Particularly in Germany, “catapult messenger” flights enjoyed some degree of success, in spite of their limitations, and carried an average per flight of over 10,000 letters, all marked with a special postmark like this.

Particularly in Germany, “catapult messenger” flights enjoyed some degree of success, in spite of their limitations, and carried an average per flight of over 10,000 letters, all marked with a special postmark like this.

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