Rickshaw Post

On 20th January 1971 200,000 postal workers went on strike. The strike lasted for 7 weeks with pretty much 100% coverage of all towns, cities, and rural villages. Some Post Offices did open their doors for a few hours a week so that pensions and other benefits could be collected but all in all it was one of the largest national strikes ever seen in this country.
With no collections or deliveries taking place the Government temporarily lifted the monopoly on delivery of letters. This allowed private operators to carry and deliver letters without breaking the law.  This is a letter that was  delivered by one such operator.