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Introduced in the House as H.R. 154 by Samuel Livermore [1] (F-NH) on November 29, 1791 Signed into law by President George Washington [ 2 ] on February 20, 1792 The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department .
1799: U.S. Congress passes law authorizing death penalty for mail robbery; 1813: First mail carried by steamboat; 1832: First official railroad mail service; 1847: First U.S. postage stamps issued; 1857: Perforated stamps introduced; 1860: Pony Express started; 1861: Mailing of post cards authorized; 1873: Prestamped "postal cards" introduced
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal Power, empowers Congress "To establish Post Offices and post Roads." The Post Office has the constitutional authority to designate mail routes.
1635 31 July - Charles I made the Royal Mail service available to the public for the first time with postage being paid by the recipient. [7]1639 - The General Court of Massachusetts designates the tavern of Richard Fairbanks in Boston as the official repository of overseas mail, making it the first postal establishment in the Thirteen Colonies.
Kielbowicz, Richard B. News in the Mail: The Press, Post Office, and Public Information, 1700–1860s (Greenwood Press, 1989). Kernell, Samuel, and Michael P. McDonald. "Congress and America's political development: The transformation of the post office from patronage to service". American Journal of Political Science (1999): 792-811.
A major factor driving the price hikes for first-class mail in the United States is a decline in mail volume. Since 2007, the number of mailed items has decreased by 68%. This decline is attributed to the rise of digital communication methods, such as email and social media , which have significantly reduced reliance on traditional mail services.
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.
An Act to continue in force, for a limited time, an act passed at the first Session of Congress, intituled “An act to regulate processes in the Courts of the United States.” Sess. 3, ch. 8 1 Stat. 191 (chapter 8) 9: Feb. 25, 1791: Representatives in Congress from Kentucky and Vermont.