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Mail bag

A mail bag or mailbag can be one of several types of bags used for collecting or carrying different types of postal material.

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Jun 11, 2026

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Japanese mail sacks source ↗

Vintage US mail bag source ↗

A mail bag or mailbag can be one of several types of bags used for collecting or carrying different types of postal material.¹²

References

References

Marsh, Allison (March 2006). "Prototype Mail Pouch". Former Object of the Month. National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
Küskü, Fırat (January 1, 2023). "Osmanlı Devleti'nde Posta Çantaları / Mail Bags in the Ottoman Empire". Osmanli'dan Cumhuri̇yet'e Posta Tari̇hi̇.

Further reading

Further reading

Cushing, Marshall (1893). The Story of Our Post Office: The Greatest Government Department in all its Phases. Boston, Massachusetts: A.M. Thayer & Co – via Internet Archive.
Melius, Louis (1917). The American postal service: history of the postal service from the earliest times. The American system described with full details of operation. Washington, D.C.: National Capital Press. Retrieved August 15, 2012 – via Internet Archive.