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The Invention of The Mail System
In 1653,a Frenchman De Valayer established a Postal System in Paris He set up mailboxes and delivered any letters placed in them if they used the postage pre-paid envelopes that he sold. This ended due to the placing of live mice into the letterboxes. https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-mail-1992142 -
The U.S. Postal System
On this day in 1775, the U.S. Postal System was established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as is postmaster general. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-postal-system-established -
Morse Code
In the 1830s, Young Samuel Morse invented a telegraph that revolutionized long distance communication. This was known as Morse Code.https://www.biography.com/inventor/samuel-morse -
Mail by Rail
It wasn't until 1832 that the USPS first began delivering parcels via locomotive, slowly unveiling a plan to send mail up and down the East coast through major train hubs like Boston, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/current/moving-the-mail/mail-by-rail/index.html -
The Postage Stamp
In 1840, Sir Roland Hill Designed the first postage stamp. https://www.stampworld.com/en/articles/postage-stamps-history/ -
The Pony Express
In 1860, The Pony Express was used to deliver mail faster than and a horse carriage. https://www.nps.gov/poex/learn/historyculture/index.htm -
National Association of Letter Carriers
In 1889, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) was founded. The N.A.L.C. is an American labor union, representing non-rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal System. https://nalc.org/about/our-history -
The Postal Strike
The 1970 postal strike began as a wild cat strike called by local New York leaders of the NALC. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/AfricanAmericanHistory/p11.html
