When is National Thank A Mail Carrier Day?
Saturday February 4thOn February 4th, National Thank A Mail Carrier Day (also known as Thank a Mailman Day) reminds us that someone makes sure the mail gets through 6 days a week 52 weeks a year. The day reminds us how important mail carriers are to our daily lives. rier that delivered your mail takes time out of your day to thank the mail carrier that sent your mail.
In their brief existence, the Pony Express riders earned a well-known name. "Neither rain nor snow, nor death of night will keep us from our jobs," their motto read. This motto is believed to have been adopted in part from a motto dating back to ancient times. "We'll carry the mail regardless of rain or snow, or sleet or hail, we'll carry the mail." The most common version of this phrase is "Through rain or snow, or sleet or hail." We will not fail" if we do not fail.
Fun facts:
- The Constitutional Post was established by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, the first organized mail service in America
