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Bibliography

Sidebottom, J. K. The Government Dockwra 1683-1794 (Postal History Society, 1951)
Staff, F. The Penny Post 1680-1918 (Lutterworth Press, 1964)
Todd, T. William Dockwra and the Rest of the Undertakers (Cousland, 1952)
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Postage Rates
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Postal Markings

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Scotland
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Studies of a City or local Area
Archer, M. S. The Welsh Post Towns (Phillimore & Co., 1970)
Calvert, C.A History of the Manchester Post Office 1625-1900 (1969)
Fieldman, D. and Kane, W. Handbook of Irish Postal History to 1840 (Feldman, 1975)
Hall, AW. G. The Post Office at Nottingham (John Brown, 1947)
Rutland Local History Society, Vol. 5 Turnpikes & Royal Mail of Rutland (Spiegl Press, 1982)
Sinfield, Lt. Cdr. C. A The Post in Portsmouth (Portsmouth and District Philatelic Society, 1982)
Sussex, V. J. The Norwich Post Office 1568-1980 (1980)
Temple, J. Darlington and the Turnpike Roads (Darlington Public Library, 1971)
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Ward, R. & Leece, B. Manx Mail (Postal History Society, 1969)
Wilcocks, R. M. & Jay, B. The British County Catalogue Volume 1-4 (Willcocks, 1978-88)
Yorkshire Postal History Society put out a series of 18 books well worth looking at

Among the primary sources, the Acts of Parliament, Treasury Warrants and Post Office Notices can be studied.
The Post Office Directories & Royal Almanacks are good sources of information. London newspapers are also useful as
they carried the full text of the Post Office Notices.

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