tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post6354100389510788932..comments2024-03-27T16:59:25.952+01:00Comments on Greetings from the Past: Sepia Saturday: Postal Service of the PastMonica T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-59219092765276255092013-06-24T02:18:00.722+02:002013-06-24T02:18:00.722+02:00The first two pictures just delighted my soul -- l...The first two pictures just delighted my soul -- love prancing horse pulling carts. My great-great grandfather was the postmaster in his village of Springdale, Wisconsin. He loved to read the newspapers, and as the stories are told, he "button-holed" folks coming to get their mail so that he would regale thme in his latest pieces of news.<br /><br />Thanks for the great pictures and stories.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-21370224117684361272013-06-23T04:37:20.114+02:002013-06-23T04:37:20.114+02:00Goodness, in some of these photos, they look like ...Goodness, in some of these photos, they look like policemen!!! Seriously indeed...Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-60645733584097615332013-06-22T21:09:21.131+02:002013-06-22T21:09:21.131+02:00I always like seeing pictures showing postal histo...I always like seeing pictures showing postal history.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-53544636994855166342013-06-22T20:32:57.273+02:002013-06-22T20:32:57.273+02:00i wish the people on these coaches could see the a...i wish the people on these coaches could see the airplanes that carry mail now... imagine the looks on their faces. MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-32520820488204943612013-06-22T16:43:41.219+02:002013-06-22T16:43:41.219+02:00The bags carried by the men at Fristad look very h...The bags carried by the men at Fristad look very heavy. Our posties would struggle with one like that these days. Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-26358168527021527042013-06-22T07:38:23.395+02:002013-06-22T07:38:23.395+02:00A wonderful collection to have. My Great Great gr...A wonderful collection to have. My Great Great grandfather and later my Great Granduncle operated a country post office from their home. It would have been good if they had kept photos but then again, I am very lucky to have those I have now.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-80664315471863257222013-06-22T07:31:09.365+02:002013-06-22T07:31:09.365+02:00The postal coach seems like a fine way to travel, ...The postal coach seems like a fine way to travel, although I'm sure it wasn't as comfortable as transport these days, with pneumatic tyres and hydraulic suspension.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-34036992225518905622013-06-21T23:40:00.403+02:002013-06-21T23:40:00.403+02:00Nice to see photos of transport from Sweden from t...Nice to see photos of transport from Sweden from the days when they knew that it was, of course, correct to drive on the left.<br />Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-36838029420805464992013-06-21T18:13:22.943+02:002013-06-21T18:13:22.943+02:00Yes, what treasures these are. Exciting photos, an...Yes, what treasures these are. Exciting photos, and so interesting too. It's sure amazing how important something was for them, and how they lived isn't it. Imagine that today.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-64255157346692585382013-06-21T17:27:58.161+02:002013-06-21T17:27:58.161+02:00This is a case of being thankful for your father&#...This is a case of being thankful for your father's hoarding of old pictures I think. Wonderful examples.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-35351772613580575242013-06-21T14:32:46.072+02:002013-06-21T14:32:46.072+02:00I enjoyed studying the group photo with the detail...I enjoyed studying the group photo with the details of postal delivery - the carts, the bike, the mailbag. So many people were depending on them every day. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com