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Mail Starts
US MAIL WikipediaThe USPS traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, where Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. -
Post Office Department
The cabinet-level Post Office Department was created in 1792 -
US Post Office
In 1816 it employed 3341 men -
1st Stamps
First Stamp WikipediaAn Act of Congress provided for the issuance of stamps on March 3, 1847 -
Telegraph
In 1847 the telegraph system was privatized -
Airmail
Lieutenant James C. Edgerton
flew the second leg of the first
New York to Washington, D.C.,
airmail flight, from Philadelphia, on
May 15, 1918.
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Carrier Service in Towns
Wikipedia US Postal ServiceIn 1912, carrier service was announced for establishment in towns -
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