The Post Office ClipArt gallery provides 35 images of post offices, postal equipment and vehicles, postal processes, and related delivery services. For examples of United States stamps, please see the United States Stamps gallery. The stamps of other countries will be found in the Places collection of ClipArt ETC.

The all-steel postal car was first used by the Erie Railroad. The first of the type was built by the Standard Steel Car Company of Butler, Pa.

Railway Postal Car

The all-steel postal car was first used by the Erie Railroad. The first of the type was built by the…

This is an envelope, or a device in which you place mostly paper documents to mail them through a postal service.

Envelope

This is an envelope, or a device in which you place mostly paper documents to mail them through a postal…

An illustration of an addressed envelope.

Addressed Envelope

An illustration of an addressed envelope.

An illustration of an addressed and stamped envelope.

Addressed & Stamped Envelope

An illustration of an addressed and stamped envelope.

Express delivery service main office.

Express Delivery Service

Express delivery service main office.

"Scene in Adams Express office, at Fortress Monroe, VA., in 1861- Volunteers receiving letters and packages from home. It is only those who had relatives in camp that could tell the feverish anxiety of the troops to hear from those they had left at home. We need hardly describe a scene which so thoroughly explains itself. The name of Adams Express was a household one, both to the donor and receiver of good things sent to the absent soldier." — Frank Leslie, 1896

Adams Express

"Scene in Adams Express office, at Fortress Monroe, VA., in 1861- Volunteers receiving letters and packages…

An illustration of a hand holding letters.

Hand Holding Letters

An illustration of a hand holding letters.

This iron letter post is found in Brussels, Belgium. This kind of post was placed at the corners of major streets.

Iron Letter Post

This iron letter post is found in Brussels, Belgium. This kind of post was placed at the corners of…

A system for manual delivery of mail to a series of recipients includes a stack of mail holders each comprising a front flap, a back flap and a central fold.

Mail Bag Delivering Machine

A system for manual delivery of mail to a series of recipients includes a stack of mail holders each…

One or more mail pieces are disposed in each holder, such that all of the mail pieces in each holder are to be delivered to the same recipient. The holders are stacked in a predetermined order for a carrier delivery route, and may be banded or otherwise secured together until the time of delivery.

Mail Bag Delivering Machine

One or more mail pieces are disposed in each holder, such that all of the mail pieces in each holder…

A bag suspended from the shoulder, used by letter carriers for carrying mail.

Postal Mail Bag

A bag suspended from the shoulder, used by letter carriers for carrying mail.

A well dressed mail man carrying mail in a large black bag. A group of young boys is coming to greet him.

Mail Man and Young Boys

A well dressed mail man carrying mail in a large black bag. A group of young boys is coming to greet…

"Catching the mail pouch from the crane."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Mail Pouch

"Catching the mail pouch from the crane."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

A public container for deposit of outgoing mail. Also called postbox.

Cage Mailbox

A public container for deposit of outgoing mail. Also called postbox.

This U.S. Mailbox is shown attached to a light pole.

U.S. Mailbox

This U.S. Mailbox is shown attached to a light pole.

An illustration of a mailman delivering mail.

Mailman Delivering Mail

An illustration of a mailman delivering mail.

An illustration of a man delivering a letter to another man.

Man Delivering Letter

An illustration of a man delivering a letter to another man.

An illustration of a mouse postman delivering mail to a house in a tree.

Mouse Postman Delivering Mail to House in Tree

An illustration of a mouse postman delivering mail to a house in a tree.

The Pony Express was a mail service operating between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. From April 3, 1860 to October 1861, it became the West's most direct means of east–west communication before the telegraph was established and was vital for tying the new state of California with the rest of the United States.

Pony Express

The Pony Express was a mail service operating between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.…

A mail box structure incorporating existing mail boxes for facilitating collection of mail contents thereof in dry condition even in stormy weather.

Mail Post Collector

A mail box structure incorporating existing mail boxes for facilitating collection of mail contents…

Image depicting a post office with a parcel post and a postal savings bank which President Taft put in operation.

Post Office

Image depicting a post office with a parcel post and a postal savings bank which President Taft put…

The United States seal of the Post Office.

Post Office

The United States seal of the Post Office.

Illustration of a post office in Charleston, South Carolina.

Post Office

Illustration of a post office in Charleston, South Carolina.

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

Post Office, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

Post Office, Color

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

Post Office, Outline

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

Post Office, Silhouette

This sign is used to indicate that a post office is located nearby.

The seal of the Post-Office Department of the United States.

Seal of the Post-Office Department

The seal of the Post-Office Department of the United States.

"Postal Progress, 1776-1876; mail by horse."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Postal by horse

"Postal Progress, 1776-1876; mail by horse."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

"Postal Progress, 1776-1876; mail by train."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Postal by train

"Postal Progress, 1776-1876; mail by train."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

A letter-carrier

Postman

A letter-carrier

A stamped or printed device issued by the government, and required by law to be affixed to letters or certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid.

Stamp

A stamped or printed device issued by the government, and required by law to be affixed to letters or…

A stamping table in a large post office.

Stamping Table in a Post Office

A stamping table in a large post office.

A direction card, or label.

Tag

A direction card, or label.

Fast mail trains were the first express mail trains in the US.

Fast Mail Train

Fast mail trains were the first express mail trains in the US.