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Modern Mail Delivery Through the Years
The Post Office Department emphasizes speed from Pony Express days to today using helicopters, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, and fast rail to deliver letters within 24 hours. Local delivery relies on foot carriers, with bicycles and motor scooters used in some cases. Cars serve rural areas as shown by images illustrating the process.
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Pony Express
Post Office Department
Long Beach
Los Angeles
United States