That abbreviation would be RFD.
Rural Free Delivery
Rural free delivery started in 1891.
Rural Free Delivery (RFD). Original rural mail delivery implemented in the late 1800's to early 1900's by the Postal Service. Precursor to the modern rural route system in place now.
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Rural free delivery
Rural free delivery
R.F.D. stands for Rural Free Delivery. In the years preceding and during the time The Andy Griffith Show was on the post office delivered mail to rural areas without extra cost to the reciever.
To obtain a rural free delivery address for residents in remote areas, individuals can contact their local post office and request to be added to the rural free delivery route. They may need to provide proof of residency and fill out a form to establish their address for mail delivery. The post office will then assign a unique address for mail delivery to their location.
Rural Free Delivery
Home mail service.
The cast of A Rural Free Delivery Romance - 1914 includes: Morgan Jones as Post Office Inspector Boyd Marshall as Fred - a Rural Mail Driver Claude Seixas as Mail Driver
The abbreviation to cash on delivery is COD.