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Dartmoor Postman

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
439
Date Released
26 May 1963
Date recorded
17 Apr 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
692
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Harlequin Puppet Theatre
  2. 2Dartmoor Postman
  3. 3Helicopter Rescue
  4. 4Mushroom Growing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: Through water and waste goes Jack Bellamy, the Dartmoor postman on his horse, Tosca, delivering the mail to forty-five lonely homesteads around Postbridge.
Keywords
Horses; Postal services
Locations
Devon; England; Dartmoor
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Tim Brinton
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
Film clip

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