The United States Postal Service was officially created in 1792 by President George Washington.
Unofficially however, the first US post office opened in 1639 and was ran out of a *hic up* Boston Tavern.
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The Pony Express route ferried letters from St. Joseph, Missouri, to San Francisco, galloping through the Great Plains, the Rockies, and the High Sierras. It was an extremely dangerous route to traverse, which demanded excellent riders and horses alike. The Pony Express was in business for a year and a half, from April 3, 1860, to October 24, 1861.
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A block of four original inverted Jenny airplane stamps have been auctioned off for more than $2,000,000. The inverted plane image was caused by a printing production error.
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Think your local Costco or Walmart is pretty large? Well think about this... Chicago's 12 story "Old Main Post Office" was built in 1921(and remodeled in 1932) was built on 50 acres
of land and even had a road leading through its center. Why so big? Well before online shopping was prevalent, there were large "mail order" catalog companies based in Chicago, Illinois.
Their business demanded such a large post office. The largest operational post office is the James A. Farley Post Office in New York.
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On June 13th, 1920, sending children by Parcel Post was officially forbidden in the USA. To which parents replied, "Now, how are we supposed to send our kids to grandma's house?"
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A few important letters in history:
The Letter from Paul to the Romans, circa 57
Letter from Martin Luther to Pope Leo X, 1520
Galileo Galilei Letter to Christina, 1615
The Declaration of Independence, 1776
Abraham Lincoln's Reply to Horace Greeley, 1862
Einstein-Szilard Letter, 1939
Ghandi Letter to Hitler, 1939
The Cuban Missile Crisis Letter, 1962
MLK Jr, The Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
***Know of other important written letters in history? Write LHC with the subject and year of the letter.
Trivia!
>What post-apocalyptic film portrayed a man trying to re-establish a postal service? Hint: 1997
>What sits in the corner and travels the world?
>What is the only U.S. post office to not fly the American Flag?
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