The Postal Service as a Catalyst of

Unification in

Victorian America:1863-1910



Old Albany Post Office

Old Albany Post Office [1]




Introduction Please click here to enter this section.                                  

On the Verge of a New World: The Postal Service's Early Years: 1775-1862 Please click here to enter this section.                                 

'One Nation Under God:' The Postal Service's Impact on Victorian America (1863-1910)

 

|Endnotes|

Created by Anthony Hopper

 

The photographs and sketches used by this site have been provided by the National Postal Museum unless otherwise specified. Please visit the National Postal Museum's website to learn more about this branch of the Smithsonian Institute.

 


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