Promenade mail

A promenade mail!

A promenade mail is a type of postal service that was popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a special delivery service that allowed people to send letters and packages to each other along a specific route or "promenade" on a regular schedule.

Here's how it worked:

1. A postal carrier would travel along a designated route, often on foot or by horseback, carrying a mailbag filled with letters and packages.
2. At regular intervals, the carrier would stop at designated points, such as post offices, train stations, or other public gathering places, to allow people to pick up and drop off mail.
3. People could send mail to each other along the promenade route by addressing it to the specific stop or location where they wanted it to be delivered.
4. The postal carrier would collect the mail at each stop and deliver it to the next stop on the route, and so on.

Promenade mail was popular in areas with limited or no regular postal service, such as rural areas or small towns. It was also used in cities to deliver mail to specific neighborhoods or districts.

While promenade mail is no longer a common practice, it's an interesting piece of postal history that highlights the creativity and resourcefulness of postal services in the past.