This scholarly review considers the history of postal services in England, the United States, Canada, Germany, and France from a cost point of view. It has detailed information on the costs and increases in letter post charges in these countries. There is also information on parcel post, newspaper post, and postal services for the blind.

Postwesen ; Grossbritannien ; Posttarife ; Tarife ; Taxen ; Briefpost ; Zeitungsdienst ; Paketpost ; internationale Beziehungen Post.

Postwesen ; Grossbritannien ; Posttarife ; Tarife ; Taxen ; Briefpost ; Zeitungsdienst ; Paketpost ; internationale Beziehungen Post.

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