The world's first regular airmail service was established in 1870

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The Story of the Post: The Royal Mail Becomes Airborne. The world's first regular airmail service was established in 1870 when manned balloons were used to carry sacks of letters from the besieged city of Paris to the outside world. Original artwork from Look and Learn no. 594 (2 June 1973).

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