Two postal delivery processes (Yesterday and Today)
The very important role played by postal workers in Algerian postal history is in the spotlight on the occasion of the celebration of Stamp Day. Commonly called postmen, they tirelessly roam the streets and paths through towns and villages to the most remote corners of Algeria to distribute mail and other items delivered via post.
Braving the vagaries of the climate and the distance from home, they travel tens of kilometers a day to break the isolation of some by bringing them news of relatives and friends who life has pushed away.
Home distribution is carried out during daily rounds by postal workers who wear the Algerian postal logo on their blue uniform, recognizable by everyone in towns and villages.
In town, tours are most often done on foot or sometimes by bicycle, while in rural areas, vans and mopeds are sometimes necessary, given the distance from homes to quickly reach the different people receiving mail.
The uneven terrain of certain rural areas or paths that are neither suitable for vehicles nor bicycles make it necessary to use mounts such as horses or mules to bring postal services closer to isolated citizens. A mission that postal workers have continued to undertake with dedication and tirelessly since the country's independence, when they had to work to replace the French postal services.
A mission that they successfully accomplished after heroically participating, during the Armed Revolution, in the fight to regain independence. The corporation of postal workers lost many of its agents during the War of National Liberation and today continues the mission of nation-building in the service of the country and its citizens.
Braving the vagaries of the climate and the distance from home, they travel tens of kilometers a day to break the isolation of some by bringing them news of relatives and friends who life has pushed away.
Home distribution is carried out during daily rounds by postal workers who wear the Algerian postal logo on their blue uniform, recognizable by everyone in towns and villages.
In town, tours are most often done on foot or sometimes by bicycle, while in rural areas, vans and mopeds are sometimes necessary, given the distance from homes to quickly reach the different people receiving mail.
The uneven terrain of certain rural areas or paths that are neither suitable for vehicles nor bicycles make it necessary to use mounts such as horses or mules to bring postal services closer to isolated citizens. A mission that postal workers have continued to undertake with dedication and tirelessly since the country's independence, when they had to work to replace the French postal services.
A mission that they successfully accomplished after heroically participating, during the Armed Revolution, in the fight to regain independence. The corporation of postal workers lost many of its agents during the War of National Liberation and today continues the mission of nation-building in the service of the country and its citizens.