Motorized Mail by James H. Burns - 1997
by James H. Burns
Motorized Mail
by James H. Burns
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Motorized Mail
by James H. Burns
Published by Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin 1997, ISBN#: 0873414853, Soft bound, Almost New/Mint- condition (price label remnant on cover, red marker line across bottom page edges).
As a collector of Postal items you will find that this book is a great reference for motor vehicles that have moved the mail. The author, being the curator for the Smithsonian Postal Museum has access to many wonderful photos that few people have seen. The book is heavily illustrated, and each illustration is well identified. The history of the Postal Service included with the history of its vehicles which dates from 1899 is very good.
The table of contents contains the following major headings: Evolutions (Motorizing urban mail, From gumbo to good rural roads, Soap boxes won�t do, Winners and losers of Parcel Post, Odd that it came by mail, Scandalous growing pains for R. F. D., Hardly enough, Anything for sale, When two wheels were not allowed); City delivery vehicles; Rural delivery vehicles; Contractor vehicles; Armored vehicles; Highway post offices; Tractor-trailers; Two and three-wheelers; Service vehicles; Special vehicles and experimentals; Electric and alternative fuel vehicles.
The book is approximately 8 � X 11 inches in size and contains 253 pages including 300 historical photos from the Smithsonian Institution�s Archives. The cover price is $19.95. Another copy of the book is currently offered on the Internet at Wonder Books for $19.99. For more info about this other book, Visit:Book Web Site
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