A Tribute To The Postman.

Thanks Lucky,
you have 5! wow.
and I had trouble finding 1
I'll let you know. Thanks for posting.

The Song and the Cinderella........

The top of the front sheet is damaged but wording indicates that the song was dedicated to "Sir
Rowland Hill, late of the General Post Office". Hill left the Post Office in 1864 which helps us date
this piece of music to sometime after this. The front cover design is similar to that on the
'Postman's Polka' of 1853, but the uniform has altered: it now consists of a blue coat with red trim
(introduced in 1861).


The music is for piano with voice and was composed by W T Wrighton with lyrics by L M
Thornton.

Publisher: Robert Cocks & Co, New Burlington Street, London

The illustrator has placed the stamp incorrectly on the cover

The longest route of a foot-post.

Between Montreal and Niagara.

A distance of 410 miles 660 Km, a regular mail service was established by george heriot about 1789
A courier set out each January from montreal, travelling on snow shoes and carrying the mail bag over his shoulder.
Averaging 15 miles (24km) per day it took him 3 months to do the round trip.

James Mackay Stamp facts and feats 1982

Inca Postman:

I like this postman's atitude to his job.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok14LP_1C5E