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Overthrowing the London-oriented imperial postal service in 1774–1775, printers enlisted merchants and the new political leadership, and created a new postal system. [5] The United States Post Office (USPO) was created on July 26, 1775, by decree of the Second Continental Congress. [6] Benjamin Franklin headed it briefly.
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Founded by Benjamin Franklin on August 7, 1775, its mission is to protect the Postal Service, its employees, and its customers from crime and protect the nation's mail system from criminal misuse.
Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.
The nation’s postal service was founded in 1775 with Benjamin Franklin as its chief, and later written into the Constitution to grant Congress authority to “establish Post Offices and post ...
The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department. It was signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792.
1966 - United States ends its postal savings system. 1967 21 August - first stamps of Afars and Issas; 1967 4 September - first stamps of Anguilla; 1968 17 January - first stamps of British Indian Ocean Territory; 1968 19 November - first regular stamps of Barbuda; 1968 - United States initiates priority mail as a type of first-class mail.
William Goddard (October 10, 1740 – December 23, 1817) was an early American patriot, publisher, printer and postal inspector. Born in New London, Connecticut, Goddard lived through the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, during which he opposed British rule of the colonies through his actions and publications.
The United States Postal Service proposed a price increase for Forever stamps in July 2024, raising the cost from 68 to 73 cents. This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021. Despite these ongoing price hikes, the United States maintains relatively inexpensive postage compared to other developed ...