In the United Kingdom, the London Penny Post was established in 1680 by William Dockwra, who established a local post that used a uniform rate within London. The concept worked well for local mail, and in 1764 Parliament authorized the creation of Penny Posts in any town or city of the UK. By the beginning of the 19th century there were a number of these, identifiable on covers, with markings such as "PP", "Py Post", or "Penny Post" along with the name of the town.
On 10 January1840, the Uniform Penny Post was established throughout the UK, and several months later could be prepaid with the postage stamp known as the Penny Black.
In 1898, the Imperial Penny Post extended the rate throughout the British Empire.
The Penny Post rate ended in Great Britain in 1918.
United States
In the United States, Spaulding's Penny Post operated in Buffalo, New York from 1847 to 1850.
Davis's Penny Post operated in Baltimore, Maryland for several weeks of February 1856, leaving behind a handful of rare stamps.
The Penny Post is the journal of the Carriers and Locals Society.
Reference
Frank Staff, The Penny Post: 1680-1918 (Lutterworth Press, 1993) ISBN 0-7188-2878-X
External links
Siegel Auctions info on Spaulding, with pictures (http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/carriers/spaulding.html)
Siegel Auctions info on Davis, with pictures (http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/carriers/davis.htm)
The PennyPost is any one of several postal systems in which normal letters could be sent for one penny.
In the United Kingdom, the LondonPennyPost was established in 1680 by William Dockwra, who established a local post that used a uniform rate of one old penny for delivery of packets up to one pound in within London.
On 10 January1840, the Uniform PennyPost was established throughout the UK, and several months later could be prepaid with the postage stamp known as the Penny Black.
The PennyPost is any one of several postal systems in which normal letters could be sent for one pennypenny (pl. pence or pennies) is a unit of currency or a coin used in several English-speaking countries:
Government local posts go back to at least 1680, when the PennyPost was established in London to handle intra-city mail delivery at a uniform rate of one penny.
The PennyPost rate ended in Great Britain in 19181918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
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