Pneumatic post is system to deliver letters through pressurized air tubes. These systems were used in several large cities since the second half of 19th century but was abandoned during 20th century.

Stations of pneumatic post usually connected post offices, stock exhanges, banks and ministries. In some cases, the postal administration issued special postage stamps intended for use on pneumatic mail.

The technology is still used on small scale - within hospitals or factories - to deliver small objects.

Historical uses of pneumatic post

• 1853: linking the London Stock Exchange to the city's main telegraph station (220 yard long)
• 1865: in Berlin between the Central Telegraph Office and the Stock Exchange
• 1866: in Paris (until 1983)
• 1875: in Vienna (until 1956)
• 1887: in Prague (until 2002 due to flooding) ([1], [2] in Czech, with pictures)
• other cities: Munich, Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg, Rome, Naples, Milan, Marseilles

See also

• Pneumatic tube for more information on the technology

External link

• Describes Paris pneumatic post, also mentions others