When we last left this subject, I told you all about Transorma, the first letter-sorting machine in semi-wide use. But before and since Transorma, machines have come about to perform various tasks on ...

Click to open image viewer. One of the ongoing challenges of the Post Office Department over the course of the twentieth century was sorting an ever-increasing mail volume. The Department took a step ...

Snail mail. You may not think much of it these days, but the mail doesn’t stop and it never has. Every type of mail from postcards and letters to large envelopes and packages of all sizes moves every ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Would you like to help us out? Take this quick survey: https://s.si.edu/3FyL1W9 With all of the mail floating around out there, they had to come ...

Mail handlers in White River Junction, as well as state congressional delegates, warn this plan could result in further delays in mail delivery. James Turco loads sorted mail into bins as Michael ...

In our digital era, it’s easy to overlook the importance of traditional mail services. With the widespread use of platforms like Venmo, Google and Apple, it’s simple to overlook the ongoing ...