Chapar Khaneh, the state-run courier (and transportation) service of the Persian Empire was established by Cyrus the Great, and later developed by Darius the Great as the royal method of communication throughout the empire.[1]
First century
Cursus publicus, the state-run courier (and transportation) service of the Roman Empire was established by Augustus based on Chapar Khaneh of the Persians.
Sixteenth century
1516 - Henry VIII established a "Master of the Posts"[2]
1520 - Manuel I creates the public mail service of Portugal, the Correio Público-Public Post Office[3]
1970 - United States passes Postal Reorganization Act, which changed the postal service from a government department to a corporation owned by the government.
1970 - United States initiates experimental express mail service, makes it permanent in 1977.
Wood, Kenneth A. Post Dates: A Chronology of Intriguing Events in the Mails and Philately. Albany, OR.: Van Dahl Publications, 1985 ISBN0-934466-08-4 370p.
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