History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of AmericaTiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
History
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America
Tiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
Postage stamps -- United States
By an order made on Saturday, but journalized to-day, the
Postmaster General has established a letter carrier arrangement
for the City of New York to be called the "United States City
Despatch Post" for the conveyance of letters from one part of
the city to another subject to a charge on each letter of three
cents, under the 20th section of the Act of 1836, and authorizes
you to employ Alex. M. Greig, nominated by you as letter
carrier, other carriers are to be appointed from time to time as
may be required, and you are requested to nominate for that
purpose. And you are also authorized to obtain the necessary
fixtures, pouches, boxes, labels, stamps, etc, at not exceeding
$1,200.00 for the whole and to appoint a clerk to superintend
said establishment at not exceeding $1,000 per annum. You will
be pleased to report the date of commencement of this arrangement.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
S. R. HOBBIE,
_First Ass't P. M. General_.
JOHN LORIMER GRAHAM,
_Postmaster, New York_.
In another number of the same paper we have the text of the following
notice concerning the same post.
UNITED STATES CITY DISPATCH POST.
Hours of delivery every day (Sundays excepted) at the principal
office, upper P. O. Park and lower P. O. Merchants Exchange.
Letters deposited before 8, 12, 3 and at the stations before 7,
11 and 2 will be sent out for delivery at 9, 1 and 4.
Letters to be sent free must have a free stamp attached to them,
which can be purchased at the upper and lower Post Offices and
at all the stations. The charge will be 36 cents per dozen, 2
dols. 50 cents per hundred. All letters intended to be sent
forward to the General Post Office for the inland mails must
have a free stamp attached to them. Letters not having a free
stamp will be charged 3 cents on delivery.
JOHN LORIMER GRAHAM, P. M.
_New York, June, 1843._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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