These are exciting times for the English postal services and for that of Bridbury in particular. As one of the oldest post offices in the county, the office of Frederick and Marianne Chersey was the first to sell postage stamps. Whereas previously the postage was paid to the driver of the mail coach, since recently one has to buy the “Black Penny” or, for heavier items, the "Tuppence Blue" from the post office counter.

The driver of the mail coach from London, who comes every three days, thinks Bridbury is an ideal place to stop and have a bite to eat in restaurant "Eating Time" run by Mary Sutton and have his horses tended by farrier Frank Cobham. And then of course there is the train, which brings with it post at least three times a day and once a night, which is unloaded by stationmaster Hank Waltham and his assistant Jim Banstead and brought to the post office. Here, Marian sorts all incoming items, which Frederick delivers the same afternoon, if necessary as far vas to Farmer Vincent James, who has a farm on the other side of the hill.

Then Frederick rides his horse a full hour to deliver a single letter, but that is all part of the job. Frederick also dresses in the latest fashions for Annie's Boutique of  Annie Brent and nearly every week a package of new books for the bookshop of Jaimy and Lucy Barnet. In addition Marian also operates the telegraph, where telegrams are sent or received in Morse code. When her equipment begins to tap out its dots and dashes onto the sheet of paper, the Cherseys are immediately alert. The post office statute states that everything must make way for the delivery of a telegram, including the Sunday rest. Even if a message comes in during the night, Frederick gets out of bed, deciphers the message and jumps onto his horse. Not even night rest is holy for a post official in Bridbury.