Postmasters' Provisionals (1845-1847) 5c and 10c Providence, RI postmaster provisional sheet of twelve The Act of Congress of , established a relatively simple rate of postage: five …
Postmasters’ Provisional Stamps In 1845 and 1847, Congress revolutionized mail service by setting standardized rates and authorizing production of prepaid postage stamps. During that brief …
Postmasters General continued to be appointed by the President until 1971, when the U.S. Post Office Department was reorganized into the U.S. Postal Service. At that time, the office of …
When Benger died in 1753, Benjamin Franklin and William Hunter were appointed by the Crown as deputy postmasters general for the colonies. As deputy, Franklin made important and …
Women performing the functions of postmasters or mail carriers in the west were occasionally romanticized in folktales, published in local and national newspapers. Journalists enjoyed …
Although postmasters were exempted from military service to keep communication open to generals, Hazard witnessed the chaos of war nevertheless because his duties required he move …
In the following months, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and most of Tennessee followed suit. Reagan instructed southern postmasters to continue to render their accounts to the …