Postage Stamp Day

It had the name “Lighthouse” on the front and the house address and phone number.
– We Were Here

For a time, she was a “bulk mail” technician, tasked with keeping mail sorting machines going.
– The Washington Times

“Mrs. Lavey’s husband took the examination for letter carrier three years ago. He’s still working on a truck.”
– A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Ade Coker was at breakfast with his family when a courier delivered a package to him.
– Purple Hibiscus

My first delivery this morning is Miss Akkerman, who lives with her grandparents in one of the old buildings down by the museums.
– Girl in the Blue Coat

But letters from school—the kind that are written on real paper and sent in a real envelope, with a stamp and everything—those are even worse.
– Absolutely Almost

Most of the stamps were cut intaglio, so that their impressions are in cameo form.
– Various

Registered mail may be used in conjunction with postal insurance to protect the registered article against loss or damage up to $25,000.
– Postal Rate and Fee Changes, 1994

“He’s the guy who perfected the art of color lithography, so posters could be made in large format, cheaply and quickly.”
– The Washington Post

People sent sympathy cards, so the mail made me cry.
– Each Little Bird that Sings

“No, I cannot stay; I have only brought you a little parcel my sisters left for you. I think it contains a colour-box, pencils, and paper.”
– Jane Eyre

“They look for perforations, loose-leaf pages, false entries and blank spaces,” says Thapa, who runs the adventure travel company Nepal Hiking Team.
– The Washington Post

Jake’s mom shouted when he answered “A stamp” for the question “In philately, what is an Inverted Jenny?”
– The Smartest Kid in the Universe

Lyddie fetched the coins for the postage from their almost empty cash box.

With my journal open beside me, I rewrote my letter on the stationery in my neatest print.

She held a few pages up against the window to see if the light would betray hidden watermarks or other mysterious evidence.