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== Modern mail ==
Modern mail is organized by national and privatized services, which are reciprocally interconnected by international regulations, organizations and international agreements. Paper letters and parcels can be sent to almost any country in the world relatively easily and cheaply. The Internet has made the process of sending letter-like messages nearly instantaneous, and in many cases and situations correspondents use electronic mail where previously they would have used letters. The volume of paper mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service has declined by more than 15% since its peak at 213 billion pieces per annum in 2006.<ref>[about.usps.com/future-postal-service/gcg-narrative.pdf USPS volume report by The Boston Consulting Group on USPS public website]</ref><ref>[http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/first-class-mail-1926-2010.pdf First Class Mail Volume, 1926-2010]</ref>
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* Potts, Albert, "''{{US patent|19578|US19,578}} (First U.S. street mailbox patent)''". [[US patent office]]. 1858
* [http://www.postalheritage.org.uk The British Postal Museum & Archive]
* [http://www.remuseum.org.uk/rem_his_special.htm#pcs Royal Engineers Museum] British Army Postal Services History
* James Meek, ''[[London Review of Books]]'', 28 April 2011, [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n09/james-meek/in-the-sorting-office In the Sorting Office], 33(9)
* [http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/ U.S. National Postal Museum], a part of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]
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