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Vanished Couriers and Postal Relics
Explore the forgotten methods and terms of early postal services with this engaging crossword puzzle focused on historical mail systems and obsolete delivery methods.
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Across
  • 1. Fast mail service using horseback riders across the American West
  • 2. Stopover point for mail coaches to change horses
  • 3. Instrument used to signal arrival of the mail
  • 4. Horse-drawn vehicle used for transporting mail and passengers
  • 5. Rider who guided horse-drawn mail coaches
  • 9. Old term for the compartment holding postage stamps
  • 10. Privilege allowing sending mail without postage
  • 13. Container used for carrying post and letters
Down
  • 6. A bird used to deliver messages historically
  • 7. Printing technique essential for postal communication
  • 8. Using birds to carry messages over distances
  • 11. Individual delivering mail on horseback across rural routes
  • 12. Those who transported mail by ship in earlier eras
  • 14. Messenger who delivered letters before modern postal systems

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