Hats off to these men and women of letters.
Here are 11 Sunderland posties who made the news for their great work.
Another prevented a pile-up on a busy road in 1999 and one of them delivered letters on the same round for 30 years.
Intrigued? Read on for an Echo archive look at some inspiring Wearsiders.
9. Rosa's Ryhope round
Ryhope postie Rosa Todd was sorting out her letters into house order before taking them out for delivery in 2007. | se
10. Steve's sounds from 2007
Steve Wells was swapping his postal round for the airwaves. He was due to go on air with a new radio station in January 2007. | se
11. Martin the hero
Martin Marshall came to the rescue in 2008 when he saw a woman being mugged. He caught and held the attacker until the police arrived. | se
12. A big day for Derek
A last day photo for Derek Russell who retired in 2008. But he was also in the news in 1992 when he was the first Sunderland postie to model the new uniform. | se