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Exploring London’s abandoned Mail Rail system

Over at SilentUK is a fairly extensive write-up (with photos) of a group of folks going beneath the city of London to explore the famed and somewhat forgotten Mail Rail system. The system was in operation from 1928 to about … Continue reading

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Recycled Mail Sack iPad Case

There seems to be some sort of argument over at Uncommon Goods about how much this recycled mail sack iPad case should cost. It looks great and I’d seriously get one, but not for $55. [via]

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The new USPS.com

I’ve been thinking that the United States Postal Service needed a redesign, and well, they delivered! As of today, the USPS website is much cleaner, easier to navigate, and generally more pleasing to the eye. There are still a few … Continue reading

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Detroit’s floating post office

Zip code 48222. That’s the zip code of Detroit’s postal delivery service along the Detroit River, serving cargo ships since as far back as 1874. Today, the J. W. Westcott Company still delivers letters and packages to ships passing through … Continue reading

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Stock up on USPS supplies here

I came across this randomly while trying to find large hampers and apparently you can literally stock up on your own USPS supplies from Postal Products Unlimtied. You don’t even need to work at the United States Post Office. Buy … Continue reading

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Sparrow mail client for Mac

I’ve been really satisfied with Sparrow for Mac. It’s a new mail client that does email very clean and streamlined. It supports Growl notifications and stays pretty much out of the way until you actually get new mail or until … Continue reading

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