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The History of the British Post Office

by Joseph Clarence Hemmeon

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Table of Abbreviations
  3. 3Chapter I — The Postal Establishment Supported Directly by the State
  4. 4Chapter II — The Postal Establishment a Source of Revenue to the State
  5. 5Chapter III — The Postal Establishment an Instrument of Taxation
  6. 6Chapter IV — The Postal Establishment an Instrument of Popular Comm…
  7. 7Chapter V — The Travellers’ Post and Post Horses
  8. 8Chapter VI — Roads and Speed
  9. 9Chapter VII — Sailing Packets and Foreign Connections
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Rates and Finance
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Question of Monopoly
  12. 12Chapter X — The Telegraph System as a Branch of the Postal Department
  13. 13Chapter XI — The Post Office and the Telephone Companies
  14. 14Chapter XII — Conclusion
  15. 15Appendix
  16. 16Bibliography

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