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經美國郵政服務的正式郵差：Hashknife快馬郵遞所遞送的郵件上，都蓋有這個特殊郵戳
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Hashknife快馬郵遞
地方性遺產
假如您以為快馬郵遞是過去的事了，再想想看；您知道您的郵件仍然可以透過馬匹來傳送？
亞利桑那州是全國唯一，仍然有使用馬匹來為美國郵政服務傳遞信件；每年一月，Parada
del Sol節
慶舉辦期間，Hashknife快馬郵遞會用馬匹遞送20,000封需優先投遞的郵件，
其路線起自亞利桑那州的霍爾布魯克(Holbrook)，終於亞利桑那州的斯科茨代爾(Scottsdale)，路程總長200哩。這趟旅程是由納瓦霍郡的(Navajo
County)的Hashknife執行
官率領民防團來遞送郵件，該團體成立於1955年，由一個搜救
團體所組成。遞送郵件及沿途傳遞包裹的24餘人，都身穿真正的牛仔服飾。因為這個運送
隊伍的消息被傳開來，因而大眾開始參與這項活動，在節慶開始前的那個禮拜，霍爾布魯克當地郵局收到了許多信件，其上都加註了「經由快馬郵遞」字樣；每一封信都蓋有特殊的郵戳或紀念章。當Hashknife
快馬郵遞抵達斯科茨代爾後，一年一度的Parada
del Sol
節慶也正式開始。
If you thought the pony express was a thing of the past, think again. Did you know you can still have mail delivered by horses?
Arizona has the only pony express that still delivers mail for the U.S. Postal Service. The Hashknife Pony Express makes its ride every January during the Parada del Sol festival, traveling 200 miles from Holbrook, Arizona, to Scottsdale, Arizona, and delivering 20,000 first-class letters by horseback. The ride is led by the Navajo County Hashknife Sheriff's Posse, which was organized as a search-and-rescue group in 1955. More than two dozen riders in authentic cowboy clothing carry the mail, relaying the bags along the route. As the word has spread about the ride, public participation has increased, with many letters arriving in the Holbrook Post Office the week before the ride, marked "via Pony Express." Each letter is stamped with a special mark, or cachet. The arrival of the Hashknife Pony Express in Scottsdale kicks off the annual Parada del Sol.
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