The Development of Rates of Postage

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Author

Smith, A. D. (Alfred Daniel)

Title

The Development of Rates of Postage: An Historical and Analytical Study

Credits

Produced by Simon Gardner, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications

Subject

Postal rates

Category

Text

eBook-No.

34011

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34011

Release Date

September 28, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's note — THE DEVELOPMENT OF RATES OF POSTAGE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.I THE RATE FOR LETTERS — LETTER POST IN ENGLAND — LETTER POST IN CANADA — LETTER POST IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — LETTER POST IN FRANCE — LETTER POST IN GERMANY [220] — Note on Rural Delivery
6. 6.II THE RATE FOR NEWSPAPERS — NEWSPAPER POST IN ENGLAND — NEWSPAPER POST IN CANADA — NEWSPAPER POST (SECOND-CLASS MAIL) IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — NEWSPAPER POST IN FRANCE — Note on Supplements. — NEWSPAPER POST IN GERMANY — Note on Delivery Fees for Newspapers. — Note on Special Supplements.
7. 7.III THE RATE FOR PARCELS — PARCEL POST IN ENGLAND — PARCEL POST IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — PARCEL POST IN FRANCE — PARCEL POST IN GERMANY
8. 8.IV MINOR RATES — (I) BOOK POST — United Kingdom — France — Germany — (II) SAMPLES — United Kingdom — France — Germany — (III) COMMERCIAL PAPERS — United Kingdom — France — ( Papiers d'Affaires ) — Germany ( Geschäftspapiere ) — (IV) POSTCARDS — (V) RATE FOR PRINTED MATTER FOR THE BLIND — (VI) MINOR RATES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
9. 9.V LOCAL RATES — United Kingdom — Canada — France — Germany
10. 10.VI INTERNATIONAL RATES — (I) INTERNATIONAL LETTER POST — (II) INTERNATIONAL PARCEL POST
11. 11.VII AN ANALYSIS OF COST — METHOD — COST — Staff — Conveyance — General Charges — TABLE A TOTAL NUMBERS DEALT WITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1913-14. — TABLE B STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1913-14 IN CONNECTION WITH THE POSTAL SERVICES, INCLUDING MONEY ORDER AND POSTAL ORDER BUSINESS, BUT EXCLUDING POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK AND GOVERNMENT ANNUITY BUSINESS. — TABLE C STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE, SUMMARIZED AND ADJUSTED. — TABLE D COST OF STAFF AND BUILDINGS. — TABLE E RELATIVE COST OF STAFF FOR LETTERS AND PARCELS. — TABLE F ACTUAL COST OF STAFF FOR LETTERS AND PARCELS. — TABLE G ANALYSIS OF COST OF STAFF. — TABLE H RELATIVE RATES OF SORTING AND STAMPING. — TABLE J STAFF. — TABLE K STAFF (RELATIVE COST). — TABLE L STAFF (ACTUAL COST). — TABLE M CONVEYANCE. — TABLE N CONVEYANCE: ANALYSIS OF COST. — TABLE O BUILDINGS. — TABLE P STORES AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE. — TABLE Q TOTAL COST.
12. 12.VIII CONCLUSION
13. 13.APPENDIXES — APPENDIX A — I. RATES OF INLAND LETTER POSTAGE CHARGED IN ENGLAND, 1635-1915 — II. FOREIGN RATES IN THE BRITISH SERVICE — III. THE THURN AND TAXIS POSTS IN GERMANY — IV. PARCEL POST IN CANADA — V. THE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES — VI. POST OFFICE REVENUE — VII. GRAPHS — APPENDIX B DOCUMENTS AND EXTRACTS ILLUSTRATING ASPECTS OF POSTAL HISTORY — (i) Ancient Posts. — (ii) Nuncii and Cursores . — (iii) Witherings' Scheme for the Reform of the Posts , 1635. — (iv) The Monopoly and the General Farm of the Posts. — (v) Extract from "The Present State of London ," — (vi) The Cross Posts. [759] — (vii) The Early Posts in North America. [761] — APPENDIX C LIST OF AUTHORITIES — UNITED KINGDOM — CANADA — UNITED STATES — FRANCE — GERMANY — GENERAL
14. 14.INDEX — Transcriber's note

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