on 100-dollar silver overprint of 1949