Penny Post

The Penny Post is any one of several postal systems in which normal letters could be sent for one penny.

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In the United Kingdom, the London Penny Post was established in 1680 by William Dockwra, who established a local post that used a uniform rate of one old penny for delivery of packets up to one pound in within London. There were several deliveries a day within the city, and items were also delivered to addresses up to ten miles outside London for an extra charge of one penny. In 1683 Dockwra was forced to surrender his business to the government operated General Post Office.

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