- Penny Post
The Penny Post is any one of several
postal system s in which normal letters could be sent for onepenny .United Kingdom
London Penny Post
In the
Kingdom of England , the London Penny Post was established in 1680 byWilliam Dockwra , who established alocal post that used a uniform rate of one old penny for delivery of packets up to one pound withinLondon . There were several deliveries a day within the city, and items were also delivered to addresses up to ten miles outside London for an extra charge of one penny. In 1683 Dockwra was forced to surrender his business to the government operated General Post Office.Local Penny Post
In 1765 Parliament authorized the creation of Penny Posts in any town or city of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. The single postage rate of one penny was charged within the area, calculated by weight. [cite web | title = Key Dates | work = | publisher =
British Postal Museum & Archive | url = http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/history/keydates/#1840 | accessdate = 2008-03-05 ] By the beginning of the 19th century there were many of these, identifiable on covers, with markings such as "PP", "Py Post", or "Penny Post" along with the name of the town.Uniform Penny Post
On
10 January 1840 , theUniform Penny Post was established throughout the UK, and from 6 May could be prepaid with thepostage stamp known as thePenny Black .Imperial Penny Post
In 1898, the Imperial Penny Post extended the rate throughout the
British Empire .The Penny Post rate ended in Great Britain in 1918.
United States
In the
United States , Spaulding's Penny Post operated inBuffalo, New York from 1847 to 1850.Davis' Penny Post operated in
Baltimore, Maryland for several weeks of February 1856, leaving behind a handful of rare stamps."The Penny Post" is the journal of the
Carriers and Locals Society , and was also the original name of "The Cincinnati Post ".References
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External links
* [http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/carriers/spaulding.html Siegel Auctions info on Spaulding, with pictures]
* [http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/carriers/davis.htm Siegel Auctions info on Davis, with pictures]
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