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Closing Post Offices – The First Time Around

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National Postal Museum  Search this
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Published Date:
August 22, 2011
Description:
Rural Free Delivery (RFD) was introduced as an experimental service in 1896. By the end of 1902 it had become a permanent fixture in American life in rural towns across the country and was growing at an extraordinary rate.
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Postal  Search this
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