Hi Deb,    Great story.  And here my family thought my sister was the only Marion Sisson who spelled her first name with the 'o'.   Your story reminded me of my years delivering newspapers using my bicycle, car and on foot when the roads were undriveable (but not as exciting as your grandparents).    By the way, is there any way one could see that stamp?  Is it anywhere on the Internet? Thanks again for sharing. Laura Sisson-Thompson  Merry Christmas to all! I have a story I could share about my great > grandmother, Marion Sisson and her husband, my great grandfather, Abner > Anthony. > Around the turn of the last century Marion Sisson was listed as Post > Mistress in South Portsmouth, RI. I suspect that she knew of Abner before > that, but that is where they "met". They were married in 1905. Abner was > a mail man and was one of the first Rural Route Carriers, starting in > 1899. That organization of Rural Route Carriers had a US postage stamp > issued a few years back, and three mail men were pictured on bicycles. > Abner was the one in the middle! We have many other family stories of my > grandmother and her sisters helping their dad "get the mail out", > especially after a hurricane or bad snowstorm. He delivered by bike, > horse and wagon, and finally by car, retiring in 1947. > All the best to you in the New Year, > Deb Gustafson