Thank you @adam, I didn't expect a response so soon.
The postal service is an interesting application, however Andreas did warn us (in Episode #258 I think) of the risks involved in applying the blockchain to anything. Citing the example of Tunisia adopting the blockchain for their postal service, as new systems can often be seen as a scapegoat to more deeply rooted problems (particularly in developing countries).
I'm still trying to work out how the public blockchain fits in an organic and distributed manner. So far I can only see dropzone making headway in this space (although it doesn't scale internationally). It's a complicated problem as even barcodes lack an international standard, even with the GS1 group pushing a standard for decades now. Ultimately I can see that there is more benefit for computers to talk to computers when transporting items more so than when humans are involved.
I was thinking. Should I compile my research into a blogpost here on LTB to dump my thoughts?
