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Uniform Penny Post, the Glossary

The Uniform Penny Post was a component of the comprehensive reform of the Royal Mail, the UK's official postal service, that took place in the 19th century.^[1]

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Postage rates
Postal history of the United Kingdom

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Flyer (pamphlet)

A flyer (or flier) is a form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution and typically posted or distributed in a public place, handed out to individuals or sent through the mail.

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General Post Office

The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969.

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John Ramsay McCulloch (1 March 1789 – 11 November 1864) was a Scottish economist, author and editor, widely regarded as the leader of the Ricardian school of economists after the death of David Ricardo in 1823.

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Mulready stationery

Mulready stationery describes the postal stationery letter sheets and envelopes that were introduced as part of the British Post Office postal reforms of 1840.

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Penny Black

The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. Uniform Penny Post and Penny Black are postal history of the United Kingdom.

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Postage Act 1839

The Postage Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 52) was an act of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that came into effect on 17 August 1839 to regulate the postage rates of Great Britain until 5 October 1840 and led to several postal reforms, including the introduction of the Uniform Penny Post and the world's first postage stamps.

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Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail).

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Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain

Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain surveys postal history from the United Kingdom and the postage stamps issued by that country and its various historical territories until the present day. Uniform Penny Post and postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain are postal history of the United Kingdom.

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Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.

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Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) was an English Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace.

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Robert Wallace (MP for Greenock)

Robert Wallace (1773–1855) was a Scottish politician.

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Rowland Hill

Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer.

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State school

A state school, public school, or government school is a primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge.

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Uniform fourpenny post

The uniform fourpenny post was a short-lived uniform pre-paid letter rate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that lasted for 36 days from 5 December 1839 until 9 January 1840. Uniform Penny Post and uniform fourpenny post are postage rates and postal history of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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References

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

Also known as Cheap postage, Uniform penny postage, Uniform postage rate.