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Hidden Channels of Historic Mail Delivery
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. An old receptacle where letters were deposited for collection
  • 2. Sent by a messenger rather than through regular postal service
  • 3. Scheduled route to deliver mail across distances
  • 4. Horse rider guiding a mail coach
  • 5. Horse-drawn vehicle designed to transport mail and passengers
  • 8. Sending out letters or packages officially
  • 11. Bird used to carry messages across long distances
  • 12. Employee who stamped or marked mail in early postal offices
  • 14. Ancient device used for signaling postal arrivals
  • 15. Transferred messages through a series of couriers
  • 16. Bag used by postal workers to carry letters and parcels
  • 17. Old term for early mail sacks prone to leaks
Down
  • 6. A device once used to rapidly write messages by shorthand
  • 7. Messenger or carrier in medieval postal services
  • 9. Route designated for official mail transport in olden times
  • 10. A messenger who delivered letters before formal postal systems
  • 13. Traditional musical instrument symbolizing postal services
  • 18. Small postal station along a mail route
  • 19. A collection box for mail or payments on mail coaches
  • 20. One who sends or handles letters and parcels

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