90th ANNIVERSARY
EXPEDITING THE MAILS
SPECIAL DELIVERY
1885-1975
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Reverse description
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1885-1975
The Act of Congress of March 3,
1885 provided for Special Delivery
and the fee was 10c. The new service
was available at any free-delivery office
or any town with a population of 4,000 or
more. In the beginning approximately 555
post offices qualified for this service, and
the hours of delivery were between 7 AM
and Midnight. This was new and suc-
cessful experiment in postal delivery.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
USMAIL
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Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
