02019cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000320012624500180015826400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036252012020039353400450159565300170164085600430165799900170170027196UtSlPG20260610133624.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05027895  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHE1 aLeavitt, Joshua,d1794-187310aCheap Postage 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-11-07  a"Cheap Postage" by Joshua Leavitt is a political pamphlet written in the mid-19th century. The work discusses postal reform in Great Britain and the United States, advocating specifically for the implementation of a low, uniform postage system to alleviate the financial burdens of communication on the populace. It highlights the experiences and consequences of cheaper postal rates in Britain as a model for reform, arguing that similar changes could vastly benefit American society.  At the start of the pamphlet, Leavitt discusses the history and significance of postal reform, spotlighting the successes experienced in Great Britain since the introduction of cheap postage. He references various letters and reports praising the increased correspondence and economic advantages of the new system, as well as expressing the urgency of adopting similar reforms within the United States to enhance communication and social effectiveness. Leavitt emphasizes the failures of the American postal system, particularly the need for systemic change to suppress private mail and illegal letter-carrying services that have emerged due to high postage rates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPostal rates40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27196  c68105d68105