Biographical Sketches of the Postmaster General and His Four Assistants

PREFACE

ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

INDEX TO ITEMS OF INTEREST

Title: The American Postal Service

History of the Postal Service from the Earliest Times

Author: Louis Melius

Language: English

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THE AMERICAN POSTAL SERVICE

History of the Postal Service from the Earliest Times

The American System Described with Full Details of Operation

A Fund of Interesting Information upon All Postal Subjects

By
LOUIS MELIUS
Washington, D. C.

Second Edition Revised and Enlarged
Copyright 1917 Louis Melius

NATIONAL CAPITAL PRESS, INC., WASHINGTON, D. C.