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Neue;">as an aside.. <br><br>The 18th C saw considerable increase in the
volume of mail in UK via an earlier innovation of prepaid "stamps" from
late 17thC and innovation in the 18th C particularly the deployment of
mail coaches (Palmer/Allen in Bath) first between Bath and Bristol then
London and later nationally. This momentum continued with the increased
capacity of the rail network in the 19th C. <br><br>It is clear that the
extra volume generated was considerable as Palmer who had cut a deal
with William Pitt Younger (the prime minister) for a share in the extra
revenues that his plan generated was able to eventually extract £50,000
compensation for underpayment to him by the Royal Mail via a law passed
in Parliament. <br><br>If anybody has figures for the traffic increase
in posted mail and what Palmer should have received do let me know. I
could not find reliable transaction data when I wrote this up for a
history tour of Bath. <br><br>I believe you could elect to have the
receiver pay for post but the convention was they would pay double the
"stamp" prepaid rate. The convention was carried over to telephony
(originally run by the Post Office) where one could ask the operator for
a reverse charge call. A feature I used as a schoolboy making my termly
dutiful call to my parents home. <br><br><br>C<br><br><br></span><br><span>Veni
Markovski wrote:</span><br><blockquote
cite="mid:CAN7p9b43cSGb+8-4Y+KW3w1znNVN9j0GKwn_1iM7+YxP1=7Kxg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><div><div dir="auto">I’m sure in the 18th century there
wasn’t that much mail... ;-) </div></div><div><br><div
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 11:46 Nigel
Hickson <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Indeed. And reduces mail you will receive
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