(CNN) — When your mail carrier shows up Tuesday, make sure to pop your head out and thank them. It’s National Thank a Mail Carrier Day!
Our mail carriers work 6 days a week, 52 weeks a year to get our mail to us.
In honor of the day, here are a few fun facts for you:
- The first organized mail service in America was established in 1775.
- Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general.
- Stamps were invented in 1847.
- Zip codes have been around since 1963.
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