Courier

: This article discusses delivery couriers; for the font see Courier (font).

History

Couriers of some kind have likely existed before first regular postal system has been invented. The first documented use of an organized courier service for the diffusion of written documents is in Egypt, where Pharaohs used couriers for the diffusion of their decrees in the territory of the State (2400 BC). This practice almost certainly has roots in the much older practice of oral messaging and may have been built on a pre-existing infrastructure.

Related Topics:
Egypt - Pharaoh - 2400 BC

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