In 1935, someone in Ayr bought a horse from Alloway but had no way to collect it. The seller in Alloway stuck a label on the horse and handed it into the Post Office who duly “carried” it to Ayr. The postage cost one shilling.

In 1935, someone in Ayr bought a horse from Alloway but had no way to collect it. The seller in Alloway stuck a label on the horse and handed it into the Post Office who duly “carried” it to Ayr. The postage cost one shilling.