Locals, Expresses, Forwarding Agents
September 2nd, 2007 . by AdministratorThe period immediately before and during the early years of postage stamps in this country was particularly rich in interesting and often short-lived experiments in how to prepay and deliver mail. All the postal mechanics and procedures we take for granted today - for printing, distributing, selling, and processing stamps and stamped mail - had yet to be developed. Home delivery of mail did not exist - one had to drop mail at and collect it from designated places. There were not even post offices as we know them - collection and delivery points were public meeting places such as hotels and public houses.