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Index History of United States postage rates

The system for mail delivery in the United States has developed with the nation.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 42 relations: Airmail, American Letter Mail Company, American Postal Workers Union, Ancestry.com, Associated Press, Charlotte May Pierstorff, Consumer price index, Data communication, Developed country, Dimensional weight, Email, George Washington, List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations, National Association of Letter Carriers, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Newsweek, Non-denominated postage, NPR, Parcel post, Penny (United States coin), Postage stamps and postal history of the United States, Postal Regulatory Commission, Postal Reorganization Act, Postal Service Act, Postcard, Salt Lake City, Seal (emblem), Social media, The Washington Post, U.S. Special Delivery (postal service), United States Congress, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States dollar, United States Post Office Department, United States post office murals, United States Postal Service, United States Postal Service creed, Universal Postal Union, Vernal, Utah, World War I, 2nd United States Congress.

  2. Postage rates by country
  3. Postal history of the United States

Airmail

Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air.

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American Letter Mail Company

The American Letter Mail Company was started by Lysander Spooner in 1844, competing against the legal monopoly of the United States Post Office (USPO, now the USPS).

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American Postal Workers Union

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is a labor union in the United States.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Charlotte May Pierstorff

Charlotte May Pierstorff (May 12, 1908 – April 25, 1987), American girl who was shipped alive through the United States postal system by parcel post on February 19, 1914. History of United States postage rates and Charlotte May Pierstorff are postal history of the United States.

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Consumer price index

A consumer price index (CPI) is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.

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Data communication

Data communication, including data transmission and data reception, is the transfer of data, transmitted and received over a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communication channel.

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Developed country

A developed country, or advanced country, is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy, and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.

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Dimensional weight

Dimensional weight, also known as volumetric weight, is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport (including courier and postal services), which uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width and height of a package.

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Email

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving messages using electronic devices.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations

Several sets of codes and abbreviations are used to represent the political divisions of the United States for postal addresses, data processing, general abbreviations, and other purposes.

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National Association of Letter Carriers

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is an American labor union, representing non-rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service.

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National Postal Mail Handlers Union

The National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) is a progressive labor union representing more than 50,000 Mail Handler craft members in United States Postal Service facilities across the United States.

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National Rural Letter Carriers' Association

The National Rural Letter Carriers' Association (NRLCA) is an American labor union that represents the rural letter carriers of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

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Newsweek

Newsweek is a weekly news magazine.

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Non-denominated postage

Non-denominated postage is a postage stamp intended to meet a certain postage rate, but printed without the denomination, the price for that rate.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Parcel post

Parcel post is a postal service for mail that is too heavy for normal letter post.

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Penny (United States coin)

The cent, the United States of America one-cent coin (symbol: ¢), often called the "penny", is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States of America dollar.

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Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps. History of United States postage rates and postage stamps and postal history of the United States are postage stamps of the United States and postal history of the United States.

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Postal Regulatory Commission

The United States Postal Regulatory Commission (or PRC), formerly called the Postal Rate Commission, is an independent regulatory agency created by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970.

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Postal Reorganization Act

The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 was a law passed by the United States Congress that abolished the then U.S. Post Office Department, which was a part of the Cabinet, and created the U.S. Postal Service, a corporation-like independent agency authorized by the U.S. government as an official service for the delivery of mail in the United States.

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Postal Service Act

The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department.

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Postcard

A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope.

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Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah.

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Seal (emblem)

A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made.

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Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and networks.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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U.S. Special Delivery (postal service)

U.S. Special Delivery was a postal service paid for with additional postage for urgent letters and postal packets which are delivered in less time than by standard or first class mail service. History of United States postage rates and U.S. Special Delivery (postal service) are postal history of the United States.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is one of the 13 United States courts of appeals.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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United States Post Office Department

The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. History of United States postage rates and United States Post Office Department are postal history of the United States.

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United States post office murals

United States post office murals are notable examples of New Deal art produced during the years 1934–1943. History of United States postage rates and United States post office murals are postal history of the United States.

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United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or 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 its associated states.

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United States Postal Service creed

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" is a phrase long associated with the American postal worker.

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Universal Postal Union

The Universal Postal Union (UPU, Union postale universelle) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system.

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Vernal, Utah

Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County, is in northeastern Utah, approximately east of Salt Lake City and west of the Colorado border.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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2nd United States Congress

The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1791, to March 4, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's presidency.

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See also

Postage rates by country

Postal history of the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_postage_rates

Also known as History of USPS rates, History of United States Postal Service rates, U.S. Postal rates, U.S. postage rates, US Postal rates, US postage rates.