02589cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000200012624500920014626400510023830000470028933600260033633700260036233800360038850000310042450803040045552013750075953400450213465300360217985600430221599900170225842129UtSlPG20260610133950.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05028475  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHE1 aLewins, William10aHer Majesty's Mails :bAn Historical and Descriptive Account of the British Post-Office 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-02-18  aE-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, Paul Clark, The Philatelic Digital Library Project (http://www.tpdlp.net), and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto)  a"Her Majesty's Mails" by William Lewins is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a detailed exploration of the British Post-Office, tracing its origins, development, and systematic evolution up to that period. The author aims to shed light on an institution that has shaped communication in England, highlighting its significance in civil society and its advancements over time.  The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive study of postal history, beginning with references to ancient postal systems and leading into the formative years of England's postal services. Lewins discusses the early attempts at establishing a postal service in various civilizations, including the Persian empire and ancient Rome, before detailing England’s gradual development of its own postal system. He notes significant milestones, such as the establishment of regular posts under Edward IV and the eventual creation of a General Post-Office in the seventeenth century, emphasizing key figures and reforms that shaped the institution. The introductory chapters not only cover the mechanical aspects of postal systems but also underscore their societal impact, engaging the reader with the historical trajectory that led to the British Post-Office as a vital entity in modern communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPostal service -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42129  c82968d82968