Mail coach
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mail-coach-268-8111810
title:
Mail coach
text:
A mail coach is a stagecoach that is used to deliver mail. In Great Britain, Ireland, and Australia, they were built to a General Post Office-approved design operated by an independent contractor to carry long-distance mail for the Post Office. Mail was held in a box at the rear where the only Royal Mail employee, an armed guard, stood. Passengers were taken at a premium fare. There was seating for four passengers inside and more outside with the driver. The guard's seat could not be shared. Thi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_coach
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2024-01-24T17:24:03Z
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