Postal services

thumb|upright=1.3|Courier in Taipei, Taiwan, organizing parcels for delivery A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are government or state agency employees (for example: a diplomatic courier).

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postal service

method of package delivery where payment is made upon receipt

voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed or returned by post

packet that is sent by post or a comparable service

holding service for mail

postal services provided by armed forces that allow serving members to send and receive mail (to and from civilians and for military use)

self-service collection service for parcels

accelerated mail delivery service

printed material produced by printers or publishers

postal service

thumb|upright|160px| were couriers in Japan who carried letters, documents, bills of exchange, and packages, using a system of relay stations under the bakufu military governments, beginning in the Kamakura period (1185–1333), gradually yielding to more modern systems beginning in 1858.

type of delivery service

mail that is delivered using a combination of electronic and physical delivery

package for carrying posted objects

banking services offered by a postal system

postal service for mail that is too heavy for normal letter post

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type of shipping package

Mail service operating within a limited geographical area

Mail processed at volume at reduced rates

transport of a person through the postal system

right|thumb|200px|A 1939 Fonopost stamp from Argentina.

parcel dispatch note

mail item for which there is no valid delivery address

form of mail delivery