World Postal Day reminds of the days postal services were when there was no electronic media.
Those were the days when we would write letters to family, friends relatives. The expressive way of communicating or the expressive communication those days apart from the telephone that was more expensive. And to compare it to the present day texting, messaging and emailing that are instant though.
The wait in itself was a charm when the exchange of letters used to take a matter of 10- 15 days or a month. From purchasing postcards, Inland letters or stamps to put on envelopes right from the post office and then dropping the letters into the letter box. It was totally a different experience. Not only letters, even new year greeting cards and birthday cards were sent.
Although everything has become easier and convenient with the instant messaging now a days. But it was worth the wait then.
The postcards used to have an open letter but nobody bothered because life was simple then. While these days postcards are used as acknowledgements with registered posts as well.
The stamps on an envelope were enticing even more to those who collected them. Postal service have taken a new shape in the form of speed posts that delivers as early as 1 day locally and nearby to three days or five days.
With time the services have also changed for the better.
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