I The village postmaster stood staring at an official envelope that had just been shaken out of a mailbag upon the sorting-table.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Just as they drew up at the cottage door on their return, a blast of Captain Baxter's tin horn announced his arrival with the mail, and Edward, waiting only to assist the ladies and children to alight, hurried off to learn if they had any interest in the contents of the mailbag.
"Elsie at Nantucket"
Martha Finley
I've never kept the mail-stage waiting; I've never left the mailbag unlocked; I've never been late in opening the wicket; I've never been careless, and no one's ever complained of a lost letter."
"The Right of Way, Volume 3."
Gilbert Parker