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Roll over, Ben Franklin: Trump wants to get rid of USPS again
He had first been appointed postmaster of Philadelphia by the ... That’s because when Benjamin Franklin founded the Postal Service in Philadelphia his nearby neighbor Betsy Ross had not even ...
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Why USPS may run out of money before the end of 2020
In 1775, Benjamin Franklin was appointed postmaster general, and it was Franklin who handled the distribution of letters from Congress to its armies during the Revolutionary War. President George ...
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Getting mail to your door is just one part of what the postmaster general does
The postmaster general overseas a vast operation ... In fact, the postal system is older than the nation itself, with Benjamin Franklin serving as the first head of the organization beginning in 1775.
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Q&A with David Schmidt and Katy Haas
Why a film about Benjamin Franklin? David Schmidt ... Through his role as a postmaster and printer, he exchanged news, ideas, and theories with well-connected and ingenious people on his continent ...
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Getting mail to your door is just one part of what the postmaster general does
The postmaster general is responsible for getting ... In fact, the postal system is older than the nation itself, with Benjamin Franklin serving as the first head of the organization beginning ...