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It is not known who was responsible for this collection of printed and manuscript items relating to the history of the Post Office or when it was assembled. The inclusion of some material relating ot Shropshire may indicate a regional origin.

From the guide to the Collection of papers illustrating the history of the Post Office, 1837-1904, 1837-1904, (The University of Nottingham)

By decree of the Council of State in 1652, correspondence to and from members of Parliament and certain state officials was sent at no charge through the post. This system of free postage, or franking, lasted until the introduction of the Penny Post in 1840, and caused enormous losses in revenue to the Post Office and therefore the government.

From the description of Franks of Parliament : manuscript, 1821-1837. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612881884
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creatorOf Great Britain. Post Office. Franks of Parliament : manuscript, 1821-1837. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jackson, Cyril. Boy labour in the G.P.O. : manuscript, 1909. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Jackson, Cyril. Boy labour in the G.P.O. : manuscript, 1909. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Papers, 1922-1965 (inclusive), 1925-1952 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Bermuda. Governor. [Indenture] 1920 Sep. 16 [granting permission to continue to use telegraphic cable along the sea bed]. University of Manchester Library, Main Library
referencedIn Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. Houghton Library
creatorOf Great Britain. Post Office. An account of the salaries and allowances to the several officers employed in the General Post Office, the Bye and Cross Road Letter Office and the Penny Post Office, with the amount of all fees, gratuities and perquisites, coals, candles, &c. for year ending the 5th Jan[uar]y 1782 [manuscript], 1783. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Bermuda. Governor. [Indenture] 1920 Nov 16 [granting permission to continue to use telegraphic cable along the sea bed]. University of Manchester Library, Main Library
creatorOf Great Britain. Post Office. First day of issue cover with Captan James Cook commemorative stamp [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892. Papers, 1856-1892, 1856-1860. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Collection of papers illustrating the history of the Post Office, 1837-1904, 1837-1904 The University of Nottingham
referencedIn Bedford Lemere & Co. Photographs of exhibition and trade show booths designed by Heinz Loew. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn H A Rothholz Archive, 1934-1980 University of Brighton Design Archives
referencedIn John Westwood Collection, 1900-1980 University of the Arts, London
creatorOf Great Britain. Post Office. Australian time bill for the correspondence between England and Australia conveyed through France, 1853 [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Glasse, George Henry, 1761-1809. Correspondence, 1757-1808 (bulk: 1778-1808) Houghton Library
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associatedWith Bermuda. Governor. corporateBody
associatedWith Bermuda. Governor. corporateBody
associatedWith Carteret, H. F. person
associatedWith Chapman, R. W. (Robert William), 1881-1960 person
associatedWith Cook, James, 1728-1779. person
associatedWith Eccles, Mary Hyde. person
correspondedWith Glasse, George Henry, 1761-1809 person
associatedWith Great Britain. Parliament. corporateBody
associatedWith Hans Arnold Rothholz, 1919-2000 person
associatedWith John Westwood. person
associatedWith Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892. person
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