Horse-Drawn Mail Wagons

Once City Free Delivery Service was instituted in urban areas, it became more difficult for mail carriers to handle the volume of letters on foot alone. Horse-drawn mail wagons were the obvious first step in putting mail delivery on wheels.

Click on the thumbnail below that closely resembles the type of mail wagon in your historic image.

Screen Parcel Post Wagon	Screen Mail Wagon
Mail Wagon	Mail Sled