arcel Post in England 183
Parcel Post in the United States of America 191
Parcel Post in France 204
Parcel Post in Germany 209

IV. MINOR RATES--
(i) Book Post 220
(ii) Samples 229
(iii) Commercial Papers 238
(iv) Postcards 241
(v) Rate for Printed Matter for the Blind 244
(vi) Minor Rates in the United States and Canada 244

V. LOCAL RATES 247

VI. INTERNATIONAL RATES--
(i) International Letter Post 263
(ii) International Parcel Post 277

VII. AN ANALYSIS OF COST--
Method 283
Cost 289

VIII. CONCLUSION 312

APPENDIX A--
I. RATES OF INLAND LETTER POSTAGE CHARGED IN ENGLAND, 1635-1915 336
II. FOREIGN RATES IN THE BRITISH SERVICE 340
III. THE THURN AND TAXIS POSTS IN GERMANY 349
IV. PARCEL POST IN CANADA 355
V. THE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES 357
VI. POST OFFICE REVENUE 358
VII. GRAPHS 368

APPENDIX B--

DOCUMENTS AND EXTRACTS ILLUSTRATING ASPECTS
OF POSTAL HISTORY--
(i) Ancient Posts 374
(ii) Nuncii and Cursores 377
(iii) Witherings' Scheme for the Reform of the Posts in England, 1635 378
(iv) The Monopoly and the General Farm of the Posts 380
(v) The English Post Office in 1681 384
(vi) The Cross Posts 388
(vii) Th