Facts About United States Postal Service

Facts About United States Postal Service Key Dates An American postal service, Benjamin Franklin becomes the postmaster general of the colonies. 1691 under control of the British 1737 government, is established. 1775 A U.S. postal service is The U.S. Constitution is adopted and the federal post office is formed. established. 1789 1847 The first postage stamp is issued. Prepayment for postage becomes mandatory. ORPIG 1855 The postal service is officially recognized by Congress as the Post Office Department. The Post Office Department 1872 1914 forms its own fleet of motorized carriers. 1918 Formal airmail service The Zip Code system is introduced. is introduced. 1963 AIR MAIL The Post Office Department is reorganized as the United States Postal Service (USPS) and becomes an independent agency. 1970 USPS introduces Delivery 1999 Confirmation service and PC Postage. X: DELIVERY SE resource: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/postal_service aspx 12 20 Ace Delivery Address: 7308 Gaines Mill Ln Austin, TX 78745 Phone: (512) 256-1554 http://acedeliverytx.com/