Vanished Postal Traditions and Tools Crossword Puzzle

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LETTERPRESS Printing technique used for old postal documents
PNEUMATICS System sending mail through pressurized tubes
POSTALTAG Obsolete tracking label for registered mail
CABLEGRAM Message sent via underwater telegraph cables
INKPAD Device for applying ink to senders’ stamps
DIRTMAIL Informal term for very slow or unreliable postal delivery
PONYEXPRESS Horse-mounted mail delivery service across the American West
PHILATELY The collection and study of postage stamps
SORTING Process of organizing mail by destination
STAMPS Adhesive labels used to prepay postal fees, now often digital
AIRMAIL Early expedited mail delivered by airplane
COURIER Person who delivered messages before modern postal systems
CARMINE A vivid red ink used historically for cancelling stamps
MAILCOACH Horse-drawn vehicle for carrying mail before railroads
TELEGRAPH Early communication method sending coded messages over wires
POSTILION Rider who guided the mail coach horses
PIGEONPOST Use of trained birds to carry messages
POSTMARK Stamp marking the mailing date and location

Vanished Postal Traditions and Tools

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