Project Gutenberg 2013-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 59 Lewins, William 05028475 Her Majesty's Mails An Historical and Descriptive Account of the British Post-Office E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, Paul Clark, The Philatelic Digital Library Project (http://www.tpdlp.net), and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto) "Her Majesty's Mails" by William Lewins is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a detailed exploration of the British Post-Office, tracing its origins, development, and systematic evolution up to that period. The author aims to shed light on an institution that has shaped communication in England, highlighting its significance in civil society and its advancements over time. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive study of postal history, beginning with references to ancient postal systems and leading into the formative years of England's postal services. Lewins discusses the early attempts at establishing a postal service in various civilizations, including the Persian empire and ancient Rome, before detailing England’s gradual development of its own postal system. He notes significant milestones, such as the establishment of regular posts under Edward IV and the eventual creation of a General Post-Office in the seventeenth century, emphasizing key figures and reforms that shaped the institution. The introductory chapters not only cover the mechanical aspects of postal systems but also underscore their societal impact, engaging the reader with the historical trajectory that led to the British Post-Office as a vital entity in modern communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Postal service -- Great Britain HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 885081 884756 2024-09-17T15:29:59.204298 2023-09-18T10:11:55.626673 text/html text/html 895706 2013-02-18T15:23:13 text/html 293616 2013-02-18T15:25:41 text/html application/zip 363618 2024-09-17T15:30:13.795336 application/epub+zip 370584 2024-09-17T15:30:02.084280 application/epub+zip 370584 2024-09-17T15:30:00.490266 application/epub+zip 693698 2024-09-17T15:30:21.976202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633793 2024-09-17T15:30:12.299241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651938 2022-09-19T09:17:27.656597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757495 757213 2024-09-17T15:29:57.049275 2023-09-18T10:11:53.286663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 756947 2013-02-18T15:18:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 270125 2013-02-18T15:18:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 757007 2013-02-18T15:18:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270042 2013-02-18T15:18:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19661 2024-09-17T15:30:22.342147 application/rdf+xml 14185 2024-09-17T15:30:00.915279 image/jpeg 3741 2024-09-17T15:30:00.703255 image/jpeg 340314 2024-09-17T15:29:59.271270 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog