- 1775: Benjamin Franklin named first postmaster general
- 1825: Dead letter office
- 1847: Postage Stamps
- 1858: Street letter boxes
- 1860: Pony Express
- 1863: Free city delivery
- 1885: Special delivery
- 1911: Carry mail by airplane: Earl H. Ovington first pilot
- 1913: C.O.D.
- 1916: Postal inspectors solve last known stagecoach robbery
- 1920: First transcontinental air mail
- 1955: Certified mail
- 1963: Zip code
- 1977: Express mail
- 1983: Zip + 4
- 1985: Jackie Strange: first female deputy postmaster general
- 1990: Easy Stamp: purchase of stamps through computers
U.S. Postal Service Price Increase Timeline
- July 1, 1919: 2¢
- July 8, 1932: 3¢
- Aug 1, 1958: 4¢
- Jan 7, 1963: 5¢
- Jan 7, 1968: 6¢
- May 16, 1971: 8¢
- Mar 2, 1974: 10¢
- Dec 31, 1975: 13¢
- May 29, 1978: 15¢
- Mar 22, 1981: 18¢
- Nov 1, 1981: 20¢
- Feb 17, 1985: 22¢
- Apr 3, 1988: 25¢
- Feb 3, 1991: 29¢
- Jan 1, 1995: 32¢
- Jan 10, 1999: 33¢
- Jan 7, 2001: 34¢
- Jan 30, 2002: 37¢
- Jan 8, 2006: 39¢
- May 14, 2007: 41¢
National Postal Museum
Five Best Postal Songs
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- Fan Mail
- The Letter
- Take a Letter Maria
- Return to Sender
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