Mikhail Pegov's educational book takes the reader back into the depths of centuries. The author begins the history of mail with rock paintings and the first postmen-messengers in Egypt, Persia, and Ancient Greece. He tells about postal service in Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, and Russia, introduces the amazing history of the first mailbox and the role played by the navigator Magellan in the development of mail. A separate chapter is devoted to the front triangles of the Great Patriotic War. The book concludes with a conversation about the modern form of mail - an electronic mailbox. For primary school age.