Australia Post is the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

It serves a purpose!

Japanese mail man. Photo taken by Ursula Voser.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Mail Delivery by The MV Lady Barkley freighter to isolated communities on Salt Water Inlet from Pacific Ocean. Mail is delivered from Port Alberni by freighter.

she had a little smile on her face, too. Nice complemental color! (yellow is the color of Postal services in Spain)

Not only was this South Philly postman super cute, but he also pushed the mail around in a kind of cart that I have not encountered since what feels like childhood. (Is there some validity to the second half of this statement?)

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Mail Delivery by The MV Lady Barkley freighter to isolated communities on Salt Water Inlet from Pacific Ocean. Mail is delivered from Port Alberni by freighter.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Larry Carpenter of the National Pony Express Association gives a brief talk on the history and importance of the Pony Express.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Valentine's mochila (Spanish for "knapsack") is put in place. Pony Express mochilas were hung over the saddle, unsecured, so they could be easily transferred from horse to horse along the route.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Australia Post is the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia.

Pony Express rider Lee Hofer is sworn in as an official agent of the postal service. Valentine was not required to take the oath.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Mail Delivery by The MV Lady Barkley freighter to isolated communities on Salt Water Inlet from Pacific Ocean. Mail is delivered from Port Alberni by freighter.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Littleton, Mass.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.

The Vacant and abandoned Canada Post office in downtown Vancouver, BC.