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Classic photos of U.S. Postal Service

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Life.com pays tribute to mail carriers, other postal workers and the U.S. Postal Service in earlier times. Here, a rural Vermont mail carrier makes his rounds in subzero weather.
Photos: Classic photos of U.S. Postal Service
Classic look at U.S. Postal Service – Life.com pays tribute to mail carriers, other postal workers and the U.S. Postal Service in earlier times. Here, a rural Vermont mail carrier makes his rounds in subzero weather.
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A 24-hour automated post office in Maryland provides self-service in 1964.
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Classic look at U.S. Postal Service – A 24-hour automated post office in Maryland provides self-service in 1964.
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In New York in 1944, Christmas packages intended for American servicemen who have been listed as missing or killed in action await "return to sender" stamps.
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Classic look at U.S. Postal Service – In New York in 1944, Christmas packages intended for American servicemen who have been listed as missing or killed in action await "return to sender" stamps.
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A mail carrier stops on the sidewalk in Michigan in 1955.
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Classic look at U.S. Postal Service – A mail carrier stops on the sidewalk in Michigan in 1955.
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A peek inside a Washington post office in 1942.
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Classic look at U.S. Postal Service – A peek inside a Washington post office in 1942.
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A Wisconsinite opens the family mailbox in 1946. <a href="http://life.time.com/history/the-postal-service-classic-photos/#1" target="_blank">See more photos of the classic Postal Service from Life.com</a>.
Photos: Classic photos of U.S. Postal Service
Classic look at U.S. Postal Service – A Wisconsinite opens the family mailbox in 1946. See more photos of the classic Postal Service from Life.com.
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