Post riders
（重定向自Post rider）
![Post rider shown on postage stamp of Saarland](/Images/godic/202502/03/Postrider-vf_129151_r_m5935.jpg")
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![Post rider shown on a 1973 USPS issue for the US Bicentennial](/Images/godic/202502/03/SOI_postrider_prev5936.gif")
Post riders or postriders describes a horse and rider postal delivery system that existed at various times and various places throughout history. The term is usually reserved for instances where a network of regularly scheduled service was provided under some degree of central management by the State or State licensed monopoly.