Rocket mail

Rocket mail is an experimental system of mail delivery dating from the early 1800s. As such, distances covered would be very short, but the possibility of quick mail delivery to and from isolated towns remained interesting in the days before airmail service became common.

Rocket mail could be completely private as local posts or carried semi-officially with postage stamps. In many cases, special labels and markings and cachets would be created for flights.  File:Netherlands rocket mail.jpg|1946 Netherlands flight File:Us rocket mail pyramid lake.jpg|US 1965 flight from Pyramid Lake, Nevada 