Mailman - Mailmen

Some more mailmen on animals' backs:

Interesting manners for mailmen to get from A to B.

My 'mailman' is blonde, about 20 years old and has great legs.
Yes she is a girl.
I know this is nothing to do with the original message, just wanted to make someone jealous.

Bear - YorkStCb.

Mailmen and their vehicles.

Here is an image of an engraved special delivery stamp depicting a motorcycle postman, issued by Mexico in 1923, Scott No. E2.

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Here is an image of a special delivery stamp depicting a bicycle messenger, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Panama in 1929, Scott No. E3, SG No. E3.

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Here is an image of an engraved special delivery stamp depicting a native courier, issued by Mexico in 1934, Scott No. E3, SG No. E3. Note: Scott describes this stamp's design as "Messenger with Quipu," but I believe that is incorrect as quipus (or khipus), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices historically used in the region of Andean South America, but evidently were not used in the region of North America comprising modern Mexico.

- nethryk

Postman, Illingen, Saarland, designed by F. L. Schmidt, engraved by Henry Cheffer, and issued for use in Saar on Stamp Day, May 8, 1955, Scott No. 256.

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Here's a fun one.
Reason enough to revive this thread, I figure.

Postal runner on a mountain path, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Bhutan in April, 1962, Scott No. 1.

- nethryk

Another from the Philippines issue of 2009

Bulgaria
By train...



and via motorcycle

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a stamp of 1859, a mailman, and a portrait of José Ignacio Paz Castillo, engraved and printed by Bundesdruckerei, Berlin, and issued by Venezuela on September 15, 1959 to commemorate the centenary of Venezuelan postage stamps, Scott No. C706. I don't know why the centenary dates on the stamp are 1858-1958!

- nethryk

Sweden 1974
Northernmost rural delivery route