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First United States Postmaster Benjamin Franklin, Joseph-Siffred Duplessis

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Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, First United States Postmaster Benjamin Franklin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, ca. 1778

Franklin was appointed postmaster of Philadelphia by the British Crown Post in 1737. Newspaper publishers often served as postmasters, which helped…

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Postmaster John Wanamaker, Bain News Service

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Bain News Service, Postmaster John Wanamaker, Library of Congress, July 22, 1915

When John Wanamaker was appointed to be the Post Master General in 1889, he implemented many changes that are still in use today. He started the use…

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