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| | NALC Postal Record |
 | | Along with their brothers and sisters in the other postal crafts, city letter carriers are the backbone of an American institution that has grown with the nation, stretching across the land along footpaths and trails, streets and highways and rail lines, reaching every village and hamlet, touching the lives of every citizen. |
 | | The rolling post offices, operated by contractors but staffed by Post Office Department employees, collected, sorted and distributed mail along regular routes not served by rail lines. |
 | | In the 225 years since the American revolution, the postal system in the United States has become the greatest in history, not only in size and scope, but also in the ability to get the job done rightthanks in large measure to the men and women of the NALC who deliver the mail every day. |
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