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Penny post

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a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a mail carrier.

See also: Penny



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95 Hardcover P96 Golden (English, Skidmore College) examines how the Penny Post transformed the way people in the Victorian era communicated by making it cheaper to send letters.
The mail underwent substantial reforms when the Uniform Penny Post was introduced in 1840 whereby a single rate for delivery anywhere in the UK was pre-paid by the sender.
The sort of scene you might have witnessed when Roland Hill created the penny post 170 years ago.
 
 
 
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