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In the pre-post box era, there were two main methods for delivering correspondence; senders can be necessitated to get their mail with a Receiving House, or would await the Bellman. The latter would patrol the streets, collecting post from the community. In order to distinguish himself, and to make his presence known, the Bellman would wear a uniform and sounds familiar. It is at 1852 that the suggestion of road-side boxes finally became a reality, using a trial proposed for your Channel