The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15
Origin and Progress of the Univer-
sal Postage Stamp.
First Appeared in France when
Louis NIN wns Sovereign Ruler
Rowland HiII-Its Establishment in
This Countrywide Various Issues.

/ convenient size.
Three different styles OF stamp books
will be furnished; one OF twelve 2-cent
stamps. one of twenty-four 2-cent stamps
and one Of forty-eght 2-eent stamps.
valued at "a. As and % cents, respective
IT, Each book will be sold at an advance
of one cent on the stamp value, to cover
the cost Of binding. No reduction will be
made for orders in large quantities. On
the cover Of each book will be printed
concise statement OF the postal rates in
The United States and foreign countries.
OF the millions who daily use the familiar
commodity known as the postage stamp,
few ever pause to consider the time and
place of its origin.
The first postpaid or stamped paper was
J used in France in the reign Of Louis XIV.
It's originator NJ. De Nelayer. established
in 1653 a private penny post, placing al
street corners boxes for the reception OF
letters. which were placed in envelopes
ranked with slips Of paper. bearing the
words Post paid and the day. month. and
year These slips were sold at the turn
tables Of converts, by the porters Of col
leges. and even by he minor functlOnaries
Of royal palaces. but they soon fell into
QislSc- III lbs dNOLueI fItutuuldi- u lfc
Chamouset. established a post in Paris,
charging two sous each for letters weigh
ing less than an ounce. The stamps used
were somewhat similar to those OF the
present day The French Government. auX-
iOus to profit by the new enterprise loon
IL from It's originator ana settleu upon MN
an annual pension Of zO'uOo Iauoa' Ahe
Government failed to provide adequate ar
rangemeUts for furtherlng the use Oh Tue
stamps, and they were soon forgotten
The second country 10 ISSUE pos 'l5e
stamps was Spain, which IN royal ue-
cree in 17l6 granted to the secretaries OF
the Crown the privilege oil using a seai
/ impressed in ink bearing the arms Oh Cds-
| tile and Leon. In 1874 the use OIL lne9e
stamps was restricted to letters relating
/ to public business, ana al the beginning
OF this century they were abandoned.
TroubIe nj the Outset.
,uo,, 1911 20 1895 sani-oficiaI slammed
-, :, ca.di,,ta Tho
en'elOpeS N'e III -.
next attempt at ISSUING stampeh paper u
be used as envelopes was made at Stock
holm bv a Swedish noble named Treffen-
bar, Tho r+ilitv of the plan was recog-
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ulAeu ny II" VI ''ie
sembly, but it was rejected by large ma
I
In 1917 AR Rowland Hill an English
,.cbn,Irnaster printed a pamphIet on post
oeica reform in which he endeavored to
dor,,netrate. that the exp+nse of carving
ne mails even The greatest distances was
nothing COMPARED with that Of collecting
tho postage Through his efforts a bill.
which among other reforms. proposed that
iotie-e eboiId h. nrenaid by means of
-ta,ned enveIones was introduced in the
Rritisb Parliament The bill met with
The most stranuous opposition from states
mon and rostaI officials The Postmaster
CaneraI Of mai day declared in the House
~ orJ- that This was "the most extra
o,5insrv nj All the wild and visionary
.,I,..,,,,s ,...s. conceived q, However thou
S'"eili'' '''i .ONN' f.1--a- -
tIs r,roisct noTrsd in and permanent in
recognition of the general manifestation.
appointed q commission to consider the
plan. After many strong debates II was
ADOPTED anu went iH'o oi'''''''" may ~
Dr,-,actrs ,,,s circulated wildly Of
ferinr reward of $500 for the lest design
and plan for q stamp. The prospectus
stated that the features chiefly desired
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III lof- Posl'i SCI ne u'u
lished in the city OF New YORK. rms ser
vice, however, was merely local. and did
not meet the requirements of the country
,t Loo. L, 1874 tba matter was brouebt
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tempt was made to pass law requiring
the prepayment of postage with stamps
fss,,sd bv tho Government but II n-oved
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men 'ua'' Al on
used IN the United states Tor the hrst tlnle.
Ihey were issued by the poslhaslerS III
the large cItIes' each CITY having iJS own
special design. IN 1871 TINS custom was
prohibited congress authorized the POST
master General thereafter TO turnlsh al
offices with stamps provided by the Gov
eminent, and the use OF any aud all others
was declared unlawful
In 1913 the use OF postage stamps was
adopted by Russia, and in the same year
France made her third attempt to intro
duce them. year later their use was