POSTAL COMMUNICATION

Human beings have always had the need to communicate by writing, whatever the physical medium: clay, wax, papyrus, parchment or paper. The postal system, as an instrument of communication, has made it possible to establish a bond between people, disseminate ideas and maintain contact. No matter what the medium, postal communication always requires the same, unchanging series of actions. They are:

Creating the message. This means writing the message on a physical medium, for example, a letter, a postcard, a work of art or a parcel.

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Mailing the message. This means getting it into the postal system. The message is deposited in a mailbox or left at the post office.

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Sorting the message. Upon the arrival of the message, the post office is responsible for routing, giving a postmark and sorting it according to its destination.

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Delivering the message. This means transporting it to the destination and depositing it in the recipient's mailbox.

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Receiving and Reacting to the message. The recipient opens the letter or parcel, reads the message, and replies by creating a new one.

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And the cycle of written communication begins all over again!