The first postage stamp premiered in 1840

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The first postage stamp was issued in 1840 in England and was called the Penny Black stamp. Before stamps, receivers of letters had to pay postage fees. Rowland Hill, a postmaster, decided it was better to make the sender pay, and that is how the stamp originated.

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Southern mail, southern travail

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Having a post office with a balanced budget was a significant goal of the Confederate States of America when they seceded from the United States in 1860. The history and management of the Confederate Post Office Department is described.

Confederate States of America, United States history

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Benjamin Franklin and the pioneer printer-postmasters

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Printers usually were made postmasters during colonial times because they printed the stamps people used for mailing. Franklin was named the first postmaster general for the US in 1775.

Postal service, Franklin, Benjamin

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