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7 .2 T R A N SP O R T AND P O S T A L S E R V I C E S

EAST COAST CITV - BOSTON

In 1850 th e la A g eSt & most im portant commeAcial aJU. w hich
needed c o n sta n tly im pAoving com m unications. The GoveAnment P o sta l S e n v ic e caAAied matt
between th e PO in d i^ e A e n t c i t i e s but o n ly a had t e t t e A caAAieAS who a chaAge
d eliv eA ed te tte A S oa c o lle c t e d them &AomstA e e t m ail b o xe s. P A iva te p o sts o ^ e A e d moAe
^sequent s e A v ic e s , b etteA p la ced m ail boxes & toweA chaA ges. In Boston [Pop. 140,000)
01.P. Towle & Co. C i t y D isp a tch P ost opeAated th e le a d in g lo c a l p o st 1846 to 1851.

folded letteh originating in New Vohk in NOV. 1Carried the to Boiton.
Red oval hi o| TOWLE & Co./ 7 STATE ST./ CENTS/ LETTER - in uie 1841.
Letteh handed in at Towh’i o^ice i 2c paid in Boston.

In 1849 Boston PM appoin ted Jam es PatteASon as SupeA intendent o£ th e CaAAieAS O ^ ic e in
B oston . He intA oduced th e PENNV POST u sin g an a d h esiv e stamp w hich co u ld be bought in
b u lk . I t AecoAded payment o& th e 1c &ee ^oa stA e e t d e liv e A y , oa m ail box c o lle c t io n
d e liv e A y t o th e Post O ^ L c e . At th e tim e up to 2c co u ld be chaAged &OA caAAieA s e A v ic e .

Folded letteh datetined 11 JUL 1850 to New Cdi BOSTON/ 5 Cti/ 18
5c hate andeh 300 * iiei (POA 1845). Cdi tiei Boiton PENNV POST itamp to

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