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English: A diagram of a Travelling Post Office circa 1890, showing the equipment used for transferring the mail bags while the train is travelling at full speed.
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Source Account of the Celebration of the Jubilee of Uniform Inland Penny Postage at the Venetian Chamber, Holborn Restaurant - at the Guildhall - at the Museum of Science and Art, South Kensington - and at Various Towns and Villages throughout the United Kingdom. London: Printed for the Jubilee Celebration Committee - General Post Office - 1891
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