The postal system is an essential communication method that has evolved over time, facilitating the exchange of letters and parcels. Its history spans from the use of ancient materials for messaging to modern advancements like electronic mail. Key milestones include the invention of the postage stamp in the 1840s and the creation of a high-efficiency mail sorting machine in the 20th century.

1. The Postal System
Evolutionary Rudiments of Old Tech…

2. The Postage System in a
Nutshell
Think a quick, efficient and lucid means of
exchange!
The Postal system is a textbook example of
communication that encompasses a whole score
of frontiers.
The child-play concept of letters bound by their
stamps, destined by their addresses and fulfilled
by their destination. A technology that spans the
traditional and preserves the rich and venerable
practice of communication by any means.
A process, a very contraption that forms the
routes and roots from sender to receiver. Mail is
universal and immemorial; whether it’s the latest
scoop of ‘National Geographic’ or the
‘OVERDUE’ bills to pay…

3. A Brief History of Postage
1. The maiden usage of
postage dates back to
antiquity and oversees
the use of skins, cloths
and even vegetable
parts!
2. A Frenchman,
De Valayer,
devises a network
of mailboxes in
Paris in 1653. A
competitor placed
live mice in the
boxes, making
them unpopular!

4. A Brief History of Postage-
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3. An English school
master pioneers the
postage stamp in the
1840s. He is
knighted for his
ingenious use of
prepayment in
postage…
4. Aaron
Montgomery
commissions the
first mail catalog in
1872. It featured a
simple sheet of
paper and a price
list.
5. The first
electronic mail in
sorter is invented
by Dr. Maurice
Levy. It boasted
an efficiency of
200,000 letters
per hour.

5. Marrying Tech and Postage
Early postage was limited to the parameters of
human intervention.