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The History of Mail: From Pigeon to Email – Perov Mark – Centerpoligraph – 2022 – ISBN 978-5-227-09885-6

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It took hundreds of years for the postal system to evolve, and man has adapted many of his inventions to do so. So from pigeon mail or signaling smoke from campfires, we have come to drone delivery and electronic mail. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus said: "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night will deter couriers from the speedy completion of their destined journey." These words so aptly summarize the primary purpose of mail that they have become the unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service. In our book you will find many interesting facts and learn: that such a hobby as collecting postcards is the third most popular worldwide; that the service of reading other people's letters is called "Black Cabinet"; that people send more than 267 billion e-mails every day; that in Russia there was a special breed of horses for postal triplets - Vyatka horse. It was about her that Gogol wrote, comparing Russia with a bird-triple ... And did you know that there is underwater mail, catastrophic mail, streetcar mail! Read about this and much more on the pages of this fascinating book.
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