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rural delivery

British  

noun

  1. a mail service in a country area, often run by contractors for the Post Office

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The system of postman's huts endured until the 1960s, when all rural delivery staff were provided with vans.

From BBC

It listed a rural delivery address and noted that there was no telephone in the home.

From Washington Post

Our mailing address was RD 2, as in “Rural Delivery.”

From New York Times

It took a stake in another courier company, YTO Express, with the aim of improving its rural delivery service.

From New York Times

Donna Meland is the postmaster and, when she goes, so goes the mail, with rural delivery throughout town instead of a small personal box at the store.

From Washington Times