DID YOU KNOW?.

     1. Dogs were used to haul mail carts in Sussex, England.
     2. Mail was transported by dog sleds in Alaska until the late 1950's.
     3. In northern Scandinavia and Russia, reindeer have been used to carry the mail.
     4. The first horseless carriage used to move the mail was a steam-driven van in 1897. Later that year, an internal-combustion, petrol-powered vehicle was used experimentally.
     5. In 1855, The London and Bristol Special Mail became the first train to be used exclusively for mail service. The train consisted of two sorting carts, storage car, and a locomotive.