Mabel: How can I keep birds from nesting in my mailbox?
Gertrude: Put a cat in it.
In 1913, it was legal to ship children by mail. With postage attached to their clothing, they rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by a letter carrier.
Melvin: What two words have the most letters?
Mailman: ‘Post office.’
Post Office Clerk: This package is too heavy. You will have to put another stamp on it.
Customer: And putting another stamp on it will make it lighter?
“Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” -Author Unknown: Pony Express (1860) advertisement
Carrier of news and knowledge,
Instrument of trade and industry,
Promoter of mutual acquaintance,
Of peace and good-will
Among men and nations.
-Charles William Eliot: as inscribed on the southeast corner of a post office in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Michigan, United States of America, is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. The floating postal system has been in operation for more than 125 years.
Bobby: Have you heard about the romance at the post office?
Darren: Yes, a stamp is stuck on an envelope.
Tip for reopening envelope: If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, place your sealed envelope inside a plastic bag, and then inside a freezer for an hour or two. It will then likely unseal quite easily.
A dog walked into a post-office, and joined the queue (got in line). When he reached the cashier, he said, “Hello, I’d like to send a telegram please.” The cashier, mildly startled to be addressed by a dog, said “Uh, certainly. What message would you like to send?” The dog said “Here is the message: Woof-woof. Woof-woof woof-woof. Woof-woof-woof, woof. Woof.” The cashier, half-sarcastically, said to the dog, “You haven’t quite reached the character-limit. Would you like to add an extra ‘woof’?” The dog replied, “Don’t be daft, that wouldn’t make any sense!”
Gertrude: Put a cat in it.
In 1913, it was legal to ship children by mail. With postage attached to their clothing, they rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by a letter carrier.
Melvin: What two words have the most letters?
Mailman: ‘Post office.’
Post Office Clerk: This package is too heavy. You will have to put another stamp on it.
Customer: And putting another stamp on it will make it lighter?
“Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” -Author Unknown: Pony Express (1860) advertisement
Carrier of news and knowledge,
Instrument of trade and industry,
Promoter of mutual acquaintance,
Of peace and good-will
Among men and nations.
-Charles William Eliot: as inscribed on the southeast corner of a post office in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Michigan, United States of America, is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. The floating postal system has been in operation for more than 125 years.
Bobby: Have you heard about the romance at the post office?
Darren: Yes, a stamp is stuck on an envelope.
Tip for reopening envelope: If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, place your sealed envelope inside a plastic bag, and then inside a freezer for an hour or two. It will then likely unseal quite easily.
A dog walked into a post-office, and joined the queue (got in line). When he reached the cashier, he said, “Hello, I’d like to send a telegram please.” The cashier, mildly startled to be addressed by a dog, said “Uh, certainly. What message would you like to send?” The dog said “Here is the message: Woof-woof. Woof-woof woof-woof. Woof-woof-woof, woof. Woof.” The cashier, half-sarcastically, said to the dog, “You haven’t quite reached the character-limit. Would you like to add an extra ‘woof’?” The dog replied, “Don’t be daft, that wouldn’t make any sense!”
One interesting fact about the Pony Express system for delivering mail in the United States of America is that there was not a single pony in the Pony Express . . . just horses.
A woman purchased a postage stamp at the post office. “Must I stick it on myself?” she asked. “Well, madam,” replied the postal clerk. “It might be better if you stuck it on the envelope.”
Oscar: What starts with ‘p,’ ends with ‘e,’ and has thousands of letters in it?
Roscoe: Post office.
The ‘ZIP’ in ZIP code stands for ‘Zoning Improvement Plan.’
Gwendolyn: What travels around the world while sitting in a corner?
Wendy: A stamp.
Every time you lick a stamp, you consume one-tenth of a calorie. Thank goodness for the peel-and-stick stamps, which allow us to ‘stick’ to our diets!
Shannon: What starts with ‘e,’ ends with ‘e,’ and contains one letter?
Shane: An envelope.
The world’s first adhesive postage stamp went on sale in England in 1840. It was the called the Penny Black, and portrayed Queen Victoria.
Joseph: What two letters describe a mailbox with nothing in it?
Sophia: ‘MT.’
Before 1863, the postal service in the United States of America was free.
A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. “What denomination?” asked the clerk. “Oh, good heavens! Have we come to this?” said the woman. “Well then, give me fifty Catholic stamps and fifty Baptist stamps.”
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery.
Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first United States Postmaster General on 26 July 1775.
A woman purchased a postage stamp at the post office. “Must I stick it on myself?” she asked. “Well, madam,” replied the postal clerk. “It might be better if you stuck it on the envelope.”
Oscar: What starts with ‘p,’ ends with ‘e,’ and has thousands of letters in it?
Roscoe: Post office.
The ‘ZIP’ in ZIP code stands for ‘Zoning Improvement Plan.’
Gwendolyn: What travels around the world while sitting in a corner?
Wendy: A stamp.
Every time you lick a stamp, you consume one-tenth of a calorie. Thank goodness for the peel-and-stick stamps, which allow us to ‘stick’ to our diets!
Shannon: What starts with ‘e,’ ends with ‘e,’ and contains one letter?
Shane: An envelope.
The world’s first adhesive postage stamp went on sale in England in 1840. It was the called the Penny Black, and portrayed Queen Victoria.
Joseph: What two letters describe a mailbox with nothing in it?
Sophia: ‘MT.’
Before 1863, the postal service in the United States of America was free.
A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. “What denomination?” asked the clerk. “Oh, good heavens! Have we come to this?” said the woman. “Well then, give me fifty Catholic stamps and fifty Baptist stamps.”
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery.
Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first United States Postmaster General on 26 July 1775.
“Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Heat, Nor Gloom of Night Stops These Couriers From the Swift Completion of Their Appointed Rounds.” -adaptation of words by Herodotus: inscription on the façade of the General Post Office in New York City, New York, United States of America
The original wording of the above was: “Not snow, no, nor rain, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.” -Herodotus (484 B.C.E. - 425 B.C.E.): “The Histories of Herodotus,” book VIII, chapter 98
They just came out with a new postage stamp. It has a picture of people waiting in line to buy stamps at a post office.
Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the United States of America since 1916, when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
Monica: What is big and gray, has forty feet, and runs to the post office?
Monique: A herd of elephants in a ‘stamp’-ede.
“Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.” -Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885))
Postmen in Victorian England were popularly called ‘robins.’ This was because their uniforms were red. The British Post Office grew out of the carrying of royal dispatches. Red was considered a royal color, so uniforms and letterboxes were red. Christmas cards often showed a robin delivering Christmas mail.
Xavier: How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
Yvette: 12. (If you answered 4, go to the back of the line!)
Messenger of sympathy and love,
Servant of parted friends,
Consoler of the lonely,
Bond of the scattered family,
Enlarger of the common life.
-Charles William Eliot: as inscribed on the southeast corner of a post office in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Chicago Post Office at 433 West Van Buren is the only postal facility in the world people can drive through in an automobile.
Have you heard about the new postage stamps?
- The Peanut Butter Stamp: It sticks to the roof of your mouth.
- The Athlete Stamp: It is so sweaty that you do not have to lick it.
- The Hermit Stamp: It sticks to itself.
- The Welder’s Stamp: If you cannot lick it, join it.
- The Santa Claus Stamp: Yule love it.
- The Cat Stamp: It licks itself.
- The Stork Stamp: It delivers itself.
-The King Arthur Stamp: It is good for over-knight delivery.
-The Kindergarten Stamp: It is good for first class.
-The Fog Stamp: It comes with postage dew.
“I am a one-hundred percent qualified, thoroughly trained, all weather, truck loading, route walking, dog fearing, package delivering, always working, dedicated, unstoppable U.S. Postal Mail Carrier!” -Unidentified postal carrier
This is MFOL! . . . and we’re rushing out to buy some stamps to mail all of our love letters and letters to Santa and letters to our pen pals . . .
The original wording of the above was: “Not snow, no, nor rain, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.” -Herodotus (484 B.C.E. - 425 B.C.E.): “The Histories of Herodotus,” book VIII, chapter 98
They just came out with a new postage stamp. It has a picture of people waiting in line to buy stamps at a post office.
Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the United States of America since 1916, when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
Monica: What is big and gray, has forty feet, and runs to the post office?
Monique: A herd of elephants in a ‘stamp’-ede.
“Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.” -Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885))
Postmen in Victorian England were popularly called ‘robins.’ This was because their uniforms were red. The British Post Office grew out of the carrying of royal dispatches. Red was considered a royal color, so uniforms and letterboxes were red. Christmas cards often showed a robin delivering Christmas mail.
Xavier: How many 3-cent stamps are there in a dozen?
Yvette: 12. (If you answered 4, go to the back of the line!)
Messenger of sympathy and love,
Servant of parted friends,
Consoler of the lonely,
Bond of the scattered family,
Enlarger of the common life.
-Charles William Eliot: as inscribed on the southeast corner of a post office in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Chicago Post Office at 433 West Van Buren is the only postal facility in the world people can drive through in an automobile.
Have you heard about the new postage stamps?
- The Peanut Butter Stamp: It sticks to the roof of your mouth.
- The Athlete Stamp: It is so sweaty that you do not have to lick it.
- The Hermit Stamp: It sticks to itself.
- The Welder’s Stamp: If you cannot lick it, join it.
- The Santa Claus Stamp: Yule love it.
- The Cat Stamp: It licks itself.
- The Stork Stamp: It delivers itself.
-The King Arthur Stamp: It is good for over-knight delivery.
-The Kindergarten Stamp: It is good for first class.
-The Fog Stamp: It comes with postage dew.
“I am a one-hundred percent qualified, thoroughly trained, all weather, truck loading, route walking, dog fearing, package delivering, always working, dedicated, unstoppable U.S. Postal Mail Carrier!” -Unidentified postal carrier
This is MFOL! . . . and we’re rushing out to buy some stamps to mail all of our love letters and letters to Santa and letters to our pen pals . . .
