National One Cent Letter Postage Association Records 1914-1964

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National One Cent Letter Postage Association Records 1914-1964

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The National One Cent Letter Postage Association was a Cleveland, Ohio, based group which advocated reducing the cost of mailing letters from two cents to one cent. The group wrote to senators and representatives to encourage them to vote for the reduction and encouraged other people to write to congressmen, President Wilson and the Postmaster General. The collection consists of correspondence, announcements to members, and information distributed to the public expressing the views of the group.

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The National One Cent Letter Postage Association (f. ca. 1914), based in Cleveland, Ohio, advocated reducing the cost of mailing letters from two cents to one cent. The group contended that the extra cent was a tax that was necessitated only by the fact that publishers got reduced rates for bulk mailing. The tax, they felt, put an extra burden on the average citizen. Charles William Burrows served as president of the organization and George T. McIntosh served as secretary-treasurer. Members of t...