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100 1 _aHemmeon, Joseph Clarence,
_d1880-
245 1 4 _aThe History of the British Post Office
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-06-18
508 _aProduced by Adrian Mastronardi, Eric Skeet, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"The History of the British Post Office" by Joseph Clarence Hemmeon is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the development and evolution of the British Post Office from its inception in the royal mail system to its establishment as a public service. It focuses on significant changes in policy, structure, and public utilization of the postal service throughout different eras of British history. The opening of the work presents an overview of the early postal system, describing how the royal posts operated predominantly through royal messengers tasked with the conveyance of state letters, alongside various informal means of communication among the populace. It discusses the initial establishment of the Post Office under the direction of Sir Brian Tuke, emphasizing the challenges faced and the gradual evolution of how letters were managed and delivered, setting the stage for more significant reforms and developments in the following chapters. This historical context is essential for understanding the later transformation of the Post Office into a modern institution that serves both governmental and public interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPostal service -- Great Britain -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42983
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