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American History

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3. On July 26, 1775 the Second Continental Congress

Sat Jul 1, 2023, 06:08 AM

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established the US postal system. It had as its first postmaster general, Ben Franklin!

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On this day, July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service began operations. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP

I wonder what a mid-size post office box cost back then bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #1

In the late 70's, in a rural town in OK, a small PO box was $7.52 month. Runningdawg Jul 2023 #4

per month?? bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #5

Wow! Delarage Jul 2023 #2

On July 26, 1775 the Second Continental Congress GreenWave Jul 2023 #3