Cats were used for a mail service in Liege,
Belgium, in 1879. In all, 37 cats were employed to carry bundles of letters to
villages within a 30km radius of the city centre. The experiment was
short-lived as the cats proved to be thoroughly undisciplined.
The New York Times reported that, "Messages are to be fastened in water-proof bags around the necks of the animals, and it is believed that, unless the criminal class of dogs undertakes to waylay and rob the mail cats, the messages will be delivered rapidly and safely.
The image of the stamp is not of any real stamp but has been taken from a children's book based on this event called The Mail-Carrier Cats of Liège: Les Chats Facteurs de Liège
The New York Times reported that, "Messages are to be fastened in water-proof bags around the necks of the animals, and it is believed that, unless the criminal class of dogs undertakes to waylay and rob the mail cats, the messages will be delivered rapidly and safely.
The image of the stamp is not of any real stamp but has been taken from a children's book based on this event called The Mail-Carrier Cats of Liège: Les Chats Facteurs de Liège
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